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Winter Driving 101

December 6, 2007 |

Just like clockwork, Kansas Citians have freaked out at our first significant snow and forgotten how to drive. The Scout system is lit up like Chuck Eddy at Twin City Tavern. At this moment there are three wrecks on I-35, and at one point this morning there were four separate wrecks on I-70. Katie Horner has her catheter inserted and is prepped for 48 hours in front of the weather map.

Here are some winter driving tips, please read them before going out! Info on KCATA snow reroutes is also available.

Update: KCMO has activated Phase 1 of its snow ordinance.  This means that motorists who get stuck without snow tires will be ticketed.

Scout Camera of winter roads

Scout Camera of winter roads


Comments

7 Comments so far

  1. brent on December 6, 2007 12:54 pm

    “Lit up like chuck eddy at twin city tavern” — priceless.

  2. Chris Dowell on December 6, 2007 1:03 pm

    If you were watching the local news on TV, you would of thought the city is closing down. I’m sure there is a 0 missing on the snow amounts when the local news reports the snow amount.

  3. Ed Roberts on December 6, 2007 1:31 pm

    No truer thing has ever been said. KC drivers forget how to drive in snow during the summer.

    BTW… Katie Horner reference is the funniest thing I have read in weeks! LOL

  4. Tim on December 6, 2007 6:09 pm

    I thought everyone knew the rules of the road don’t apply when it’s snowing…

  5. anthony on December 6, 2007 10:26 pm

    chuck eddy lit up at city tavern? are you sure he wasn’t sober? how else would you explain his stupidity during the middle of the day.

  6. Greg Breeden on December 8, 2007 12:21 am

    I see my car. wow.

  7. Shea Thomas on February 21, 2008 9:59 pm

    I WANT TO KNOW WHY THE WRECK INVOLVING MY SISTER WAS NOT REPORTED. AT APPROXIMATELY 6AM THURS (2/21/08) MORNING, MY SISTER & HER BOYFRIEND WERE HIT BY A SEMI-TRUCK & TRAILER IN THE BIRMINGHAM AREA. THIS PERSON LEFT THEM W/O KNOWING IF THEY WERE DEAD OR ALIVE.MY SISTER IS NOW IN NKC HOSPITAL & WILL UNDERGO SURGERY FRI MORNING ON HER ARM WHICH WAS BROKEN. SHE ALSO HAS LACERATIONS TO HER HEAD & FACE & WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. THIS PERSON SHOULD BE FOUND & NOT ALLOWED ON THE RD TO HURT OTHERS. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO GOOD SAMARITANS, OR CONCERN FOR OTHERS?

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