One of the more interesting camera type things put on the internet recently is Google’s “street view“. Google has sent vehicles out to a large number of places and taken video of the streets as they drive by. A really interesting and somewhat exciting idea. The uses for this feature are almost limitless, you can [...]
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Here’s something you don’t see every day sitting on a highway. During avalanche control in mountain passes, helicopters are sometimes used to drop explosive charges down into avalanche chutes. Once the explosives go off, the snow comes down onto the road and can be removed by the snow removal personnel. This is preferred to just [...]
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The Car Crash Photo Gallery is almost complete, it should be showing up here at DOTwebcams.com shortly. Check back often for updated information on traffic cameras, webcams, and other road and travel information.
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Sometimes it is better to just stay at home. Look at the winter driving conditions from earlier today on Stevens Pass, one of the major east-west routes across the Cascade Mountains in Washington State. Most backups like this are caused by extra congestion on the roads combined with the weather. That, and people not being [...]
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Coming soon to DOTwebcams.com… an all new Car Crash Photo Gallery. We would like to share an extensive collection of photos detailing the physical damage to vehicles following collisions. There are many reasons for traffic accidents, most are due to driver error and can be avoided. Traveling at safe speeds and leaving enough room for [...]
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Whether you are in winter driving mode, or a more wide open care free summer driving mode, be careful and know that the unexpected can always happen. Being aware of your surroundings, other drivers or natural landscape, can go a long ways in keeping you safe on the nation’s road system. Hillsides can give way, [...]
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This picture shows Interstate 5 between Seattle and Portland underwater after the severe flooding that happened in December of 2007. It’s hard to believe that underneath all that water is one of the most traveled freeways on the west coast.
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