This is Washington DC (absolutely egregious omission by NYTimes, IMO), and not only were the roads blanketed with snow but exceedingly slippery a day earlier.<p>See here for anecdotal reports regarding the city&#x27;s <i>absurd</i> winter road strategy:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;washingtondc&#x2F;comments&#x2F;41xgqe&#x2F;lmfao&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;washingtondc&#x2F;comments&#x2F;41xgqe&#x2F;lmfao&#x2F;</a><p>And furthermore, thousands of tickets will be forgiven:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;local&#x2F;dc-politics&#x2F;dc-to-forgive-thousands-of-parking-tickets-issued-during-snowstorm&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;28&#x2F;a4e342de-c5db-11e5-a4aa-f25866ba0dc6_story.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;local&#x2F;dc-politics&#x2F;dc-to-forgi...</a>