True, but DC has a fairly unique mix of… - daytime temperatures that hover around freezing, leading to lots of black ice. - A major employer (US government) wi

True, but DC has a fairly unique mix of… - daytime temperatures that hover around freezing, leading to lots of black ice. - A major employer (US government) with a disdain for WFH arrangements prior to COVID - rare major winter events, so not enough snow removal equipment - crap public transit options (the subway gets stuck in a few inches of snow) Anybody who works private sector in the area stays home (if they can) when the forecast is for snow. This wasn’t an option for most of the government (including 10s of thousands of .gov contractors). With .gov wide early release when weather hits, icy mix, and crap public transit options, it’s a combination that leads to insane gridlock on the rare occasion we get a true winter storm. I’m sure there are regions that have one-off traffic. DC gets city-wide gridlock that lasts 8 hours or so if we get more than 8” of snow during a work day.