I've lived here most of my life. The red light running was never anything like this until COVID. People decided during the pandemic that following traffic rules was for chumps and now your head has to be on a swivel at every single intersection regardless of whether you have the green or not.
I would respectively have to disagree. We moved here in 94' and in the first day, the very first day mind you, we saw 2 different incidents of people completely spacing out and running headlong thru stop signs. So no, Seattle drivers have ALWAYS been terrible! Though, would admit that the speed at which they do it has definitely gotten worse.
This is either drugs or alcohol. Not that drugs are legal, it's going to happen more and more and there's also insurance fraud. Part of the insurance fraud is work have to pay you while you're "healing". People are abusing the law and we get inflation on our insurance.
I've lived in metro Seattle for 54 of my 56 years. Our drivers are atrocious. Blinkers aren't used, tail gating on the freeways is horrendous, and both yield and speed limit signs are ignored.
People might respect speed limits more if they made sense for the roads they were on (Looking at you 25 zone on Elliott Ave and Magnolia Bridge) rather then set based on the incessant whining of "advocates"
I swear people have gotten even worse since 2020. We were never something to brag about but it's legit scary when you actually pay attention around you and see the idiots.
Normally I like to watch these kind of compilation videos without commentary, but your commentary actually enhances the video. Informative and funny when appropriate. Good job Sir!
I've lived in the greater Seattle area for over fifty years, and I've found that Seattle drivers are perfectly capable of driving safely in any weather condition - PROVIDED that they have had at least seven straight days of practice in that weather. Considering that our weather tends to change every three or four days ...
Hahaha missed jokes aside this is my experience. Every time the weather changes the commute times jump up for the dozens of fender benders (at least) around the city.
I was on a schoolbus in Northgate when a car ran like 90° into the thing. That car was done. None of the kids were physically hurt on the bus. At all. If any of those bus riders were in a car at that place and time, the situation would be different. I wouldn't be surprised if many bus riders would cause such tragedies if they were forced to drive. In fact, national FARS data, per capita, per state, correlates Census Bureau ACS data with the number of people who commute alone by car. the Rsq>a half
I hate all the passive aggressive people and drivers. Everyone's so petty. Some guy blared his horn at me because I was yielding to walking pedestrians, he sped around me trying to make the same turn and almost ran them over...
7. As for the emergency vehicle question, even with lights and sirens activated, an emergency vehicle may not pass through a red light or stop sign until the operator/engineer ensures all traffic has stopped to give the emergency vehicle the right of way.
@@billyd7882there are plenty of people who are unaware of this. Most just think every intersection is up to emergency responders subjectivity - and not explicitly requires full 4-way stationary traffic.
I drive for a living in Seattle and have done so for 22 years. My worst complaint is people don't know how to allow other cars to merge into traffic. They think ONLY of themselves and don't realize we all have to merge at one time or another and it makes the driving universe better for everyone when we use the zipper technique of letting every other car merge in like a zipper does with the staggered rungs when zipping up . My second biggest complaint is cars thinking that crowding my bumper will make me go faster. It is so dangerous in the event I have to slam on my brakes.
Yup - those are both pet peeves of mine as well. I always give a wave when people let me in, to encourage good behavior, but yeah, tailgaters are the worst. Thanks for watching!
FINALLY!!!! Someone recognizes that merging into lanes is like zipping up a zipper. Since we have this idea in common, I guess that makes us friends now.
I grew up in West Seattle.. left for the military in '85. When I visit family... my defensive/offensive driving engages at Cle Elum, and on my return, doesn't disengage until I pass Ellensburg.
As I replied to a similar comment, speaking as a paramedic in Ontario Canada, that's probably not correct. According to the Ambulance Act that determines the laws where I work, even if we're on an emergency run with lights and sirens, not only are we required to come to a complete stop at every stop sign and red light, but if we're traveling through a red light we must, by law, stop at every single lane of traffic that we're passing through. Of course in practice we never do that unless it's necessary due to oncoming traffic, but if we get in an accident while passing through a red light, it is 100% our fault. I wouldn't be surprised if American laws are similar.
Wrong. Under Washington law emergency lights and siren allow emergency vehicles to proceed through red traffic lights only after determining it is safe to do so without causing a collision with traffic that has green controls.
@1:04. If Seattle uses the OPTICOM infrared signal controller system like most major cities, the fire truck was NOT at fault. When the sensor--which is mounted near the signal light--receives an IR signal from the fire truck, ALL lights in the intersection go red.
I know Seattle has the ability to turn the lights on 4th Avenue green (the fire engine was traveling on 4th) but I'm not sure they use the system to turn it red in all directions. I'd forgotten about it until you mentioned it - I'm not sure why they didn't have the lights green for the emergency response - maybe SFD hadn't requested it yet. Thanks for watching!
Nah...Bellevue drivers are incredibly bad. It's all about entitlement. (although there are some ethnic groups on the Eastside that don't seem to have spacial awareness or respect for traffic laws.)
If you are referring to Asian drivers. They are bad drivers for being too conservative at driving and driving too slowly and waiting too long at the 4 way stops. They are not entitled, they don't speed nor run light lights.
Yeah, that would be nice! The city doesn't retain any of the footage from the cameras, but luckily I have access to a private archiving site that saves the footage for a few days. Thanks for watching!
Driving in Seattle isn’t just about watching the road; you also need to brace yourself for all sorts of unexpected chaos. That ‘Duke boys’ stunt of crashing through barriers and damaging the bridge was the peak of madness. Hopefully, everyone watching this will take the lesson and drive more safely!
Hahaha. That'll fix the problem for sure. Brighter colors and overhauls on the roundabouts. Way to think outside the box, my friend. Damn. Your statement made me a little sad.
I completely understand, I lived in Landsberg am Lech from 1981-1993. I still miss living there. Much better drivers, just about everything is better. I visited Landsberg last April and I didn't want to come back to the US.
I read online that your cops ticket people on shoulder, you can't be there unless you're (wrecked or dead)...that would be awesome here, they pull over into shoulder for any reason or no reason at all, in extreme danger...to both themselves and passersby
I grew up in Seattle and now live on the eastside and boy I would LOVE you to include Bellevue/Redmond/Kirkland etc drivers. Bellevue has all the entitled impatient rich fucks and the amount of cybertrucks I have seen is ridiculous. They must be shamed, as well! Ps: I love your voice overs! Besides helping in explaining what is happening, I appreciate the jokes! Ignore the haters, they can fucking mute if they don't like it (fr who the fuck blocks a channel for THEM voluntarily listening to commentary that is optional and can be muted....?)
Lol, I'm tempted to include cybertrucks just to shame them for existing - I'll have to see if I can find footage of one for my next compilation 😂 - thank you for watching!!
I drove all over the World professionally and for pleasure been driving for 30 years and Wa state drives are the worst specially in Puget Sound area, but in Arizona and Oregon they bad as well
Some real "bangers" in this collection (pun intended)...I lost count of the rollovers; that seems to happen more frequently than it used to--never saw it too frequently, 25-30 years ago...Thanks for the "entertaining" collection; I recognize many of those intersections, neighborhoods!
We didn't have so many suvs/trucks 25-30 years ago. I remember all the hubub about rollovers etc back then, looks like they were right to be concerned.
AS @subjekt5577 wrote there are more suvs/trucks now but also the more rounded aerodynamic designs tend to roll and be able to cause other vehicles to roll over more easily then old styles.
The only place I’ve seen that has worse drivers is parts of New Jersey…But we are pretty high up there on the bad drivers list combined with most people in this area being on drugs 24/7
I got T-boned in the same intersection in the video at 2.01 mins. Driver headed Eastbound came through with so much confidence I thought I had run a red. What's giving the drivers the impression they don't have to stop ?
That’s insane. Red light running never made sense to me. Honestly Even if Im distracted, I’m never THAT distracted. Almost like there are people out there with crashing fetishes or something
I've lived in and out of Seattle since 1979 and I don't know what it is but Seattle drivers are bad. I've been saying this for decades. Maybe the weather?
As an eastern Washington resident that has had to live there i can say that Seattle area drivers are the rudest most unskilled drivers in existence. Texting and riding your tail,speeding racing ,and my favorite, lane sweeping.
I used to driver up and down I-5 in a truck. Moving bringing windows from Canada down to California. For some reason I noticed that when I got into Oregon and got closer to Portland drivers liked to slow down and then stay at the tail of the trailer. It continued like that through Seattle. I could speed up or slow down and they stay in position at the rear of the trailer. They would be in the next lane over holding that position. Before their car reached me I could see them coming up. It always happened in Oregon and Washington.
@@Rhaspun Can confirm. East Seattle area for 20 years. Very annoying. Having been to ID, UT, and other states, only happens in OR and WA. It seems they are trying to block other cars from passing and hold up the traffic.
@@Rhaspunas a native to Oregon my dad taught us to ride your tail wind so we used less gas that way.... You pull us right along. Oh and yes, there is a specific sweet spot. Hope it wasn't a nuisance. Thank you 😊.
Red light running is rampant, and it's typically obviously on purpose. When there is a delay between the lights changing and a car still blows through a red light after the crossing light has turned green, that means they saw the yellow for some time and said F-it. These drivers are in smaller towns too, not just Seattle. Need to install pop up bolsters for when the light changes.
Great Channel, I watch other similar channels, and it takes 2 minutes to build up a single crash. I like how you keep the flow going and don't waste time.
Thank you! Yeah, I'm always annoyed when channels drag things out for too long - like, just make a shorter video if you don't have the content. Thankfully, Seattle drivers make sure I always have plenty of clips to share 😂
Number three, He got hit by the fire truck, But all the pedestrians had the same right-of-way and they stayed to put! That's just a case of self-importance to the point of detriment.
"The fire engine had the red light." In every state/county I have ever lived in, when fire trucks have their sirens on all traffic lights in a 1-2 block radius go red, to stop all traffic flow for the fire trucks. As in a built into the traffic light system fire truck with sirens on would always have red lights, by design.
Yeah, we don't seem to have that system in Seattle - they do have the ability to turn the lights green on a few of the roads downtown, so I'm not sure why that didn't happen in this case.
1:42 small error to correct. The car on the right enters the intersection just before the light turns red. The car on the right is crossing legally in WA state, you can enter the intersection as long as the light is yellow. The car on the left enters just after the light changes to red and is therefore running a red light.
Seattle is a mix of idiots going 5 under in the left lane while texting, people going 20 over the speed of traffic/tailgating, and an inability to understand zipper merging
Yeah, speeding always makes things worse. Washington is a comparative negligence state, so both parties in a crash can be found partially at fault depending on what happens.
@@SeattleTrafficCams I honestly don't even know the brand. It's not a high end cloud based one, just one that gives me a good 1080p video, front and rear, onto a SD card if I need it.
There's just a higher camera density down there, and I think more drivers are funneled onto roads that have more cameras. Like, north of the cut, Lake City Way only has a few cameras, and 15th Ave only has a few as well, so it seems like crashes on the south side are more likely to be on traffic cam.
Thank you, again, Friend of All Criminals, King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion and her relentless efforts not to charge people with gun crime, or to fold a guilty plea with another conviction and then agree to concurrent sentencing. The guy was already a criminal which is why he couldn't carry a gun in the first place. Way to go, Leesa.
Usually firetrucks slow down quite a bit when going against a red light. That car driver took that as an invite from the firetruck to go ahead and cross. Despite the red lights and siren. It's in the DMV handbook. Emergency vehicles have right of way.
Zipper merging in greater Seattle is dangerous because the main lane people resent you for using zipper method. The thinking is, “hey, I have waited 15 minutes and you need to also.” Hostility galore.
1:48 I think the BMW and Honda are in the clear on this, I think the BMW’s front tires got past the crosswalk (in fact most of their vehicle is either on the crosswalk or past it) before the light turned red but that Honda I don’t know about, the Jeep forsure ran it
7:35 I was working the door at The 5 Point Cafe when that accident happened and watched it in real time. I was the 911 caller and who pulled the guy out of the upside down vehicle. He was physically ok, but clearly intoxicated. He actually jumped a curb that sent his car into one of the the pillars of the Monorail and he kinda backflipped off the pillar. Crazy night!
7 roll overs. Just started living in Seattle as a college student and it's true that Seattle drivers suck significantly more that on the east side like Duvall. But that may just be my impression since they are generally making more stupid driving decisions, but it must at least partially be the fact that the street infrastructure in downtown and other parts of Seattle sucks.
What do you mean technically they're at fault? They have EMERGENCY lights on. They're 100 percent not at fault. They're protected under emergency vehicle immunity laws.
I was in an accident a few years ago and the pain and headache that it caused me has made me drive like a grandma ever since. I hope these people understand how much of a burden it is to get in these accidents.
You're making stuff up. Getting in accidents is so easy a child could do it with their eyes closed. Now, getting OUT of one... That's a different matter.
Oh no, that sounds like a mess - hope you were okay! I don't usually use dash cam clips, but maybe I can find it on traffic cam. How long ago was it, and what were the intersections?
My brother lives in Seattle and I worry sometimes about him getting run into. I’m up north in dorkville and don’t drive much. No wonder insurance rates are so high.
Nice! It's fun when I drive in parts of the city I haven't spent much time in, but recognize because of seeing them on traffic camera all the time. Thanks for watching!
Idk if it's all the people who have moved here from other states and countries? Or all the gray and clouds distracting them? But since I started having to go towards downtown Seattle for work, I've realized what causes traffic. Some people just can't, and shouldn't be driving AT ALL. When you drive 10 miles per hour or more, and leave huge gaps between vehicles, you're not avoiding anything, or being safer, you're causing problems. Everyone else has to slow down, change lanes to go around. Please get a bus pass if you cannot handle doing the speed limit.
I'm going to say 7 rollovers. From Toronto, Canada. Sad to say we are getting into the red light running and crashing epidemic. Been 3 serious ones in the last 2 months alone, with cars running lights and hitting our local transit buses overnight.
2:00 I believe this is the off ramp to First Ave from eastbound West Seattle Bridge. Where the red semi is, is straight only and marked no right turn*. But, you guessed it, I have seen so many right turns. Maybe they changed the light pattern but it used to be people turning illegally right (*which can’t be seen) while traffic on the right had a green light.
What is it with people hitting something or someone and they just keep on rolling and hitting other drivers? Are they in such shock they can't hit the brakes?
So couldn't quite tell if that last one on the bridge with all the headlights actually flipped but it did go on to its side so I'm counting that so my total is..... "8"! there are eight rolls overs. And if I am mistaken because of the headlights were blinding..... "7"!
4:35 - Not sure what's going on with that area?! Do you really have to ask? And them fleeing on foot pretty much proves that the vehicle was stolen, to be used in other crimes.
🤔 so the fire engine WAS on there way to a location ( POSSIBLY A FIRE ) and they stop to check on this person that was APPARENTLY IN THE WRONG ? Why did they not continue to the EMERGENCY and just let the chief that was following handle this situation ? Looks as though he also stopped
Am I the only one who hears the obviously wrong commentary? The Toyota Camry at 1:13 that crashed into the fire truck. That is 100% the Toyota’s fault. By taking drivers ed, your taught that emergency vehicles ALWAYS have the right of way. Always check your facts before assuming.
The city most likely had to pay for the damages involving the fire vehicle running that red signal. The emergency lights were not engaged. That would be a tough sell for a judge to favor the FD in that case.
Today, I watched someone miss the turn to a business so they decided to make a five point turn in the middle of the road blocking all four lanes of traffic. Luckily everyone else stopped in time. People, just drive normal!!!
We see an increasing number of rollovers because giant SUVs and their higher-than-necessary center of gravity. Probably 9 out of 10 people who buy giant SUVs never take them off road or use all that space in the back that makes it more difficult to see behind them. People don't usually buy giant SUVs because they need the ground clearance or need the huge amount of cargo space...... they buy them because "everyone else has one".
Seattle has a very good driving record compared to other large cities nationally. All cities have accidents and idiot drivers. I know folks from the Midwest who continually comment about how much more polite our drivers are here than in the Midwest.
I've lived here most of my life. The red light running was never anything like this until COVID. People decided during the pandemic that following traffic rules was for chumps and now your head has to be on a swivel at every single intersection regardless of whether you have the green or not.
I would respectively have to disagree. We moved here in 94' and in the first day, the very first day mind you, we saw 2 different incidents of people completely spacing out and running headlong thru stop signs. So no, Seattle drivers have ALWAYS been terrible! Though, would admit that the speed at which they do it has definitely gotten worse.
This is either drugs or alcohol. Not that drugs are legal, it's going to happen more and more and there's also insurance fraud. Part of the insurance fraud is work have to pay you while you're "healing". People are abusing the law and we get inflation on our insurance.
@@Perkins456 It definitely got way worse in covid.
@@Perkins456It has gotten worse since 2020. We also have a ton of New Driver Stickers in the areas I frequent
It got worse. I’ve driven this area for almost 50 years, and it changed exponentially during Covid. 😵💫
This is my favorite channel to watch as I drive into work. It has really opened my eyes to just how many people get in my way while driving.
Wait you watch youtube video's while driving?
@@scogilinerIt's just a matter of time until this person is in a video posted on this channel.
@@scogilinerit’s a joke…
@@TheRTD420it’s a joke…
this needs to be a pinned comment
I've lived in metro Seattle for 54 of my 56 years. Our drivers are atrocious. Blinkers aren't used, tail gating on the freeways is horrendous, and both yield and speed limit signs are ignored.
People might respect speed limits more if they made sense for the roads they were on (Looking at you 25 zone on Elliott Ave and Magnolia Bridge) rather then set based on the incessant whining of "advocates"
I swear people have gotten even worse since 2020.
We were never something to brag about but it's legit scary when you actually pay attention around you and see the idiots.
I notice so many ppl going way under the speed limit. That’s what sets me off
@@abyssalreclass Speed limits are speed limits...optional only to those who don't think the same rules apply to them as everyone else.
@@mexifry222 Agreed!
Normally I like to watch these kind of compilation videos without commentary, but your commentary actually enhances the video. Informative and funny when appropriate. Good job Sir!
I've lived in the greater Seattle area for over fifty years, and I've found that Seattle drivers are perfectly capable of driving safely in any weather condition - PROVIDED that they have had at least seven straight days of practice in that weather. Considering that our weather tends to change every three or four days ...
What are you smoking, Seattle drivers the other week had a 40ish pile up due to people speeding when it was raining….
No idea what you’re talking about. Seattle drivers are always bad at driving even at stable weather conditions.
@@kenkarmel7722 whoosh
Hahaha missed jokes aside this is my experience. Every time the weather changes the commute times jump up for the dozens of fender benders (at least) around the city.
😂 That opening line about the bus. Well played
I was on a schoolbus in Northgate when a car ran like 90° into the thing. That car was done. None of the kids were physically hurt on the bus. At all. If any of those bus riders were in a car at that place and time, the situation would be different. I wouldn't be surprised if many bus riders would cause such tragedies if they were forced to drive. In fact, national FARS data, per capita, per state, correlates Census Bureau ACS data with the number of people who commute alone by car. the Rsq>a half
That I agree 100 percent; no crash compilation video ever had that, so I subbed. I swear, it had to be her _delivery_
I live north of Seattle and let me tell you the stereotypes of who are bad drivers are 1000% real
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So, everyone?
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I'm in Edmonds and I concur.
I hate all the passive aggressive people and drivers. Everyone's so petty. Some guy blared his horn at me because I was yielding to walking pedestrians, he sped around me trying to make the same turn and almost ran them over...
7. As for the emergency vehicle question, even with lights and sirens activated, an emergency vehicle may not pass through a red light or stop sign until the operator/engineer ensures all traffic has stopped to give the emergency vehicle the right of way.
Thanks for that Captain Obvious!
@@billyd7882there are plenty of people who are unaware of this. Most just think every intersection is up to emergency responders subjectivity - and not explicitly requires full 4-way stationary traffic.
@@billyd7882 You are most welcome.
I drive for a living in Seattle and have done so for 22 years. My worst complaint is people don't know how to allow other cars to merge into traffic. They think ONLY of themselves and don't realize we all have to merge at one time or another and it makes the driving universe better for everyone when we use the zipper technique of letting every other car merge in like a zipper does with the staggered rungs when zipping up . My second biggest complaint is cars thinking that crowding my bumper will make me go faster. It is so dangerous in the event I have to slam on my brakes.
Yup - those are both pet peeves of mine as well. I always give a wave when people let me in, to encourage good behavior, but yeah, tailgaters are the worst. Thanks for watching!
FINALLY!!!! Someone recognizes that merging into lanes is like zipping up a zipper. Since we have this idea in common, I guess that makes us friends now.
We have all of this on Whidbey Island but it all happens at 5 mph.
Lol, that seems a lot safer - I'm picturing a lot of slow motion fist shaking as well 😂
At least your pedestrians have a chance to give these morons the slip (except the zombies also glued to their phones).
I grew up in West Seattle.. left for the military in '85.
When I visit family... my defensive/offensive driving engages at Cle Elum, and on my return, doesn't disengage until I pass Ellensburg.
"Jerrry! I said TAKE the bus! not TAKE OUT the bus!"
😂😂😂
As someone who lives out here I can say with my whole chest, people can't drive for sh*t in Western Washington.
And have no clue how traffic operates in a round about.
Emergency vehicles running code (lights and siren) have right of way over everybody except trains.
Yes, but they are required to show due care and caution.
As I replied to a similar comment, speaking as a paramedic in Ontario Canada, that's probably not correct. According to the Ambulance Act that determines the laws where I work, even if we're on an emergency run with lights and sirens, not only are we required to come to a complete stop at every stop sign and red light, but if we're traveling through a red light we must, by law, stop at every single lane of traffic that we're passing through. Of course in practice we never do that unless it's necessary due to oncoming traffic, but if we get in an accident while passing through a red light, it is 100% our fault. I wouldn't be surprised if American laws are similar.
Wrong. Under Washington law emergency lights and siren allow emergency vehicles to proceed through red traffic lights only after determining it is safe to do so without causing a collision with traffic that has green controls.
I've driven enough in Bellevue to know that they're as bad or worse than Seattle drivers...
Divers in Bellevue are worse because they feel entitled to cut you off.
@@WraithBlackthorn EXACTLY!
@1:04. If Seattle uses the OPTICOM infrared signal controller system like most major cities, the fire truck was NOT at fault. When the sensor--which is mounted near the signal light--receives an IR signal from the fire truck, ALL lights in the intersection go red.
I know Seattle has the ability to turn the lights on 4th Avenue green (the fire engine was traveling on 4th) but I'm not sure they use the system to turn it red in all directions. I'd forgotten about it until you mentioned it - I'm not sure why they didn't have the lights green for the emergency response - maybe SFD hadn't requested it yet. Thanks for watching!
Nah...Bellevue drivers are incredibly bad. It's all about entitlement. (although there are some ethnic groups on the Eastside that don't seem to have spacial awareness or respect for traffic laws.)
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If you are referring to Asian drivers. They are bad drivers for being too conservative at driving and driving too slowly and waiting too long at the 4 way stops. They are not entitled, they don't speed nor run light lights.
They should stop making you bend over backwards to collect these and just release them with full transparency.
Absolutely the last person I'd expect to see on a Seattle Crash Compilation video. Small world.
Yeah, that would be nice! The city doesn't retain any of the footage from the cameras, but luckily I have access to a private archiving site that saves the footage for a few days. Thanks for watching!
@@SeattleTrafficCams I wouldn’t retain the footage either if I was beholden to local real estate and chamber of commerce interests 😀
keep the montage and commentary coming. I love it. Informative and comedy to watch over breakfast
Thank you, I appreciate it!!
@SeattleTrafficCams who are you?
If you have "driving down stairways" on your bucket list. Then driving in Seattle is for you
Driving in Seattle isn’t just about watching the road; you also need to brace yourself for all sorts of unexpected chaos. That ‘Duke boys’ stunt of crashing through barriers and damaging the bridge was the peak of madness. Hopefully, everyone watching this will take the lesson and drive more safely!
seattle needs a mjaor overhaul for roundabouts and more brighter colors around town!
Or safer driver behavior
Brighter colors come in the form of pride flags scattered about. The city is content with its amount of color at the moment.
@@TheReapersSon You can have orange or red or green and liven it up a bit without offending anyone's fragile masculinity.
Hahaha. That'll fix the problem for sure. Brighter colors and overhauls on the roundabouts. Way to think outside the box, my friend. Damn. Your statement made me a little sad.
How about nice bright porta potty’s on ever corner.
"They also set a new record for response time "
Here's your sub. Keep the change.
I appreciate it - thanks for watching!
When i see videos like this i feel very grateful to live in Germany
I completely understand, I lived in Landsberg am Lech from 1981-1993. I still miss living there. Much better drivers, just about everything is better. I visited Landsberg last April and I didn't want to come back to the US.
I read online that your cops ticket people on shoulder, you can't be there unless you're (wrecked or dead)...that would be awesome here, they pull over into shoulder for any reason or no reason at all, in extreme danger...to both themselves and passersby
Among other reasons, lol. 😊
@@KF-qj2rn if possible they take you off the Autobahn to give you a ticket because stopping on the shoulder is to dangerous
I grew up in Seattle and now live on the eastside and boy I would LOVE you to include Bellevue/Redmond/Kirkland etc drivers. Bellevue has all the entitled impatient rich fucks and the amount of cybertrucks I have seen is ridiculous. They must be shamed, as well!
Ps: I love your voice overs! Besides helping in explaining what is happening, I appreciate the jokes! Ignore the haters, they can fucking mute if they don't like it (fr who the fuck blocks a channel for THEM voluntarily listening to commentary that is optional and can be muted....?)
Lol, I'm tempted to include cybertrucks just to shame them for existing - I'll have to see if I can find footage of one for my next compilation 😂 - thank you for watching!!
Seriously? You don't understand why Rainer Valley, aka Death Valley, is sketchy!?
Tell us
@@NewYorksWorstDriversMLK way
Why do you suppose?
I drove all over the World professionally and for pleasure been driving for 30 years and Wa state drives are the worst specially in Puget Sound area, but in Arizona and Oregon they bad as well
Some real "bangers" in this collection (pun intended)...I lost count of the rollovers; that seems to happen more frequently than it used to--never saw it too frequently, 25-30 years ago...Thanks for the "entertaining" collection; I recognize many of those intersections, neighborhoods!
We didn't have so many suvs/trucks 25-30 years ago. I remember all the hubub about rollovers etc back then, looks like they were right to be concerned.
AS @subjekt5577 wrote there are more suvs/trucks now but also the more rounded aerodynamic designs tend to roll and be able to cause other vehicles to roll over more easily then old styles.
Love your voice and commentary! Don’t mind the haters!
Thank you, I appreciate it!!
The only place I’ve seen that has worse drivers is parts of New Jersey…But we are pretty high up there on the bad drivers list combined with most people in this area being on drugs 24/7
The drug problem is out of control here. It wrecks so much havoc. There needs to be stronger punishment for drug use
I got T-boned in the same intersection in the video at 2.01 mins. Driver headed Eastbound came through with so much confidence I thought I had run a red. What's giving the drivers the impression they don't have to stop ?
That’s insane. Red light running never made sense to me. Honestly Even if Im distracted, I’m never THAT distracted. Almost like there are people out there with crashing fetishes or something
@@abbieliz396 "Crash fetish" well maybe Lol. I think there's something clearly wrong with the signaling or arrangement of the intersection.
Yeah, there are so many crashes there - not sure what's going on...
Lol, wasn't there a movie along those lines back in the mid 2000's?
As a local CA trucker who travels the bay area and LA these drivers make ours look like saints.
I got the impression that all your worst drivers moved here.
And, WHAT of the infamous Union Street Offramp of I-5?
No traffic camera there, unfortunately - that would be a great spot for one!
In my best count from sesame Street voice, Six, six wonderful drivers baa-haa-haa
You’re not sure why Rainier Ave S has a lot of shenanigans?
7 Rolls counted! Some people just shouldn't drive.
Just came across your channel, decent clips and narration!
I've lived in and out of Seattle since 1979 and I don't know what it is but Seattle drivers are bad. I've been saying this for decades. Maybe the weather?
It's far too easy to get a drivers license.
Yeah, and far too easy to keep it even if you get in crash after crash... thanks for watching!
Your commentary is brilliant. Thank you.
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miss these video's thank you for posting. I counted 6 roll over MVC's . crazy.
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I counted 6 rollovers! I really enjoyed watching, thank you!
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As an eastern Washington resident that has had to live there i can say that Seattle area drivers are the rudest most unskilled drivers in existence. Texting and riding your tail,speeding racing ,and my favorite, lane sweeping.
I used to driver up and down I-5 in a truck. Moving bringing windows from Canada down to California. For some reason I noticed that when I got into Oregon and got closer to Portland drivers liked to slow down and then stay at the tail of the trailer. It continued like that through Seattle. I could speed up or slow down and they stay in position at the rear of the trailer. They would be in the next lane over holding that position. Before their car reached me I could see them coming up. It always happened in Oregon and Washington.
@@Rhaspun Can confirm. East Seattle area for 20 years. Very annoying. Having been to ID, UT, and other states, only happens in OR and WA. It seems they are trying to block other cars from passing and hold up the traffic.
@@Rhaspunas a native to Oregon my dad taught us to ride your tail wind so we used less gas that way.... You pull us right along. Oh and yes, there is a specific sweet spot. Hope it wasn't a nuisance. Thank you 😊.
@@ihcnehcnope
Also in snow, you plow for us.
Red light running is rampant, and it's typically obviously on purpose. When there is a delay between the lights changing and a car still blows through a red light after the crossing light has turned green, that means they saw the yellow for some time and said F-it. These drivers are in smaller towns too, not just Seattle. Need to install pop up bolsters for when the light changes.
New subscriber. Love your dry sense of humour. 😅
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Well, SOMETHING in Seattle has to be dry
We have been in Seattle for over forty-five years We pray everyday we drive 🚗🙏in Seattle drivers are crazy 🤪😳!
Drugs and not holding people accountable for their actions is why this crap happens.
Also cars.
@@242sighting Nah just drugs.
No, everytime I see a shite driver around here, they are mid50s and playing on their ipad in their new Tesla.
2:01 wow! That car rolled over SEVERAL times!
Why our 16 y/o has fear driving 😮
It's not Paranoia if they really are out to get you. Yes, I ride a motorcycle. Healthy awareness.
Great Channel, I watch other similar channels, and it takes 2 minutes to build up a single crash. I like how you keep the flow going and don't waste time.
Thank you! Yeah, I'm always annoyed when channels drag things out for too long - like, just make a shorter video if you don't have the content. Thankfully, Seattle drivers make sure I always have plenty of clips to share 😂
Number three, He got hit by the fire truck, But all the pedestrians had the same right-of-way and they stayed to put! That's just a case of self-importance to the point of detriment.
"The fire engine had the red light."
In every state/county I have ever lived in, when fire trucks have their sirens on all traffic lights in a 1-2 block radius go red, to stop all traffic flow for the fire trucks. As in a built into the traffic light system fire truck with sirens on would always have red lights, by design.
Yeah, we don't seem to have that system in Seattle - they do have the ability to turn the lights green on a few of the roads downtown, so I'm not sure why that didn't happen in this case.
Golden cold open 😂
0:03 No, wait... not... not like that. 😕
Lol, thanks - it took me a while to figure out how to start the video 😀
Car vs Bus is always my favorite.
The bus always wins
It takes a certain kind of skill to not see a bus...
@ It’s only a 30-60’ long vehicle, some drivers might not see that lol
1:42 small error to correct. The car on the right enters the intersection just before the light turns red. The car on the right is crossing legally in WA state, you can enter the intersection as long as the light is yellow. The car on the left enters just after the light changes to red and is therefore running a red light.
Obviously the third car is also running a red.
Seattle is a mix of idiots going 5 under in the left lane while texting, people going 20 over the speed of traffic/tailgating, and an inability to understand zipper merging
Yeah, that sums it up pretty perfectly - good to see a fellow Seattleite in the comments 😂
8 rollovers in the video , some were a real head scratcher .
Just out of curiosity, how many of the accidents would be safe for a rear facing or forward facing child seats.
Not sure what happens in the area of rainier south lol
"they also set a new record for response time"
i genuinely snorted, your fucking delivery is money!
Lol, glad you enjoyed - thanks for watching!
I love this channel
Only here do I receive angry honks for not speeding, not turning left on a red, etc.
Speeding does make you at fault in an accident regardless of what occurs. Speeding makes accidents worse 100% of the time.
Yeah, speeding always makes things worse. Washington is a comparative negligence state, so both parties in a crash can be found partially at fault depending on what happens.
I counted 6 roll overs. This is why I never drive without my dash cams.
I'm also a proud member of the dash cam club. What do you use? I need to upgrade soon...
@@SeattleTrafficCams I honestly don't even know the brand. It's not a high end cloud based one, just one that gives me a good 1080p video, front and rear, onto a SD card if I need it.
I've NEVER been in an accident. I've been driving for over 40 years.
you must be a woman
Is there a reason that most of these cameras are central or south side? Are there no wrecks north of the Montlake cut?
There's just a higher camera density down there, and I think more drivers are funneled onto roads that have more cameras. Like, north of the cut, Lake City Way only has a few cameras, and 15th Ave only has a few as well, so it seems like crashes on the south side are more likely to be on traffic cam.
Thank you, again, Friend of All Criminals, King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion and her relentless efforts not to charge people with gun crime, or to fold a guilty plea with another conviction and then agree to concurrent sentencing.
The guy was already a criminal which is why he couldn't carry a gun in the first place.
Way to go, Leesa.
when people ask me why ill never drive in Seattle, i respond with these videos
Usually firetrucks slow down quite a bit when going against a red light. That car driver took that as an invite from the firetruck to go ahead and cross. Despite the red lights and siren. It's in the DMV handbook. Emergency vehicles have right of way.
Yeah, pretty dumb move on the cars part for sure - thanks for watching!
I treat everyone like they are the dumbest drivers on the road because they are. Respectfully, of course.
Lol, that's a good strategy - thanks for watching!
Looks like they regularly drive through red lights
11:19 a huge lack of self-awareness and self-preservation. Amazing.
Yes too many those kind of people are on the road. Very dangerous to drive on the road,
Yeah, that one could have been a lot worse... thanks for watching!
"... this could be Seattle drivers on the Eastside ..." HAHAHAHA!!! thanks for posting these.
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Where do you get traffic cam footage from? 🤔
I have access to a private archiving site that stores the footage for a few days. Thanks for watching!
Zipper merging in greater Seattle is dangerous because the main lane people resent you for using zipper method. The thinking is, “hey, I have waited 15 minutes and you need to also.” Hostility galore.
1:48 I think the BMW and Honda are in the clear on this, I think the BMW’s front tires got past the crosswalk (in fact most of their vehicle is either on the crosswalk or past it) before the light turned red but that Honda I don’t know about, the Jeep forsure ran it
Watching it again, you're definitely right about the BMW. The Honda is borderline, but yeah, this was the Jeep's fault for sure. Thanks for watching!
@ Yeah I think the Jeep is forsure at fault because that’s egregious them running it when it’s so obvious the light is red
Yall must have time for accidents…..
7:35 I was working the door at The 5 Point Cafe when that accident happened and watched it in real time. I was the 911 caller and who pulled the guy out of the upside down vehicle. He was physically ok, but clearly intoxicated.
He actually jumped a curb that sent his car into one of the the pillars of the Monorail and he kinda backflipped off the pillar.
Crazy night!
7 roll overs. Just started living in Seattle as a college student and it's true that Seattle drivers suck significantly more that on the east side like Duvall. But that may just be my impression since they are generally making more stupid driving decisions, but it must at least partially be the fact that the street infrastructure in downtown and other parts of Seattle sucks.
What do you mean technically they're at fault? They have EMERGENCY lights on. They're 100 percent not at fault. They're protected under emergency vehicle immunity laws.
I was in an accident a few years ago and the pain and headache that it caused me has made me drive like a grandma ever since. I hope these people understand how much of a burden it is to get in these accidents.
You're making stuff up. Getting in accidents is so easy a child could do it with their eyes closed. Now, getting OUT of one... That's a different matter.
@@awesomeferret you seem to have completely misunderstood the point of their statement.
I moved from Utah where I thought the drivers there were the worst. Well seattle takes the prize. Subscribing
Thanks for watching and subbing - hope you're enjoying Washington!
@SeattleTrafficCams well I'm not moving back to Utah
Do you take clips? I have my dash camera of the dumbest accident ever where a commercial van u-turned into me in the middle of downtown.
Oh no, that sounds like a mess - hope you were okay! I don't usually use dash cam clips, but maybe I can find it on traffic cam. How long ago was it, and what were the intersections?
My brother lives in Seattle and I worry sometimes about him getting run into. I’m up north in dorkville and don’t drive much. No wonder insurance rates are so high.
I visited Seattle in April and now I recognize some of the places I walked
Nice! It's fun when I drive in parts of the city I haven't spent much time in, but recognize because of seeing them on traffic camera all the time. Thanks for watching!
Idk if it's all the people who have moved here from other states and countries? Or all the gray and clouds distracting them? But since I started having to go towards downtown Seattle for work, I've realized what causes traffic. Some people just can't, and shouldn't be driving AT ALL. When you drive 10 miles per hour or more, and leave huge gaps between vehicles, you're not avoiding anything, or being safer, you're causing problems. Everyone else has to slow down, change lanes to go around.
Please get a bus pass if you cannot handle doing the speed limit.
I'm going to say 7 rollovers. From Toronto, Canada. Sad to say we are getting into the red light running and crashing epidemic. Been 3 serious ones in the last 2 months alone, with cars running lights and hitting our local transit buses overnight.
2:00 I believe this is the off ramp to First Ave from eastbound West Seattle Bridge. Where the red semi is, is straight only and marked no right turn*. But, you guessed it, I have seen so many right turns. Maybe they changed the light pattern but it used to be people turning illegally right (*which can’t be seen) while traffic on the right had a green light.
I do hard braking in King County. Were Seattle drivers this bad in the 1970s?
What is it with people hitting something or someone and they just keep on rolling and hitting other drivers? Are they in such shock they can't hit the brakes?
So couldn't quite tell if that last one on the bridge with all the headlights actually flipped but it did go on to its side so I'm counting that so my total is.....
"8"! there are eight rolls overs. And if I am mistaken because of the headlights were blinding..... "7"!
Two excellent guesses - thanks for watching!
4:35 - Not sure what's going on with that area?! Do you really have to ask?
And them fleeing on foot pretty much proves that the vehicle was stolen, to be used in other crimes.
Yeah, that's fair - I was trying to be polite 😂
🤔 so the fire engine WAS on there way to a location ( POSSIBLY A FIRE ) and they stop to check on this person that was APPARENTLY IN THE WRONG ? Why did they not continue to the EMERGENCY and just let the chief that was following handle this situation ? Looks as though he also stopped
Am I the only one who hears the obviously wrong commentary? The Toyota Camry at 1:13 that crashed into the fire truck. That is 100% the Toyota’s fault. By taking drivers ed, your taught that emergency vehicles ALWAYS have the right of way. Always check your facts before assuming.
6:45 cant believe you missed it... he flipped ontop of someone elses car before getting flipped the other way.
The city most likely had to pay for the damages involving the fire vehicle running that red signal. The emergency lights were not engaged. That would be a tough sell for a judge to favor the FD in that case.
Idiocracy is turning into a prediction not a movie for laughs.
I didn't see it when it came out, and I feel like it might be too depressing to watch now 😂 ... thanks for watching!
Today, I watched someone miss the turn to a business so they decided to make a five point turn in the middle of the road blocking all four lanes of traffic. Luckily everyone else stopped in time. People, just drive normal!!!
Wow! Thank goodness I quit drinking. Cool channel nice break from politics. (I just realized how sad that sounds.) Thanks, friend!
Nah, I get it - it says something when car crashes are less depressing than current politics 😂😥 - thanks for watching!
We see an increasing number of rollovers because giant SUVs and their higher-than-necessary center of gravity. Probably 9 out of 10 people who buy giant SUVs never take them off road or use all that space in the back that makes it more difficult to see behind them. People don't usually buy giant SUVs because they need the ground clearance or need the huge amount of cargo space...... they buy them because "everyone else has one".
100% - way too many huge SUVs, and those ridiculously large pickup trucks too. Thanks for watching!
Seattle has a very good driving record compared to other large cities nationally. All cities have accidents and idiot drivers. I know folks from the Midwest who continually comment about how much more polite our drivers are here than in the Midwest.