Comment on We got several more inches of snow last night after getting over seven a few days ago. I went to my local newspaper's website to find out if there was anything I should know. This was their top story.

• IMALlama@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If it snows “bad enough” this is very common. The roads are going to be hard to drive on, which leads to more accidents and just puts first responders in jeopardy. The day before a big snow the grocery stores are usually slammed.

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• FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If it’s dangerous to be out on the roads and they need to keep them clear for emergency vehicles, what would you suggest?

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  • Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Im pretty sure they did not do a driving ban here during the 1998 ice storm that happened here. Heck I still had to walk to school climbing over trees and stuff.

    Someone else’s comment made me realize why it would be banned though, safety crews safety., not necessarily my safety. That makes more sense to me.

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  • No_Eponym@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    bUT maH RIteS! /s

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    • Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      100% not where my brain was going with this topic.

      Road bans are not something I have ever witnessed here. I don’t think they have ever done it here that I can recall.

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• Dempf@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Some places in mountain towns the avalanche danger can rise to the level that authorities declare it illegal to leave any building, and violators will be arrested. It’s called an “interlodge”. Basically it’s saying “it’s so dangerous outside that we don’t want to have to mobilize search and rescue just because your dumb ass couldn’t follow the rules”. Interlodges can potentially last for days.

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  • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Corollary: Indiana has no mountains. (Snowstorms in the midwest can trap you in the middle of BFE fairly easily on flat ground, however, with the wet sticky snow they tend to have.)

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  • Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That actually makes sense, me here with my city brain not realizing the search crews added danger

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• shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  LOL, you should be in a hurricane when word is out, “We’re not saving your ass, not matter what. Good luck and god bless.”

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