“I’d love to work with agencies that create ads for four-wheel-drive vehicles crashing through snow banks and driving up slopes. That’s fiction. There’s no way that (SUVs) perform like that i…
Q: We were driving to Lake Tahoe on Interstate 80 during one of the winter’s first snowstorms and were amazed at the number of vehicles we saw slide out of control. Most seemed to be SUVs. Why that would be the case?A: Many years ago Caltrans told me that SUV drivers going over the Sierra on snowy highways can create a big headache for them. Stan-the-Caltrans-Snow-Man explained that many SUV drivers drive too fast for snowy road conditions.
Q: Prematurely reducing traffic lanes causes more problems than it solves. Caltrans may be contributing to road rage unnecessarily by making some traffic problems worse.A: A Caltrans spokesperson said that when traffic slowing is necessary, it is done at Applegate rather than farther up Interstate 80 because there are more services available in Auburn. In addition, the road here is more level, giving vehicles more space to maneuver.
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