Alberta Roads

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For all those people looking to travel on the ALberta roads, Alberta Motor Association (AMA) had added these little towers along the major highways with weather station and cameras. I think the images are updated every half hour or so. I just think technology is freakin' neat.

AMA Road Reports^® - Cameras

Also I like this one which is the major highway between Edmonton and Calgary.

Edmonton to Calgary Highway Cameras | Automotive | Alberta Motor Association

I thought we were moving to spring but yesterday we got 6" of snow and then a little more to boot last night. Great!

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When Alberta was part of my Job Territory, I used to travel Highway 2 between Calgary and Edmonton every 3 to 4 weeks all year round. The camera shot of the H'way at Bowden brings back a scary memory....I was heading north in my car (at the usual 120 kph) when I noticed the cars in front of me starting to weave from side to side. I eased off the throttle just as the car in front of me started to do a counter-clockwise 360 towards the median and I realized I was on black ice. I quickly put the shifter into neutral and let go of the steering wheel, just keeping the tips of 2 fingers on it and not touching the brake at all. I managed to keep on the road (every car in front of me went off the road so I had a clear road) and come to a safe stop. I had some road flares in the car so quickly threw a few out onto the highway to warn oncoming drivers...I've never seen such a mess. Fortunately, nobody was injured and the RCMP appeared out of nowhere (they have that magical ability to do so on H'way 2 ) so I was able to get on my way again.
I think that's the last time my heart almost pounded through my chest.
Riding a bike on those roads in the winter would be suicide.