Just a little bit! Is pole holding the signals is the same, but with upgraded signals?

Bragging from Coach?

That I did! Flying in from Orange County, it was around 3pm

The amazing thing this time the clouds broke just over the city…then covered up everything else on the approach

You can look up their permit here and see if there's grounds to contest it https://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/forest-practices

Go drive in Tennessee. The commercial truckers go 15 over and ride the ass of people who only go 10 over. 20 over is common. You thought we had bad drivers here - WA is nothing. Going to the east coast really opened my eyes to southern hospitality - they are nice because they are taking out their aggression on the road.

Spokane finally put a chopper up in the air to follow when they called off ground pursuit, its actually helped capture these Fs after the chase ends. So now, the judges who let them out on their own recognizance same day takes the blame when they go out and wreak havoc the next day.

High speed chases need to be outlawed at this point. There are more deaths from people fleeing the cops than there are from actual criminal activity now.

Looks a bit different nowadays!

Most traffic offenses that require court appearances, including speeding, are misdemeanors, not felonies.

In some states, including WA, speeding while evading police is a felony and there are a few other specific conditions where driving at high speeds can turn into a felony (e.g. speeding resulting in manslaughter). But the act of speeding alone is not a felony, i.e., if you’re tagged for doing 25 over at a speed trap but you pull over when directed, you’re getting a citation and court appearance but not a felony charge.

Maybe see if these folks are on alert about it? https://westernlaw.org/

Damn, no shade to your editing OP but I kind of love the original more.

Keep wilderness wild. Climbing dangerous routes is a privilege earned through experience and good judgement. It is not a need that must be catered to.

Your photo reminds me that there's beauty in everything in Washington state. Love it!

I live in the mid columbia valley , where this happened. If 20 over was a felony, half the population would be in jail or have a family member in jail, and the ag sector would be destroyed. Not saying it's good, but the rules of the road out here are pretty different.

The WA Legislature poorly markets their law changes for sure. I don't think people will be willing to try an income tax until these corrupt yahoos are out.

It’s so pretty flying into Sea-Tac

And? Is there evidence showing that this law has increased bystander deaths? Honestly seems way too early to make any statistically significant claims one way or the other.

DUI is only a misdemeanor in most situations. Speeding is usually just a traffic infraction, even at 20 over, unless they can also prove reckless driving (which is criminal, but also generally only misdemeanor criminal).

In CA, the fines double at 15mph. Anecdotes suggest they rarely even bother people going less than 15 over and often write tickets for more than 15 at the lower level anyways. They actually have a law that makes exceeding 100mph considered reckless driving.

Then we get further away into NV, UT, ID, MT, they have higher speed limits (75 and 80) to begin with. NV, speeding is a misdemeanor (fine no more than $20 per mph over the limit capped at $1000 which implies misdemeanor charges for going 50 over!). UT's reckless driving law kicks in at 105mph. ID doesn't have anything super clear on the subject, but there doesn't appear to be any explicit excessive speeding statute. Similar in MT, though school and work zones can upgrade the infraction to a misdemeanor. No mention of felonies in any of those states...

I think you have some incorrect perceptions on how things work in other states.

Bystanders are still dying.

Love this drive so much! Cayuse Pass in spring and fall is such a fun loop 🥰

Always a good feeling. Welcome home.

>that's why it is, in fact, a criminal traffic offense (yes, a felony)

Citation needed.

20mph over the posted limit isn't a felony ANYWHERE in the US.

I'm not arguing for or against speeding, I'm merely pointing out you are saying and repeating a falsehood.

Aren’t they cutting 100 acres in Lewis county of old growth forest? What can we do to stop this?

River now.