Apr-25-2014 09:26 AM
Apr-28-2014 11:49 AM
Apr-28-2014 09:08 AM
jmtandem wrote:Yep and the fact that 80 closes in storms on a regular basis because people think they can drive 65 because they have all wheel drive. They don't have all wheel STOP when the roads are snow covered.
But what do we know jmtandem, we just live here in the area.
Yup, a lot of folks don't understand that a four wheel drive or all wheel drive vehicle does not stop any better than a two wheel drive vehicle. Some learn that in the snowbank on the side of the road waiting for a tow.
Apr-26-2014 05:37 PM
Apr-26-2014 06:31 AM
Yep and the fact that 80 closes in storms on a regular basis because people think they can drive 65 because they have all wheel drive. They don't have all wheel STOP when the roads are snow covered.
But what do we know jmtandem, we just live here in the area.
Apr-25-2014 10:36 PM
jmtandem wrote:The CHP did share the conditions. The OP just happened to get the info from a Nevada source. You can bet when I-80 closes at Donner Summit(especially on a Friday!) that thousands of people in Reno are paying attention. Lots of Reno bound money gets stuck on the wrong side of that closure.
This thread is going to a strange conclusion. The westbound lanes were closed not the eastbound lanes. Those coming from California to Nevada were on the eastbound lanes. But, now both directions are open and free flowing so the whole thing is sort of moot.
Apr-25-2014 06:35 PM
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Apr-25-2014 06:07 PM
The CHP did share the conditions. The OP just happened to get the info from a Nevada source. You can bet when I-80 closes at Donner Summit(especially on a Friday!) that thousands of people in Reno are paying attention. Lots of Reno bound money gets stuck on the wrong side of that closure.
Apr-25-2014 02:24 PM
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Apr-25-2014 02:13 PM
Don't I wish that Eastern CA was annexed by Nevada!! All our sales tax dollars go there anyway.
Apr-25-2014 01:19 PM
jmtandem wrote:But the news link is for a Reno station. The pass is only 30 miles from the border. Whether they are on scene or not, the Nevada State Patrol should be well aware of what is happening over the pass.
http://www.nvroads.com/icx/pages/incidentlist.aspx wrote:
There is a conditions related event (Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires) on I-80 from mile post 53.4 in Placer County to mile post 14.2 in Nevada County in Nevada.
For a second there I thought Nevada annexed some of eastern California. Still reads like that as Nevada County is not in Nevada but in California, or at least it was before the annexation. And the California Highway Patrol cannot speak to their summit conditions on their interstate route over Donner...........??????
Apr-25-2014 11:47 AM
Us out West wrote:
Due to snowstorm.
RENO, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) -- Interstate 80 westbound is closed at Donner Pass due to wintry driving conditions.
According to Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Dan Lopez, the number of spin-outs vehicles were experiencing necessitated closure of the road. He did not tell News 4 when he expected the road to reopen.
Chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels from Nyack (Placer County) to the Donner Lake interchange.
Eastbound trucks are being screened at Applegate (Placer County) and drivers must have maximum chains in their possession in order to proceed. Permit loads are prohibited. Westbound trucks are being screened at Prosser Rd. in Truckee. Drivers must have maximum chains in their possession in order to proceed.
Link
Apr-25-2014 10:23 AM
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Apr-25-2014 10:12 AM
But the news link is for a Reno station. The pass is only 30 miles from the border. Whether they are on scene or not, the Nevada State Patrol should be well aware of what is happening over the pass.
http://www.nvroads.com/icx/pages/incidentlist.aspx wrote:
There is a conditions related event (Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires) on I-80 from mile post 53.4 in Placer County to mile post 14.2 in Nevada County in Nevada.