That's what I assumed, just didn't know the name of it. That area is pretty dark at night and I track the shoreline on the left when heading down river at night.
Hoping for the best for those involved.
Safe Waters app I think @rivergames created it
No that's further up river, north of river island. Emerald Cove is halfway down the strip on the west side.
That's the like Parker crash spot.
If this is the area than yeah I’ve been out at night a few times in that area and can say it’s not my favorite part. It really is hard to see much going from there south you don’t have many houses/lights to help you with shoreline.
No speed limit. Reasonable and prudent I believe.
Got it, thank you. I've thought about that before, even in daylight that turn comes up quick
I thought it was 7 mph but people above needles bridge think its 50 mph
When traveling on the water during dark night, I seldom go much faster than planing speed. Even then it has to be open water and far from shore.
oh I got ya beat! I once towed a sanger flat that quit on them from the freeway (the main channel coming into tiki Lagoon) all the way to Orwood.............
There Should be one
Yea, I almost did that at Meade assuming in the middle of the lake I'd be fine. There was a good moon out that just got covered with clouds so I put the spotlight on and saw the top of some rocks heading into Echo, seconds from hitting them. I still shudder at that & will NEVER drive fast again at night, no matter how much I think I know the area. Couple weeks later I read about a boat that was kicked out of a marina at Meade one night for partying & they found it crashed on an island, or rock pile, people scattered.
Alcohol consumption disrupts depth perception and makes it difficult to differentiate between the colors red and green. Depth perception disruption makes it appear that lights right in front of you seem to be on shore, and makes those lights "get lost" in background spatter. It should be obvious how not being able to tell red lights from green lights would be problematic on the water.
I have pics of a good size cabin cruiser high and dry on the rocks just outside of Temple Bar. This was in the 80s
. That takes a lot of talent.
I haven't been on the strip in 25+ years. I was really stupid then...not much brighter now.
On my old dock at Needles, we stuck some solar lights on it. At the time, there weren't many others there, so it was kind of a hazard we thought. Would it be an idea to stick some solar lights on that rock? Seems every year there are issues, and some more severe than others.
I hope the lady is able to recover. Air lift is never a good sign, but a sign someone thought she could be better cared for elsewhere
Sounds like a great idea but as soon as you install those then you assume some of the liability for a crash. Somebody gets killed and they will name the guy in the suit who put the lights in.
