Snow, abandoned vehicles.... What?
 

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Abandoned vehicles litter the George Washington Parkway in McLean, Virginia, just outside Washington on Thursday. The snowstorm caused havoc as many motorists abandoned their stranded vehicles during evening rush-hour in the Capital region.


I just came across this photo on a news site with that caption. I'm sorry but abandoned vehicles? Who in the world would just leave their car in the middle of a highway and why? Also the vehicles in this picture don't look to be particurally stuck (Heck the parking lot that I use every day has deeper snow then that road :rolleyes:)

Am I missing something here?

Yeah why?

I have maintained that they MUST teach that particular technique in driver's ed classes; it is that prevalent. Also stopping at the bottom of all hills so that you force all behind you to lose their momentum, too.

I assume the road was packed with stopped cars when they were abandoned, then the road was plowed around these cars after the other eventually moved.

Inexperienced snow drivers + bad all seasons = the city better hurry up and impound those cars to make a quick buck!

Looks like Biff and Buffy couldn't make it up the hill.

Oh I just read some of them ran out of gas or crashed.

I don't see any Mercedes in that photo :D

MB Roadside assistance brings you fuel if you run out :D

I see 2 BMWs and 2 VWs.:confused:

Apparently traffic was backed up for 10 hours. Some people just got out and walked home.

-J

It doesn't matter what you are driving when everyone else on the road is stopped.

Wow....

Still, that's at least one good reason to keep a full case of music CDs in the car :D

Just catch a cab

No one in VA knows how to drive in the snow.

Fixed your quote.