sarahjustme

sarahjustme t1_jas2w2k wrote

I live in the mid columbia valley , where this happened. If 20 over was a felony, half the population would be in jail or have a family member in jail, and the ag sector would be destroyed. Not saying it's good, but the rules of the road out here are pretty different.

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sarahjustme t1_jaq3t2w wrote

A pretty steep conjecture, that the wrong way driver wouldn't have been even more dangerous if he was fleeing a pursuit. Though it's very weird that there wouldn't be communication between WSP officers in Ellensburg and Yakima and Sunnyside (as well as sheriffs). WSP is pretty tight lipped though- we may never know what happened. I've already seen more than one version of this story, in different local media (I live nearby in Tri Cities)

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sarahjustme t1_jal3s69 wrote

By may, rt 20 should be open, it's gorgeous.

Take i5 past Mt Vernon to rt 20, go to Diablo lake,, head across to twisp, then down 97 to vantage, then across 90 to the potholes/Othello. That's maybe three days if you do lots of stuff along the way. Also, you could take a little detour to Coulee city, if you like huge dams. The it depends if you want the wide open spaces or the mountains. Personally I'd head down to Walla Walla and do some touristy stuff

Never thought about it, but there's waymore than you can do in a week, especially if you like to take breaks and do stuff.

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sarahjustme t1_j46x5qj wrote

I5 in WA is about 275 miles long, but I'm guessing you're looking at Seattle or Tacoma. If public transportation is available, look at it. Spending that time reading or sleeping isn't horrible.

WSDOT has a good website and tons of information about whatever projects are going on. They're also pretty responsive on Twitter and Facebook, but you have to do some reading work first, they get zillions of "how do I make my life better" posts, but they tend to answer specific questions.

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sarahjustme t1_j202fpd wrote

The chances of problems from poor visibility, spray from trucks, and other drivers, are probably more relevant than the winter weather right now. The pass isnt "just sit back and cruise", even in good weather, till you've driven it a few times.

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sarahjustme t1_ivpv78u wrote

That's more or less what I figured. They're so obviously stilted and amateurish in their wording, it has to be about feelz not actual attempts at doing anything. Not worth the actual effort, but itd be funny to compare the stuff the anti tax people complain about, to the stuff their elected reps are voting for.

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