Roadside mowing danger

bcp · Jul 2, 2019

ODOT mower hits, kills man lying along Douglas County highway - oregonlive.com

Oregon State Police say an Oregon Department of Transportation employee was mowing the grass along an eastbound Oregon 42 shoulder near milepost 59. The man is believed to have been sleeping in the grass.

Bruce

RNeumann · Jul 2, 2019

“Sleeping”

TractorGuy · Jul 3, 2019

Had a mower sling a hunk of metal across my hood one day. A second later it would have come right in my window.

People mowing with their discharge chute facing the road is a pet peeve of mine. Bare minimum is the clippings get sucked up in the radiators of the first few cars to drive over them. Especially bottom feeder cars like a Corvette. I wish our county would pass an ordinance against it but even if they did they wouldn't enforce it.

Wagtail · Jul 3, 2019

RNeumann said:
“Sleeping”

[I'm sure that I'm not the only one] My parents always referred to roadkill as that they were 'just sleeping'... quite often saying, "That's a stupid place to take a nap!"

My entire family carries on the tradition to this day.

BRMyers · Jul 3, 2019

I've been careful trying to avoid hitting any fawns, came close a couple weeks ago of getting one. Yet, never thought I would have to watch out for people sleeping.

4get gto · Jul 3, 2019

Glad I'm a light sleeper. I would have been up and running when he was 50' away.... :checkeredflag:

CobyRupert · Jul 3, 2019

Geeesh.....it's not even safe anymore to pass out in the ditch like you used to in the ole' days! Sad.

BRMyers · Jul 3, 2019

CobyRupert said:
Geeesh.....it's not even safe anymore to pass out in the ditch like you used to in the ole' days! Sad.

:laughing:

oosik · Jul 3, 2019

I had a similar experience when I was young. Ketchikan, Ak. So very drunk. Passed out sitting up against the side of a building. About 6:30am - here comes the street sweeper. Man - I'm UP and on my way in a heartbeat. I was GONE before he got within a block.

rd_macgregor · Jul 3, 2019

A couple of years ago I saw an article about a homeless person who was forestry-mulched in a wooded area. Depending on how thoroughly mulched they were, I'm guessing in could be challenging sometimes to tell the condition of the person before they got shredded. I'm glad I wasn't the machine operator.

Professor Marvel · Jul 4, 2019

CobyRupert said:
Geeesh.....it's not even safe anymore to pass out in the ditch like you used to in the ole' days! Sad.

LIKE.

Thomas · Jul 4, 2019

TractorGuy
People mowing with their discharge chute facing the road is a pet peeve of mine.
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I agree!!!
Couple summer ago guy always blew clipping into road and one day motorcycles lost tracking,guy pay penny fine lot coins to motorcycle operator,and the knothead still discharging clipping into the road today.

Jstpssng · Jul 4, 2019

Years ago we were heading up Rte 201 near Caratunk ME where the Appalachian Trail used to cross the river. Two hikers had camped out on the shoulder overnight and were just getting up when we drove past. Especially back then the road was busy with tractor trailer loads of logs, starting at o'dark in the morning. It seemed like a recipe for disaster, but apparently God really does love fools.

The discharging into the road was just discussed in another thread, and apparently there are a lot of people who do it and don't see a problem. I took out a greenhouse window with a push mower when I was a kid, so am pretty careful about it. I've also had grass blown in through my window when driving past somebody out mowing their lawn; thankfully they didn't find some debris just as I went past.

radios1 · Jul 5, 2019

survival of the fittest applies, and I think mulched people make good fertilizer, I'm not too sure though.. I had a teen sitting in the middle of the road, when asked, he said I'm just waiting for a friend!.. WHAT??..

John0829 · Jul 5, 2019

TractorGuy said:
Had a mower sling a hunk of metal across my hood one day. A second later it would have come right in my window.

People mowing with their discharge chute facing the road is a pet peeve of mine. Bare minimum is the clippings get sucked up in the radiators of the first few cars to drive over them. Especially bottom feeder cars like a Corvette. I wish our county would pass an ordinance against it but even if they did they wouldn't enforce it.

It is not a pet peeve for me, it is a full blown ready to explode moment for me. Especially those that have the deflector removed or tied up with a bungee strap. There should be a law against blowing the discharge toward the road and commercial cutters removing the deflectors. I heard the other day on the local news that Illinois does have a law against discharging grass onto the roadway because of the danger it creates for motorcycle riders.

BRMyers · Jul 6, 2019

John0829 said:
It is not a pet peeve for me, it is a full blown ready to explode moment for me. Especially those that have the deflector removed or tied up with a bungee strap. There should be a law against blowing the discharge toward the road and commercial cutters removing the deflectors. I heard the other day on the local news that Illinois does have a law against discharging grass onto the roadway because of the danger it creates for motorcycle riders.

Illinois has laws for everything, even outlawing Constitutional rights, but our lawmakers never found a law they don't like to pass as long as it lines their pockets.

radios1 · Jul 6, 2019

BRMyers said:
Illinois has laws for everything, even outlawing Constitutional rights, but our lawmakers never found a law they don't like to pass as long as it lines their pockets.

People don't have a Constitutional right to endanger others, nor litter..

BRMyers · Jul 6, 2019

radios1 said:
People don't have a Constitutional right to endanger others, nor litter..

My reference to our lawmakers passing laws that on Constitutional rights, doesn't mean littering is legal. Although from your post, you sound like one of our lawmakers who are always telling us how they are working on making us safer by passing one more law.

Redlands Okie · Jul 7, 2019

John0829 said:
It is not a pet peeve for me, it is a full blown ready to explode moment for me. Especially those that have the deflector removed or tied up with a bungee strap. There should be a law against blowing the discharge toward the road and commercial cutters removing the deflectors. I heard the other day on the local news that Illinois does have a law against discharging grass onto the roadway because of the danger it creates for motorcycle riders.

Many place have laws against blowing grass onto the roadway. Safety concerns one would think but it seems often times its a issue because of the grass ending up in the sewer systems. Main problem though is as usual, lack of enforcement.

Thall303 · Jul 7, 2019

I doubt that any grass discharged onto the roadway stays on the road past the first couple of cars blowing it off.

This may be another example of looking for a problem that is really not a problem!

Just one mans opinion!