Name:   Webmaster - Subject:   Accident on Coosa 20 Date:   6/1/2016 4:48:23 PM

It was almost dark when I drove out Tuesday evening, but I thought I saw where the tree leaves were burned. It's the same place where we saw a big flatbed truck that ran off the road into the trees in the winter. That incident was a truck returning to town after delivering lumber / supplies to a construction project at the end of Hwy 20 and it happened right at dusk when visibility is a factor.

When I started to drive (and into my 20's) I thought the speed limit on Hwy 20 was 55 MPH. It was unmarked and I did not recall on my Alabama driving test that unmarked roads are 45 MPH by default. You know, a few years ago, they finally put 45 MPH speed limit signs on the ends of Hwy 20. It's easy to get to going 55 MPH down the high hill going towards the lake without realizing it. That curve at the water tower will creep up on you before you realize just how tight the curve is.

Maybe we need one of these: