Tim Streater :
There's a section of some autostrada on the west coast of Italy, near
the top, which is very bendy and alternates between tunnels and
viaducts. In 1975 coming out of a tunnel at speed onto a viaduct that
curved to the left, it became apparent that there'd been an earlier
smash in the nearside lane. Screeching of brakes all round, and the
cars in the inside lane ran into the back of the smash, much to the
annoyance [1] of the Italian cop who'd recently put a triangle or cone
about ten feet back from the smash. This of course was completely
invisible to the inside lane traffic, due to the curve and the parapet
of the viaduct. It obviously hadn't occurred to the fathead to put his
warning signs at the exit to the tunnel - or at any rate much further
back.

Luckily I was able to brake and not hit the car in front and pushed off
toot sweet.

Presto pronto, surely?

--
Mike Barnes