Entries from Seattlest tagged with 'speeding'
October 22, 2008
Thirty-seven Washington State troopers on motorcycles will be scrutinizing the behavior of drivers on I-5 today and tomorrow in what the P-I reports is a two-day push against dangerous freeway speed and aggression. That means if you're on I-5 in the next couple of days, 84% of the state's motorcycle troopers will be dedicating their full resources towards disciplining bad behavior on the road. It's all too easy to cruise way over 60mph during non-peak......
Continue Reading "Watch Your Speed On I-5"May 21, 2008
Exactly one month ago, Seattlest told you about the fastest speeder ever clocked on I-5 at a whopping 164 mph. The driver of the speeding motorcycle, Ben Howard Kelly, was arrested on I-5, but claimed he had digital camera footage of his record-setting and law-breaking ride. Seattlest commenter Romulus led the cry for video proof of the incident saying, "He taped himself doing it. The people demand YouTubage!" Well, dear commenter, you ask and you......
Continue Reading "The People Demand YouTube Proof and We Provide"April 21, 2008
Another great shot by a Seattlest Flickr Contributor faust0matic A motorcyclist was arrested on Sunday outside of Eugene on charges of reckless driving. Ben Howard Kelley was clocked at going 164 mph on I-5. It is the top speed a trooper has ever verified for a speeder on I-5. Kelley was arrested wearing a helmet, one law he didn't break, but we imagine that wouldn't help much if you crashed at 164 mph.......
Continue Reading "Fastest Speeder Ever Caught on I-5"April 9, 2008
A bird's-eye view of I-5 from the Seattlest Flickr Pool, thanks to subactive photos Usually, when traffic is dawdling on I-5 at 30 m.p.h., we're longing for the arterial: same speed, fewer Seattle drivers. But starting next year, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) may be intentionally slowing down drivers on I-5 in hopes that it will ease traffic. The $25 million dollar project will focus on a six-mile stretch of I-5 where......
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