Driving

Earlier this week (July 14th, 2020), we asked residents which local Dairy Queen had the worst traffic in their parking lot. The results were somewhat surprising.

Three different times over the course of a day, either I almost witnessed or was involved in a near accident at a 4-way stop.

While I understand that no one is perfect and we've all made mistakes, especially when it comes to driving, you sir (or ma'am), need to back off a smidgen.

Now I'm not sure how your first few driving lessons went when you were growing up but mine were less than stellar. It didn't matter who I was driving with it usually ended up with one of my relatives gripping the 'Oh Shit' bar and screaming directions in my ear and WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!

Sometimes you're just driving along minding your own business and look out the window to capture the beautiful landscape you're driving through when all of a sudden you see a guy in a cart and buggy who's doing cookies in a parking lot.

Casper has some of the strangest traffic light times and lack of left turn signals for a city of this size. Maybe that's why many of our residents risk breaking the law for alternate routes.

As today is New Year's Eve, the Casper Police Department wants to remind residents to make smart decisions for your nightly activities.

The saying goes: 'tis the season to be jolly. But that doesn't seem to be the case on the streets of Casper, especially near any shopping locations.

Driving during the wintertime is never a fun thing to do. I was recently driving to my apartment from P.V. quite a long drive during the wintertime and even worse at night. The snow was coming down pretty hard and the snowplows hadn't gotten to the roads I was driving on and it made it a very scary drive home.

If you drive a 4-wheel drive vehicle in Wyoming you know the struggle of this video. More so than anyone else.

They are willing to evaluate your street for plowing if it is impassable.

For the latest road conditions, visit WyoRoad.info, call 511 or download the Wyoming 511 app.