Have you ever been on Rt. 5 at that section if I-90? Most of it is directly parallel to I-90 in that section. The pavement was BLACK. Like I said, I drove back 2hrs later when I realized I’d be late to the party (thus no reason to proceed) and I KNEW the highway (since I crossed over it like 3 different times while following Rt. 5) was clean and clear and STILL encountered whiteouts on Rt. 5 (albeit much smaller) on my trek back to the exit I was FORCED off at for a stupid reason. I’m not saying the highway (in case reading > you) didn’t have any snow, I’m sure it did, but I’m pretty sure it would have been safer having 300 cars (or more?) + 20 18 wheelers stay on the highway and go 20mph as opposed to going up into the mountains on a regular road (not 4 lanes total, but 2) and not only creating a bottle neck but have that much traffic up there in a white out. Judging by the 15 or so cars I saw stuck in snowbanks or ditches, that is just begging for trouble and not a smart decision.
Oh, and once I finally got on the highway (going home) at like 12:45pm at the exit I got off at (29 or 29a), the pavement was not even wet. It was completely DRY. You could have driven on it with summer tires for pete’s sake. In fact, since there was NO traffic going east, I was able to do a pretty nice speed all the way till 3 lanes started past Schenectady.
Bottom line: If people can’t handle a snow drift or two when they live in NY…they need to stay home as you suggest. They should not close down an entire section of highway cause some shmoe crashed. I am more than capable to drive in that, hell I was doing fine in the white outs.
I guess that’s why NY drivers were rated the worst this past year. Oh and FYI…no. Cars are not against the bible. Asshole. :lol
After what I was stuck in/drove in today…I fully don’t. How come they didn’t close I-88 when I was coming home from Binghampton on New Years 2007 or 08 (I think)? Same deal. Couldn’t see more than tractor trailer length in front of me and it was like 10 inches of snow. They didn’t close the highway then. In fact, I pulled over at a gas station about 45 minutes into that ride and went to bed for a few hours thinkin they would clean it up and I ended up getting home at like 7pm (when I had left Binghampton at 11am).
In my opinion, they closed the road for no apparent reason…and judging by other experiences I’ve had (New Years), they leave them open when they should be closed.