What a rainy, windy, stormy weekend we just had in Seattle! The first official day of Fall may have been over a month ago on September 22, but it sure didn’t FEEL like Fall began until this weekend. It was cold, dark, and pouring. Makes you jealous of bears and want to go hibernate for a few months.
Well now that Fall has unofficially arrived. We can expect to see dark, rainy days for probably the next six months. Along with the wonderful weather we can also expect one of the most amazing things about The Emerald City. When it rains in Seattle, everyone seems to forget how to drive!
Ok, it might not be unique to Seattle, but it does seem surprising nonetheless. Rain in our wonderful city brings more bad traffic and more accidents. Which brings us to the whole point of this post.
When you have rain, you have decreased visibility and diminished traction. Those two combine for more car accidents and more injuries. Let’s all try to be a little more careful out there when it’s wet. Provide a little more following distance if visibility is diminished and drive the posted limit. It will really help bring the auto accidents down.
