People do speed on the AA. I travel it often - not daily, but often, and set the cruise at 59MPH. I get passed by a lot of folks. And it may very well be that speeding is the cause of this particular accident - too early to tell.

 

However, the AA was designed poorly from the start. More specifically, access to the highway from side roads. Many times when approaching the AA, there's a rise, and you're at the AA before you know it. The problem is magnified in the dark and even more so in the fog.

 

The rumble strips in the center and on the shoulders were a good idea; probably helps for people being careless of dozing off. But the biggest problems with the AA are at the intersections.

I travel the AA for either pleasure or for work and I've seen many near misses or wrecks along the AA, one day I admit I was speeding and was in Campbell County and I was doin' about 65mph and a unmarked police car passed me up and coninued on.

The rumble strips I agree are a good idea for those people that are proned to nod of to sleep or not paying attention.

Other than that I don't see how people are having so many wrecks on this highway. At Meadowview Hoptial in Maysville they finally put stop lights there because of accidents that has happened there in the past.

I witnessed a deadly accident last years around this time on the AA highway on the Campbell, Pendelton line. A car was going to pass me in the left lane and went to for over into the north bound lane and collided with a truck hauling a dozer head on. The car and truck caught fire on impact and came into the south bound lane hit the guard rail and went back out into the north bound lane and came to a stop about 100 yards down from the impact on the shoulder of the north bound lane. It was a firey crash with the truck burning up the fuel tanks exploded. The truck driver was able to get out but the lady driving the car was killed. The truck driver was very lucky. The road is very dangerous and if you are not aware of what is going on around you will end up in a serious accident.

Just saw on WCPO.com that the 14 year old girl has died from her injuries.

Just saw on WCPO.com that the 14 year old girl has died from her injuries.

 

A friend of mine is the cousin of the young girl. She was brain dead, and they took her off life support today. Last I talked to her, the girl's mother was still in a coma. Her 8 year old son was treated and released....just some stitches and bruises.

 

Please pray for her family.

^ Such a sad story, prayers for the families and friends of these ones involved.

A friend of mine is the cousin of the young girl. She was brain dead, and they took her off life support today. Last I talked to her, the girl's mother was still in a coma. Her 8 year old son was treated and released....just some stitches and bruises.

 

Please pray for her family.

 

And according to this article, their father was in Wisconsin waiting to deploy to Iraq.

 

 

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070725/NEWS0103/307190032/

Such a sad story. Prayers go out to family and friends.

Can you not see the light very well or something?

That's why they put the warning light's in. When the lights were changing, trucks were not able to stop. There has been many accidents at Popular Ridge Most by people pulling out & trucks not getting stopped.I drive the AA every day to Grayson & its not that bad. It's drivers making poor decisions. Agreed, speed is a factor, but carelesness is also part of it.

I like the Double A. When I lived in Cincinnati I traveled it at least every other weekend. My only complaint was getting stuck behind trucks going through Lewis County where there are literally only two places to pass and only one long straight stretch with enough visibility to pass. But for those of us in the Ashland Area it's still the fastest way to get to that end of Cincinnati. If I was going to the Eastgate area or King's Island though I would probably take 23 to Route 32 since it is four lanes all the way and comes right into to Batavia and 275.

 

I have seen three bad wrecks on the Double A and all were the result on someone trying to pass getting hit by oncoming traffic. I have yet to see accident on the four lane portion of the road. All three were on the two lane section between Maysville and where it goes to four lanes just outside of Alexandria.

 

My prayers go out to the family. According to the story the Dad was in Wisconsin training to be deployed to Iraq.

http://news.nky.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070725/NEWS0103/707250394

I too am a soldier in Wisconsin waiting to be deployed to Iraq. My squad leader got a call the other day that his family had been in an accident, and needed to catch the first flight home. Staff Seargent Mike Evans lost his daughter to this wreck. His wife is also in critical condition and his son has been in and out of the hospital all week. Its not right that a man who is sacrificing so much for this country was called to sacrifice so much more. He is one of the most genuine and sincere individuals i have ever met in my life, and know that all of us here in the 478th Engineer Bn. are praying for him and his family. Please join us in supporting SSG Evans in this tragic time.

That's why they put the warning light's in. When the lights were changing, trucks were not able to stop. There has been many accidents at Popular Ridge Most by people pulling out & trucks not getting stopped.I drive the AA every day to Grayson & its not that bad. It's drivers making poor decisions. Agreed, speed is a factor, but carelesness is also part of it.

 

Carelessness and speed result in accidents.