Recent comments in /f/Washington

whottheheck t1_j4qo8vw wrote

I am just starting to explore Baker in the winter and LOVE Heather Meadows/Artists Point but am also just beginning to understand avalanche awareness and how to navigate. One of the things that is stressed in almost any class/group is that Bagley Lakes is an extremely dangerous terrain trap with a high probability of avalanches from that mountain face just out of the photo on the right. Had NWAC lowered their Avvy Danger yesterday?

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kvrdave t1_j4qfwhq wrote

>State Sen. John Lovick (D-Mill Creek), a former state trooper, is proposing the bill.

>"I'm not saying this to be dramatic. I still have nightmares because of some of the things I witnessed, going to a fatal collision where a number of kids were killed," Lovick said in an interview with KING 5. "All of these things were preventable. A drunk driver makes the choice, and it's a bad choice, and they make the decision. You don't have to drink and drive. It's pretty simple."

>Lovick also said of the more than 700 people killed on roads in Washington last year, over half were DUI-related.

I would like to know how many accidents were caused with people who had a .05-.07 BAC. Is this bill being proposed because the evidence shows that people at .05-.07 still cause significantly more accidents?

I'd think a former trooper would be able to get those numbers pretty easily and see if the numbers make the case for him.

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giraffemoo t1_j4qd4nr wrote

I've noticed folks whose headlights are not working properly who use their high beams. For example: someone with one headlight out. I'm "that bitch" who will blast my high beams right back at jerks who fail to dim theirs for oncoming traffic, and sometimes when I do that the other car will turn their beams off and I can see that only one of their regular headlights is operational.

As someone who is light sensitive and drives for a living, it sucks and sucks a lot.

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