Originally posted by hikix
...About 20 minutes ago I was driving on the Southern State Pkwy (runs east to west on Long Island, NY) and....
Please tell us around what exit this happened at so that others can help to keep a watch out for BEK's.
Try to use Sunrise Highway, or just stay on the North Shore (NSP, LIE, Northern) until you need to come to the South Shore. No BEK's there.
If you are able to see the color of the kids eyes and skin - but more so the eyes? I gotta wonder if you were paying enough attention to the road. SSP
does wind a bit and it does require constant attention (as opposed to the World Largest Parking Lot, LIE- mostly stright once you get out further on
the road). If the BEK doesn't get ya, the changing roadway will.