"but when accidents are caused by human error, like in this case of a driver illegally passing another car, the DOT often can do nothing to make the road safer."

Wouldn't installing a barrier keep these idiots from illegal passing?

Yes.

Is this dumb girl out of her mind!?!?! Just 3 weeks after a good friend is killed because of stupidity and neglagence this girl wants to drive like an idiot and put more lives in danger!Unbelieveable!

Sorry. I should have clarified that more. The DOT will make small changes, like add a stop sign or change the speed limit, if it is determined that road geometrics caused or contributed to an accident. But if an accident is clearly caused by a driver breaking the law, the DOT is less likely, or will not, make any changes to the road to make it safer.

This highway needs a barrier -- it is a dangerous highway and people drive too fast on it. But just as important is how do we keep people off the road that have suspended licenses, no license at all, no insurance, etc. This is a huge problem because people feel they can get in a car and drive with none of the credentials required to do so.

You can add all the barriers and put in place all the speed/safety regulations you want, the bottom line is accidents will still happen and people will still be killed. Putting barriers on that road can help reduce the amount of head on collisions but it will cause a nightmare for emergency services to get to the scene, a vehicle accident happens and the lanes are blocked, traffic backs up, unable to pass, emergency crews now need to either enter the scene farther down the parkway (slowing response times) or close the parkway and enter in the wrong direction (extremely dangerous and manpower intensive) People need to take safety into their own hands and drive like normal law abiding citizens.

Thank God no one was killed. Idena, I'm very sorry you lost your younger brother. It must be a rough enough time for you. I just wish everyone would slow down just enough to use their brain before doing something stupid. You see people taking crazy chances in their cars every day on the road. It's sad.

All the barriers and their cost will not prevent stupid driving

Lucky there was not another fatality

Another day and another accident on the BMP. Most people only hear of the ones serious enough to make the paper or local news. I live near the BMP and when I first moved in some 8 years ago I was stunned by how many accidents I was seeing. It's truly amazing there aren't a lot more dead than there are. Some of the readers seam to think that attributing the cause to neglect, driver error or stupidity gives the state a pass to not address the problem. The truth however is that engineering prevention such as barriers do prevent stupidity from acting out. In the most recent case had there been a barrier there the female driver would not have been physically able to attempt to pass a slower vehicle and thus there would be no accident, no injuries and no story. If you ran a business that had as many serious accidents as the BMP, you would be facing jail time, yet the State continues this inane debate. As they say in the sneaker ads, "just do it".

this collisioin should not even be labeled an "accident". According to the news reports, both drivers were behind the wheel with suspended licenses, and the woman was trying to pass illegally over a double yellow line. Clearly thought out acts, the driving and passing maneuver. Neither should have been on the road at all. Fortunately, none of the innocents in the cars wsere severely injured.

This highway terrifies me in normal conditions. I couldn't even imagine trying to illegally pass someone on it. I only use it when I have no other choice, otherwise I will drive extra miles and use the TZ. I understand the complications of installing a barrier for emergency vehicles but something needs to be done here. We need to get these suspended license drivers OFF THE ROAD!