I5 South Union Street - WTF is happening??

[Teken]

If anyone lives by this freeway underpass can you offer some insight as what the approach looks like before you enter the underpass??

Interested to know if there are proper signage indicating a very short intersection leading out that path. Based on this curated video people are just ignoring the posted speed limits and are just zipping out!

Only to realize there’s a short controlled intersection at the end.

 

[Parley]

Maybe with Google maps you can find out. What city is this? Union Street exit?

Edit: With a little research this is in Seattle, Washington. A number of stories out on this.

 

[lulu5kamz]

That was very entertaining!

 

[Sphinxicus]

curiosity got the better of me. Google needs a camera with better low light performance. Perhaps we should put them in touch with @EMPIRETECANDY

 

[Teken]

This news cast offers the best information and over view of the tunnel.

 

[Gargoile]

It's call throttle induced oversteer (front wheel cars only). You let off the gas and the front tires act as a engine break and the rear tires are free to to continue the cars momentum causing it to fishtail and spin.

 

[bigredfish]

I’m buying a tow truck and parking at that intersection…

 

[bp2008]

Shame that camera doesn't have a timestamp.

 

[TonyR]

Google won't let you move along in that tunnel like normal so it's hard to tell but right off I see a couple of issues:

• There are NO advance signs in that underpass/tunnel that I can see indicating that there is a traffic signal and cross walk ahead.
• There are no advance traffic signals on the near side of the intersection at the 10 ft. level, only over head on span wire and there should be because it's over 40 ft. from the nearside stop bar to those overhead signals.

Granted cars are exiting too fast but even so, it's a terrible design from a traffic-engineering and safety aspect, IMO.

They should also consider grooving the pavement under there for traction. It's Seattle, it's rainy, the sun doesn't hit that under there, wouldn't surprise me if there was algae on the roadway...slick and slimy. Rough up the pavement there some.

 

[Sybertiger]

Apparently these assholes don't believe the 20MPH and arrow signs on Union Street

 

[djernie]

All boils down to the way the idiots drive today. No regard for any one on the road. I am sure most of the ass hats that crash probably waited to the last moment moved across 3 lanes just to take that exit. Why else would they be traveling at such speeds.

 

[looney2ns]

It's Seattle residents, that explains it all.

Hey, Nest cameras are worth using ONCE in a while.