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Anyone hear from our snowed in friends? Wonder what they are cooking? dh has an aunt in buffalo, she's OK;
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Which brings up a question about those who live in the east and are having the snow
NFR: We live in no. ca and occasionally have snow. It is very wet, sometimes heavy, never the amount the east is getting. However, when we do get snow, the highway patrol shuts down our interstate just before the snow line. They check for chains, and if the snow is heavy enough the road is closed and they detour the trucks, cars etc, back into town for shelter and food. People are asked to stay home and off of the roads. The roads going into the mountains are also closed. Planes are grounded. Even when I was working for our local police and had two offices across town from each other, my boss called and told me not to travel across town, just go home, he said. It is weird to see the empty interstate, and tons of trucks parked all over town. This can last up to a few days, maybe with a break in which the road crews can clear and allow some traffic to go through. We rarely have any pile ups that we are seeing on the news. Most pile ups occur during bright sunny days because of excess speed.
So why is it that night after night we have been seeing so many highways back east still loaded with vehicles spinning out, getting caught in snow banks. Why do they not close the roads that are dangerous at the point where the truckers and cars can find shelter and food? It just boggles my mind to see this every evening during the news.
NFR: We live in no. ca and occasionally have snow. It is very wet, sometimes heavy, never the amount the east is getting. However, when we do get snow, the highway patrol shuts down our interstate just before the snow line. They check for chains, and if the snow is heavy enough the road is closed and they detour the trucks, cars etc, back into town for shelter and food. People are asked to stay home and off of the roads. The roads going into the mountains are also closed. Planes are grounded. Even when I was working for our local police and had two offices across town from each other, my boss called and told me not to travel across town, just go home, he said. It is weird to see the empty interstate, and tons of trucks parked all over town. This can last up to a few days, maybe with a break in which the road crews can clear and allow some traffic to go through. We rarely have any pile ups that we are seeing on the news. Most pile ups occur during bright sunny days because of excess speed.
So why is it that night after night we have been seeing so many highways back east still loaded with vehicles spinning out, getting caught in snow banks. Why do they not close the roads that are dangerous at the point where the truckers and cars can find shelter and food? It just boggles my mind to see this every evening during the news.
You are talking about mountains and "snow lines" which we
also have in NC at a certain level of altitude going up into our pretty low mountains.
But this is a lake effect storm--truly a phenomenon. The roads are flat (or I think they are). It is just very different.colorado does it sometimes in big storms. Most people in the east don't even know what snow chains are.)
They have closed parts of the NY Thruway I believe.
also have in NC at a certain level of altitude going up into our pretty low mountains.
But this is a lake effect storm--truly a phenomenon. The roads are flat (or I think they are). It is just very different.colorado does it sometimes in big storms. Most people in the east don't even know what snow chains are.)
They have closed parts of the NY Thruway I believe.
Population density and companies who will not cancel work...so you get in your car and drive to work
Regardless of the state of the road.
Add in the idiots who speed and don't take icy road conditions into account, "new" drivers who don't have enough experience to know what to do and finally all of the people taking their eyes off the road to TEXT that they are caught in bad traffic and will be late.
Hopefully, they will only be late--and not end up a traffic fatality.
Regardless of the state of the road.
Add in the idiots who speed and don't take icy road conditions into account, "new" drivers who don't have enough experience to know what to do and finally all of the people taking their eyes off the road to TEXT that they are caught in bad traffic and will be late.
Hopefully, they will only be late--and not end up a traffic fatality.
That is the other issue here, we rarely get snow, so when we do, those who think they know how to
drive in snow, and have 4 wheel drive go out and speed around making it very dangerous for everyone else....one reason why the local police tell them to stay home and off the roads.
drive in snow, and have 4 wheel drive go out and speed around making it very dangerous for everyone else....one reason why the local police tell them to stay home and off the roads.