# Rant about the NYS DOT: Someone needs to get spoken too at the top!

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**Created:** [February 19, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rant-about-the-nys-dot-someone-needs-to-get-spoken-too-at-the-top/257009 "2011-02-19T16:11:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bryan90GL-X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Bryan90GL-X](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bryan90GL-X)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rant-about-the-nys-dot-someone-needs-to-get-spoken-too-at-the-top/257009/14 "2011-02-20T05:36:04Z")

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> [@How do you drive most of the time?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-you-drive-most-of-the-time/39760/66):
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> I have a feeling it was more about the wind gusts than anything. Those do pop up quickly and I know you have seen cars that drift right into the other lane… add snow to that and the fact that 90% of drivers are retarded. So it makes sense me thinks.

This. The thruway is wide open on either side and a lot less protected than the secondary roads (in general but especially that section they closed). Big winds \> big trucks, thats the main concern. Saw it yesterday on top of the dam where Im at this week for work, box truck caught in a crazy crosswind off the reservoir and almost got blown off the dam. Wish I had my camera, it was pretty nuts.

PS Now if you wanna rant about all of these lovely “seasonal speedbumps”, Im all for that! I thought 146 in CP was bad, Sulivan County is ridiculous. By the time Im done working down here Im gonna need to add suspension components and fillings to my expenses

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