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Weather
Information & Road Conditions
Oregon
Live Weather Cams: The Oregon Department of Transportation
has created a unique Web resource called TripCheck.com. Check road
and weather conditions, get snow reports, and get live video images
from scores of cameras throughout the state. National
Weather Service: Quick & easy access to all U.S. weather
warnings & watches, temperature forecasts, flood stage alerts,
infrared & satellite imagery. The site also has a gallery of awesome
photos of severe weather.
Real
Time Road Conditions: Click on the green U.S.A. map in the
center of the page. The highways are color-coded to indicate current
weather conditions, from green (dry and clear) to red (hazardous).
Federal
Road Traffic and Conditions Page with links to both private
and public providers, including Etak, Metro One, etc.
First
Real-Time Internet Weather Service: Fast
and accurate real-time weather info. Although nearly all
the information is available at no cost, the $5 per year
membership offers ad-free weather info and e-mail alerts
(sent to member-specified computer or pager) about pending
severe weather conditions.
National
Wildfire Management Office: Updates on current wild fires,
road closures, etc.
My
Road Sign: A collection of links and commentary documenting
the role of road signs in American and European culture. The curator
of this unusual web site, Tim Waxenfelter, has gathered information
about historical road signs, funny and/or odd road signs, and road
sign art. A fun resource! (10/16/05) Road
Geeks: Richard Moeur is a state traffic engineer. His site
reflects his extensive collection of U. S. road signs.
More
Road Geeks: Have you ever wondered if there is any logic behind
the US Interstate Highway numbering system? Don Urs, from Irvine,
California, alerted us to some entertaining & educational Web
sites created by some self-designated Road Geeks. Check
out the remarkable work of David "Zzyzx" Steinberg here
and here,
and if you really want to be astounded, click
here!
