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There's several places where only a small ditch separates the two countries.

jandrese 7y ago
I get that, and veering over to the other side to avoid a badger or something is understandable, but why would you stay on the other side at that point instead of going back to the road you were originally on? There must be some detail not reported to the public that made it make sense.
- rabidrat 7y ago
  "moments later". It takes time to turn around.
- Luc 7y ago
  'Oh, this road is a lot less bumpy and is also going in the right direction, let's just keep following it'. Did this across a European border by accident. Took us 10 minutes to notice the different style of road furniture.
- hestipod 7y ago
  "There must be some detail not reported to the public that made it make sense." Is something people say over and over to try NOT to accept bad things happen a lot to innocent people. It's not always in bad faith and I am not saying it is for you (though it increasingly IS online especially), since we are generally taught as long as we are "good" that it will all be ok and that authority are the good guys. But real life proves that not to be the case much of the time and this disconnect is hard for people to accept so they say things like the above...blame victims...call it fake news etc.
  - jandrese 7y ago
    For me it's a natural reaction to seeing sensationalized stories. Step back and ask yourself what the reporter is leaving out of the story, especially when the story seems outrageous on the surface. Sometimes the story is completely right, but a lot of times they're omitting key details that make it much more sensible.
newnewpdro 7y ago
If that! When I visited northern MN, the boundary waters area, I could have very easily strayed into Canada on the back roads I was traveling. They weren't even paved, there were no ditches, it's mostly water/marsh/swamp up there. There's just some small road signs here and there notifying of the need to cross into Canada via the checkpoints on the main roads, but they're often posted where you enter the unmaintained gravel road - not right at the border. These back roads were established long before we cared about crossing the Canadian border. If you happen to be camping or canoeing in the area for an extended period, it's very likely you'll get turned around and accidentally go north instead of south on one of these back roads and find yourself in Canada when you get back to driving. Furthermore since they're not really well maintained, it's possible you'll be taking turns to avoid washouts or other obstructions like fallen trees. You might stray into Canada just to reach your destination because the preferred route is out of service.

I get that, and veering over to the other side to avoid a badger or something is understandable, but why would you stay on the other side at that point instead of going back to the road you were originally on? There must be some detail not reported to the public that made it make sense.

rabidrat 7y ago
"moments later". It takes time to turn around.
Luc 7y ago
'Oh, this road is a lot less bumpy and is also going in the right direction, let's just keep following it'. Did this across a European border by accident. Took us 10 minutes to notice the different style of road furniture.
hestipod 7y ago
"There must be some detail not reported to the public that made it make sense." Is something people say over and over to try NOT to accept bad things happen a lot to innocent people. It's not always in bad faith and I am not saying it is for you (though it increasingly IS online especially), since we are generally taught as long as we are "good" that it will all be ok and that authority are the good guys. But real life proves that not to be the case much of the time and this disconnect is hard for people to accept so they say things like the above...blame victims...call it fake news etc.
- jandrese 7y ago
  For me it's a natural reaction to seeing sensationalized stories. Step back and ask yourself what the reporter is leaving out of the story, especially when the story seems outrageous on the surface. Sometimes the story is completely right, but a lot of times they're omitting key details that make it much more sensible.

newnewpdro 7y ago

If that! When I visited northern MN, the boundary waters area, I could have very easily strayed into Canada on the back roads I was traveling. They weren't even paved, there were no ditches, it's mostly water/marsh/swamp up there. There's just some small road signs here and there notifying of the need to cross into Canada via the checkpoints on the main roads, but they're often posted where you enter the unmaintained gravel road - not right at the border. These back roads were established long before we cared about crossing the Canadian border. If you happen to be camping or canoeing in the area for an extended period, it's very likely you'll get turned around and accidentally go north instead of south on one of these back roads and find yourself in Canada when you get back to driving. Furthermore since they're not really well maintained, it's possible you'll be taking turns to avoid washouts or other obstructions like fallen trees. You might stray into Canada just to reach your destination because the preferred route is out of service.