It turns out Washington residents can’t drive in the snow
Feb 16, 2021, 6:50 AM | Updated: 10:03 am
One car spinout on Eastbound I-90, related to speed too fast for conditions. (Photo courtesy of Trooper Rick Johnson/Twitter)
(Photo courtesy of Trooper Rick Johnson/Twitter)
A 成人X站 Radio listener texted me last week as we were trying to predict the snow, and he told me he couldn’t wait for it.
Why?
He works in an auto-body shop, and he knows that snow equals dollars for his business. He’s probably full of fender benders right now.
Crashes over the weekend were up 300%, as compared to a normal weekend. There were 386 crashes in King County alone, and 196 in Snohomish County.
. My math is a tad off. Busy weekend. My Commander Captain Mead did some math for me as an assist. Let鈥檚 go with collision up just over 300%!! brain. nice! Siri lied to me!!
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio)
State Trooper Rick Johnson points to speed and over-confidence in all-wheel drive vehicles as the main problems in most of the crashes.
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This is EB 90 at MP 38. No injuries. This is going to sound like a but
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio)
There were so many crashes on I-90 on Monday that the state had to . It’s still closed now, from the truck stop in North Bend to Ellensburg, because of the avalanche danger.
Difficult driving in mountain passes, avalanche danger closes I-90 Snoqualmie Pass
The state is going to reassess the danger in Snoqualmie Pass at 8 a.m. Tuesday, but up to another 15 inches of snow is expected across the pass by later tonight.
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