Posted on Sat, Dec 19, 2009 : 6:53 p.m.
Officials report slippery roads throughout Washtenaw County
By Ronald Ahrens
Area public safety departments are reporting bad roads and a few minor traffic incidents, but no major accidents as the result of tonight’s wintry conditions.
Dispatchers at various agencies say roads are bad all over, but the Washtenaw County Road Commission is presently working to mitigate slippery conditions.
The Ann Arbor Township Fire Department received calls about a couple of cars that have slid off the road. Chelsea Police reported a cars in the median of I-94. But the Dexter Fire Department experienced an “unusually quiet” day, according to a dispatcher on duty.
Authorities are advising drivers to use caution and be mindful of the conditions.
Comments
bg
Sun, Dec 20, 2009 : 7:40 p.m.
Yes, the gas tax should be raised, but the money should go towards improving public transit. This country's low cost of gas makes us too dependent on our cars - cities should be designed so we either walk or take public transit.
The Grinch
Sun, Dec 20, 2009 : 3:56 p.m.
Your friend in the auto industry is a.... well, this will get deleted if I were to say. The fact of the matter is that it takes far more money, and far more people would be employed, to fix the roads correctly. The patching of potholes is an expedient for a revenue-strapped state, nothing more. When he ran for the Republican nominatiom for governor in 2002, then State Senator Joe Schwarz warned that the state's gas tax needed to be raised in order to be able to deal properlyu with the looming crisis in the condition of the state's roads and bridges. He was, of course, correct, but no one listened. We have sowed the wind by allowing our state legislators to disinvest in our state. We are now reaping the whirlwind. Want better roads? Vote for politicians who want to raise the gas tax? Don't want a higher gas tax? Then quit complaining!
The Grinch
Sun, Dec 20, 2009 : 3:43 p.m.
Obviously not enough, else the roads would be in better condition.
bg
Sun, Dec 20, 2009 : 11:01 a.m.
I am tired of Ann Arbor's 'do as I say not as I do' policy where they require people to shovel the sidewalks if ANY snow has fallen but they won't plow the streets until at least 4 inches has accumulated. As for potholes, it has been pointed out by a friend who works in the auto industry that the quality by which potholes are repaired ensures that those doing the repairs guarantee their own jobs (necessity to fix them again) the following year.
The Grinch
Sun, Dec 20, 2009 : 8:16 a.m.
Want road repairs? Pay taxes!
PJ
Sun, Dec 20, 2009 : 2:17 a.m.
Thank you for reminding me of yet one more reason I am so glad I left A2- a--hole drivers!
chimarathon
Sun, Dec 20, 2009 : 12:21 a.m.
Also a word of advice, when your tires are spinning while accelerating, stomping on the gas DOESN'T give you better traction
Mike D.
Sun, Dec 20, 2009 : 12:02 a.m.
Certain comments above affirm my belief that the can't drive/junk car set rules Ann Arbor. These people elect (and get elected) to promote their agenda of obscene AATA funding and an utter lack of road maintenance. The general state of the streets and drivers here is the one truly annoying thing about an otherwise great town.
The Grinch
Sat, Dec 19, 2009 : 11:33 p.m.
Want salt? Pay more taxes!
A2transplant
Sat, Dec 19, 2009 : 10:05 p.m.
I second that---folks, there's more to life than going faster. Really. I mean it. Honestly. I wouldn't kid you about something like that! Take a deep breath and stop trying to intimidate to go faster on these roads. You tail me, I'll slow down even more. It ain't like it Springtime & Sunny. Look around, slow down, and stop stressing yourself and the rest of us out on the roads. We don't all own trucks or SUV's, some of us have little cars because that's what we can afford, so please have some courtesy and let us get where we need to go. Ok? Ok. Thanks.