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PSA: Last Sunday while trying to meet up with my dad for some mountain biking in Riverside State Park (MTB in RSP), I get a text from dad's Apple Watch letting ...me know it "detected a Hard Fall" with a map to his location. It was not far from our meeting spot. We drove straight therebut he was gone when we arrived. I get another update from the watch saying his location has changed with a map location of SHMC. Dad flipped his bike at the bottom of Doomsday, hit his head and was knocked out until sometime during the ambulance ride. The watch had called 911 with his location and EMS had him scooped up and to the hospital in under a 1/2 hr. The fire dept. took his bike back to the station. My brother was already driving by the the hospital when the second update came in and was able to be with him right away. Dad is doing great, clear X-Rays and CT scan, but a little sore for sure! IF YOU OWN AN APPLE WATCH, set up your HARD FALL detectionit's not just for when you fall off a roof or a ladder. Had he fallen somewhere on the High Drive trails or another remote area, the location would have clued EMS in on where to find him. Amazing technology and so glad he had it! See more

TRAFFIC LESSON FOR TODAY What do I do when encountering an onramp on the freeway? We get traffic complaints from people saying drivers on the freeway don't yiel...d to them when they are entering from an onramp and we frequently have to correct this misunderstanding of the law. So how does this work? The RED car is entering a freeway from a side street. If you are driving that RED car, you have the following responsibilities; 1. Use the long onramp and acceleration lane to ACCELERATE to freeway speeds. If you try to enter the freeway at much slower speeds, you will do nothing but cause a problem. 2. USE your left turn signal. Remember, a signal doesn't automatically give you the right to change lanes. You have to do so safely. DO NOT cut across all lanes to the left lane. 3. You do NOT have the right of way. Plan accordingly and begin making your plan as you start onto the ramp, not when you reach the end. 4. If you still run out of space and haven't merged, pull over to the shoulder and wait for traffic to clear, then speed up on the shoulder and merge. DO NOT try to force your way on the freeway. (if you follow #3 and plan ahead, this won't happen) The GREEN car is already on the freeway, driving in the #2 lane. If you are driving the GREEN car, you have the following responsibilities; 1. MAINTAIN your speed so the red car can plan for you. 2. You may change lanes to the #1 lane if safe to avoid the situation or you may slow down to allow the red car to merge in front of you. If you are in the #1 lane, DO NOT change lanes into the #2 while vehicles are merging. Wait until they have merged, then you may change lanes for a future exit. Courtesy is underrated and infrequent. We could use a bit more of it out there. Drive to arrive! #OnRampsAreForAcceleration #dontbethatperson #topoffyourblinkerfluid #CHPinEDC #likeazipper #courtesy