olyclimber Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 From an article in the PI today: Highway 2 is the deadliest highway in the state by a ratio of approximately 10 to 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underworld Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 That Taco Bell in the AM/PM is a killer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 It's the deadliest because people shoot themselves to end their suffering of endless stop 'n go traffic coming back through Sultan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCash Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Please build a 4 lane Interstate from the 522 / I405 interchange to Wenatchee so I can get to Index and Der Leavenslab easily and safely. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kix Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I have witnessed two deadly crashes and seen the aftermath of at least three more on Hwy 2. I no longer take hwy 2 to 11worth, I go via I90. If climbing in the SKY valley, I say ten hail marys and hack the foot off one of the neighbor kids bunnies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 It was my understanding that SR-18 and US-12 were the "Blood Alleys" in Washington State, until the recently completed work on SR-18 between I-90 and Enumclaw. That stretch of road is now dropping on the "murder" scale. By contrast, US-12 from Wallula Junction to Walla Walla remains one of the state's biggest killers. WSDOT has finally obligated funds to improve that stretch, and work is wrapping up on Phase I from Burbank (Snake River Bridge) to the McNary Habitat Management Unit near the Boise Cascade plant. It will be years before the work is complete all the way to Walla Walla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mec Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 meanwhile, no work is being done on hwy 2, except of course ripping up downtown Monroe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyperu Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 i used to love the old sign outside of monroe..." US 2, state sponsored highway of death"...kinda funny too about the traffic, if you leave index on a sunday nite its best to go the back roads, you can by-pass most of the gnarly traffic, plus reiter rd. a good scenic drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I once watched a drunk and his german shepard dog pass me and a long column of cars in the turn lane at Gold Bar. I said to my buddy, I don't think we've seen the last of that guy. I was right. He tee-boned a family in a pickup truck that was trying to make a left turn. They didn't expect a car coming that fast in the turn lane. I stopped and gave a statement to the trooper because I wanted to see the guy nailed. I got a summons to testify in court in Monroe, but didn't have to go. The guy plea bargained at the last minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 ...The guy plea bargained at the last minute. They shoulda just taken him out back and shot him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 "If you leave index on a Sunday nite its best to go the back roads, you can bypass most of the gnarly traffic, plus Reiter Rd. is a good scenic drive." This is true...once you get to Reiter Road. I've taken it a half-dozen times or so. Sometimes/often, the cars are backed up looong before this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 No more traffic jams! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Schuldt Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Less gas tax = less road work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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