Is the traffic today bad because of the rain, or is there something else causing this?
Posted Nov 21, 2014, 2:08 AM UTC
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Rain.
I love my motorbike even if it is a tad damp.
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I can imagine.
For what it's worth, if you come by my car, I'll move over for you as I consider getting another bike.
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Alway appreciated! I feel bad if I am on the clutch and cannot thank you wave.
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I'm from Western New York. Until I moved here, I had never even conceived the notion that a little rain could effect traffic so much. I can only imagine the carnage a slight dusting of snow would cause.
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It's a good thing we don't have snow in this area, otherwise we're fucked.
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Sledding down Potrero Hill would be fun.
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Any snow on the roads would probably cause decimation, and I mean that literally, in that 1 in 10 people would die.
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I guess I'll hang out at work for another 1-2 hours.
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101 SB between Mountain View and SJ airport has been terrible in the evening for the last couple weeks.. Rain probably making it even worse.
The same stretch northbound in the morning has not been particularly bad.
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Population increase. We don't have the infrastructure for all the people moving and commuting here for work.
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I think Californians, native or not, just forget how to drive in the rain, especially when it hasn't rained during drive times in a long while. I posted this to the Mountain View subreddit. FedEx driver crashed into fire hydrant.
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5:30pm on a Thursday evening is always hard-hit on 101 and 237 around Google, because that's when the weekly company-wide meeting ends. Whereas on other days the traffic trickles-out over a period of time between 4:30-6:00, on Thursdays it peaks hard at 5:30-6:00.
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Not quite the Bay but http://www.latimes.com/local/cityhall/la-me-california-commute-20141111-story.html
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That's just the regular daily night commute
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What is?
This traffic pattern isn't normal.
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It often seems like the majority of CA drivers don't understand how to drive when a little weather hits
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Ehh, that's not unique to California.
Much of the country less places that get heavy, regular rain has issues.
Also, when traveling in places like Florida, they all slow down when it rains hard as well.
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Rain is intensifying the normally shitty traffic. It's the first significant rain of the season and people tend to forget how to drive in the rain. Please remember to turn on your headlights, use your wipers appropriately, maintain safe following distance, and USE YOUR FUCKING TURN SIGNALS for the love of god. That is all.
If only there was a way for drivers to signal to you that they are going to change lanes, maybe I could plan around it for them.
Do people really struggle to drive in the rain, or does the rain just put more motorists on the road that would've otherwise biked, walked, etc?
I think its just people not adjusting their driving habits for the weather. People still do stuff like speed, tailgate, and not signal without any idea how much more unsafe they can be.
No. People slow the fuck down like the road being wet = 10 feet of ice. Drive with caution, yes. Drive like its buffalo, no
It's both. People seem to choose an extreme and go with it.
Normal for any city that has uniform weather for long stretches at a time. The first days after a significant weather change, drivers are wary and have to readjust. It'll get better.
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well rain makes it hard to see for one thing. Not everyone has fresh wipers. If there are any puddles, hitting one at speed generally makes you slow down. So yeah rain does make people more cautious.