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Parting Shot: Slow down

An SUV that lost a front wheel sits atop a snow berm on South Regal Street last week. Snowy, slippery conditions call for increased caution. (Christopher Anderson)
An SUV that lost a front wheel sits atop a snow berm on South Regal Street last week. Snowy, slippery conditions call for increased caution. (Christopher Anderson)

An SUV that lost a front wheel sits atop a snow berm on South Regal Street last week. Snowy, slippery conditions call for increased caution.

More snow in the forecast. Be careful out there!

Now that the weather has our attention, it’s probably a good time to check in with the highway patrol on how to stay safe on the road this winter.

Washington State Patrol Trooper Troy Briggs said the single most important thing driving in winter is simple:

“Probably the most common mistake we see is speed that is too fast for road conditions,” he said.

How fast is too fast? That depends, Briggs said. Mike Prager, SR. More here.



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.