What is really scary is that 80% of the bridges in the US rate at below safety standards as this bridge did. I live in Ocean City, MD and have to travel bridges to get in or out of town that go over a bay and a river. Last year they worked on one of our main bridges down underneath where you couldn't tell what they were doing.
After watching the coverage where they suggest you carry something to facilitate your own escape by smashing your window to get out I've added a hammer to my shopping list. To even get to the nearest Wal-Mart I have to cross the bay and a river. So I plan to also put a floatation device in on my front seat. I can swim but not that good. It would do me a lot of good to drown if I did manage to get out. That coverage of the bridge is giving me nightmare and making me crazy as you can see.
