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15. High speed video of that stretch of highway

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:03 PM

Dec 2012

Video is in the large player at the right on this page:

http://www.bigrigtravels.com/The-Video-Vault/Videos-By-State/Oregon-Videos/10797269_NQkjwB#!i=1228896630&k=ZwRC3MC

Easy to see from the video how bad weather could make that an especially dangerous stretch of highway. Lots of opportunities to build up too much speed between, and through, the turns.

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9 Killed In Tour Bus Crash Along Oregon Highway [View all] Eugene Dec 2012 OP

84 is NO GO for us during the icy months .... Trajan Dec 2012 #2

When I lived in Pullman, I would drive to Portland on 84... Left Coast2020 Dec 2012 #11

actually it's all 65mph along 84. defacto7 Dec 2012 #13

very close to my mom's home. astonamous Dec 2012 #4

Blue Mountains DemoTex Dec 2012 #5

Deadman Pass is well named. classof56 Dec 2012 #6

I hear you. bitchkitty Dec 2012 #8

Awful news. n/t bitchkitty Dec 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Dec 2012 #10

I believe that is the stretch truckers call "The Cabbage Patch". denbot Dec 2012 #12

That's right. CanSocDem Dec 2012 #14

High speed video of that stretch of highway Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #15