[Traffic Camera] Seattle Drivers vs the Snow - Round 2! 

And they make fun of us in the East because we close schools for an inch. We have Lime and Lemon Bikes!!!!!

@@Scottie-cb7ep In my school days in Michigan the bus would stop, all of the boys would pile out and get the car unstuck, get back on the bus and repeat upon the next stuck car, we aren't talking about a few inches, I'm talking about a foot or more.

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They just hand out licenses here.

I live here sir and I'm offended... By how accurate that is

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As someone in the Navy I approve. 😆

Thats Genius! How the hill did you come up with that? Lol

Momentum is your friend

@@danieltigges8590 a Car in motion on ice tends to stay in motion on ice even if your wheels are stopped and going the opposite direction

That's very true - a lot of them probably would have been okay if the city wasn't so hilly and the roads were better treated.

@@SeattleTrafficCams As a transplanted Michigander I just Love watching these 'Sounders' attempt to navigate the 'WhiteStuff', I got transferred into the area in '80, been here since, this area has a glut of Retarded winter drivers!!!! Oh, I have fourwheel drive I can go anywhere, Yup, you are right about that, right into the ditch with the rest of the Incompetent Idiots with me in my 2wd pickup goes by laughing my A$$ off😁😁

when i was in spokane only a small hand full of cars used chains, cables or studed tyres

Funny Shit!

lololol!!!!

Underrated

I started looking for my dress blues.

I had to turn the volume off.

3 hours but no crashes so that's a win 👍 The heavy bricks 🧱 would of actually helped you get more traction.

smartness

@@MrWiseinheart For days after that snowfall you saw more skiers than cars on Seattle's roads, especially on the hills.

Lol I live in Montana and we drive in it all winter. If you didn't have a 2 wheel drive pos you wouldn't have a problem. I too lived in Tacoma and I've never seen stupider drivers in the elements

@@travishanks7295 The problem is a good chunk of these people came from California... That's behind most of the problems of the Pacific Northwest these days.

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TheGitpo, how do you prepare for winter, the people in Washington, Oregon and all the United States needs to know. Every year in the USA, we fail at driving in snow and ice, please Canada, teach us.

in my place - this is how Winter usually looks like and we have no such problems. The drivers need to use proper season tires, while road services should do the job on time using salt and sand.

Our climate is also just temperate enough that it likes to use the freezing point as a damn trampoline, leading to this nasty type of gray compacted sludge…which is always, ALWAYS layered over ice. That’s the real danger in Seattle: the ice. If there’s snow, there’s guaranteed to be ice, and it likes to freeze crystal clear so you’ll never see it in time to avoid it.

Lol, I hadn't noticed that - good eye!

@@SeattleTrafficCams Thank you 😁

It is difficult getting around hills in Seattle

three words... no snow tires

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They could have but they were all stock on the hills. At least you could be stranded for hours with some company.

Seattle has some VERY steep streets, especially in the downtown area. No fun to even walk up or down.

This one is right on the north side of the university campus, and yeah this is a pretty crazy hill, that road is actually a bridge that extends out to reduce the steepness of the descent.

😂 you should see them drive when it rains. it’s almost like they don’t see rain all year.

I mean, it's not going to drive itself (yet) :-)

@@SeattleTrafficCams That be weird, your car doing it's own thing then the police knock on your door telling you your Tesla was the get away vehicle for a bank Heist.

Take the bus instead! O wait, they are all stranded on the hill.. Just go back to sleep.

I mean the transit buses didn't have options in the matter. If the city isn't gonna cancel bus routes during a snow event then they could at least salt and treat the damn roads.

Kay Elliott the city have put salt and plowed the roads during pretty much that whole month. those buses got stuck on a pretty steep grade hill. when it’s icy it’s pretty much impossible drive up or down those hills safely.

Clint Smitheman where do you live, bro?

@@chriscorbray4457 doesn't matter, he spoke with precision about preparedness. That tells me he uses more than 2 brain cells (the quantity of which is the norm for the average American).

What? Are you the Russian who made this video with what you thought was current music of the day?

@@chriscorbray4457 Who cares. Better then rap or gang city music.

the problem is not the hills or the snow but bad Tires on cars that needs good Winter Tires

@@ti0039a340 my cars a year old !!! I’m just a shitty driver 😫😫😫

@@amberbartlett5067 i doubt you have winter tires equipped on your car so no you are not a bad driver its the shoes that needs changing

@@ti0039a340 I don’t even know what winter tires are 😬how am I adult and don’t know this! Literally googling now 😒

From what I've seen over the years not enough people are smart enough to invest in studded tires. It's not enough to have winter tires because they don't cut through the ice and dig in.

Salt is for ice, not inches of snow. Plows are for snow

Had 20" south end of Bainbridge Island. Put chains on my Honda Element , piece of cake to get around once I got out of w 200 ft of driveway easement! Love that much snow. Looks doubtful for much snow this year.

I don't know about 50 years - I remember a bad one in '08 (I think?) - but this was definitely more than we usually get!

And then 2022-2023 arrived! Been here 35 years and this was the first time I can remember the entire transit system completely shutting down. Not just going to “emergency snow network,” but absolutely zero transit whatsoever because the ice prevented them from even getting the buses out of their barns altogether.

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Daniel brings back memories

Seattle does not get snow very often. Most people that love there use the same tires all year and the few times it does snow there this happens. In other areas that get snow more often, people do use winter tires in winter and regular tires the rest of the year.

With snow tires they would have no problems.

@Why Me I'd prefer Winter Wonderland or Sleigh Ride or something snowy like that.

grew up in Yakivegas (aka Yakima) yeah studs all around why? front brakes 90% of your stopping power.

@S C G Funny, I thought the same thing if I did go over it. I had horrifying images of ending up in a end of life experience as it collapsed while on it. Word around the campfire is they're rebuilding it?

@S C G Oh my. I'll have to check it out. Surprised none of my friends told me it was complete. I remember it was just before there was talks about a toll going up just before I left.

I think you " might " find the answer in the video ( city too poor )

@@thomasfletcher4109 actually, Seattle was better prepared for this than last time.

They did have plows with sand and salt ready. They prioritized "primary" roads, the "secondary", but as soon as the cleared a path it snowed again, and the "tertiary" roads never got a chance. Remember - this only happens to us every few years ago, so they don't spend a lot on plows and such

@@TSKseattle as an area resident, I know this.

@@TSKseattle Even so, I think at least that bus trap would've deserved some priority...

Thanks for watching! They're predicting snow for this week/weekend, so there may be more videos up soon 😀

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Yeah, the cameras are weird. Also, sometimes the photo says "unavailable" but when you click on the video, it plays. Not sure what's going on. Thanks for watching!

They don't ever get snow because of the Pacific. It literally rains all year except for a few months at the end of summer.

Look, in our defense: we never seem to get nice, normal snow. We get this compacted gray sludge that has about the same color and consistency as wet cement. Oh, and it’s always layered over ice. ALWAYS. The real issue isn’t even the snow, it’s the damn ice! Because there’s always ice, especially when it snows, and it likes to freeze crystal clear so you’ll never see it in time to avoid it.

You don't have to use sand or salt on the road if you have proper tires.

@Vladimir_Bone Spur_tRump Not at all. It helps, but it's almost not necessary. A lot of the roads in Sweden are untreated. And even more roads are treated first after several hours or days, and even then it's okay with snow and ice on the roads. I have driven on highways with 10 cm of snow on, with FWD. Without ANY problem. Yesterday it was rain and above 0 degree C and during the evening it went down below 0 and started snowing and was blowing a Lot so it was sometimes hard to see even where the road were, and i still had NO problem getting home (smaller roads and larger one like highways). I have at least! 200.000 km behind the wheel in all kind of weathers and has Never had any problems. Yes, it takes a bit longer to get to the destination when it's snowing and blowing like crazy and you don't see where the road are but it still works. Never stuck. Never slid off. Nothing. But, i always use the best rated tires (summer tires during summer and winter tires during winter) and i always make sure i switch to winter tires before it gets slippery (there are weather forecasts you know...).

I've seen plenty of trucks with mudders spin too. Reason is huge mud tires are not good for snow on roads. The idea is for the tire to dig into the snow and hit ground. Mudders float on top of the snow and spin. Good for mud and sand, bad for snowy roads.

@Vladimir_Bone Spur_tRump that happened to my atv tires, clogged with mud and got so stuck it took 2 excavators to get it out. First one got stuck as well lol. Snow tires usually have pretty aggressive looking tread, I believe they are designed to cut through the snow and not get clogged up with any. I drive a truck and with nice snow tires and 4x4 I've never slipped, nevermind get stuck. Live in the North.

@Vladimir_Bone Spur_tRump The look isn't everything. The most important bit is the rubber compound. And, of course, the design of the tire, especially when it comes to studless.

We only need them a few days each year, so no 😭

Me too! I'm not sure why she decided that it was better to abandon her car and walk up the hill instead, instead of waiting for SDOT or someone else to help get her out. It's not like they were in the middle of nowhere...

At least she has better traction on foot than most cars driving in the snow

Patar1441 Because it’s harder to walk on the snowy sidewalk than a less snowy street

YES because her back is towards the direction of oncoming traffic; if a car comes, she won't see it coming and won't move over or jump out of the way. She should be walking on the other side of the median facing the direction of any possible oncoming traffic.

Too many inches of snow!

I found it annoying.

Don't pick on lesbians.

I'm betting cash on ignorance. I really wonder what percentage of us Americans know what a bald tire is. Edit: looked it up. 1 in ever 3 drivers in a study didn't know how to check the condition of their tires. N I C E.

because you need to make a lot of money to live in Seattle.. and most people don't know they have crappy tires till this happens. This kind of snow happens every 5 to 10 years. in between that, A. S. tires are more than adequate to drive here.

@@alan4657 And you have to make even more money to repair the car.....

It’s the Challenge!

yup i live in seattle and use snow tires. there is no hill that i can’t go to. funny thing is people don’t realize that i have snow tires and try to follow me up hills and end up getting stuck wondering how i made it up or down.

this was an ice storm. people thought it would be snow like pack. not even snow tires can make a difference on ice roads.

Good idea - however - Just give Mother Nature a chance - she can humble the most skilled of drivers.