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Some inclement weather makes road passage impossible or difficult. In developed nations, municipalities attempt to clear snow-covered roads—but this is not always possible, and often many cannot travel. In deeper snowfalls, personal vehicles may become trapped, and their removal may take several days.
The weather service in St. Louis also warned that intense bands of 3 to 5 inches of snow could lead to hazardous road conditions along the I-70/I-64 corridor. Hypothermia, icy roads: How to stay ...
Instead of a standard left turn being made from the left lane, left-turning traffic uses a ramp on the right side of the road. In a standard forward jughandle or near-side jughandle , the ramp leaves before the intersection, and left-turning traffic turns left off of it rather than the through road; right turns are also made using the jughandle.
The Pittsburgh left, also known as the holeshot [citation needed], is a colloquial term for the driving practice of the first left-turning vehicle taking precedence over vehicles going straight through an intersection, associated with the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area.
The Uniform Vehicle Code (UVC) is a model act by the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances, a private non-profit organization. Most of the members are state governments, in addition to some related organizations. The extent to which the code is used varies by each state, territory, and Native American tribe. It was last ...
A winter weather advisory (originally identified as a Traveler's Advisory until the 2002-03 climatological winter when officially renamed, and informally as such by some local television stations thereafter) is a hazardous weather statement issued by local Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service in the United States when one or more types of winter precipitation—snow ...
PA-12345 12345-PA: Front and rear plates required. Serials PA-10000 through PA-29999 issued, followed by 10000-PA onwards. [12] Official Use – Commercial PA-12345 PA-1234A Only rear plates required. Serials PA-30000 through PA-99999 issued, followed by PA-0000A onwards. [12] Omnibus: OB-12345 Current serial format began at OB-10000 in 1974. [13]
A winter storm warning (SAME code: WSW) is a hazardous weather statement issued by Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States to alert the public that a winter storm is occurring or is about to occur in the area, usually within 36 hours of the storm's onset.