Friday's "snow?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like Taylor's call resulted in dozens of MCPS bus accidents today. Yikes.

SOURCE: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/12/05/dozen-collisions-vehicles-mcps-buses-snow-ice/

Icy and snowy road conditions Friday morning resulted in dozens of collisions before 9 a.m. involving cars, public buses and school buses across Montgomery County, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) spokesperson Pete Piringer.

Piringer told Bethesda Today that MCFRS crews and county police were “very busy” responding to collisions across the county during the early morning hours. But by about 9 a.m., collision reports appeared to slow down.

Piringer said he had seen a “variety of road conditions” while driving around the county Friday morning, ranging from low visibility due to heavy snowfall and slick conditions caused by snow sticking to roadways because of low temperatures.

“Temperatures were cold and any precipitation that fell, stuck,” Piringer said. “The road conditions were bad. It was pretty intense there for a while.”

No serious injuries were reported, Piringer said. He noted that many of those incidents involved school buses stuck at the bottom of a hill or that had slid on a road.

That is bad. Stupid decision to keep schools open. Should have done a 2h delay. Besides DC where they don’t even use school buses, every other district besides MCPS had at least a 2H delay. Taylor should send another apology email

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Taylor is being petty bc so many people complained about Tuesday’s delay. This is his way of giving them the finger.

Good for him. Seriously.

It's about time he put those whiny twats in their place.

How is putting children and bus drivers in danger admirable at all? Buses full of young children were in accidents, I don’t know how you could ever say “good for him.” You’re clearly a very disturbed person.

[Anonymous]

Well at least the worst is over. It stopped snowing, salt is on the roads so the snow will melt and at 3:30 every kid will get home normally and safe. It's not that big of a deal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like Taylor's call resulted in dozens of MCPS bus accidents today. Yikes.

SOURCE: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/12/05/dozen-collisions-vehicles-mcps-buses-snow-ice/

Icy and snowy road conditions Friday morning resulted in dozens of collisions before 9 a.m. involving cars, public buses and school buses across Montgomery County, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) spokesperson Pete Piringer.

Piringer told Bethesda Today that MCFRS crews and county police were “very busy” responding to collisions across the county during the early morning hours. But by about 9 a.m., collision reports appeared to slow down.

Piringer said he had seen a “variety of road conditions” while driving around the county Friday morning, ranging from low visibility due to heavy snowfall and slick conditions caused by snow sticking to roadways because of low temperatures.

“Temperatures were cold and any precipitation that fell, stuck,” Piringer said. “The road conditions were bad. It was pretty intense there for a while.”

No serious injuries were reported, Piringer said. He noted that many of those incidents involved school buses stuck at the bottom of a hill or that had slid on a road.

That is bad. Stupid decision to keep schools open. Should have done a 2h delay. Besides DC where they don’t even use school buses, every other district besides MCPS had at least a 2H delay. Taylor should send another apology email

A 2 hour delay would have just had people commuting when there was more snow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like Taylor's call resulted in dozens of MCPS bus accidents today. Yikes.

SOURCE: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/12/05/dozen-collisions-vehicles-mcps-buses-snow-ice/

Icy and snowy road conditions Friday morning resulted in dozens of collisions before 9 a.m. involving cars, public buses and school buses across Montgomery County, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) spokesperson Pete Piringer.

Piringer told Bethesda Today that MCFRS crews and county police were “very busy” responding to collisions across the county during the early morning hours. But by about 9 a.m., collision reports appeared to slow down.

Piringer said he had seen a “variety of road conditions” while driving around the county Friday morning, ranging from low visibility due to heavy snowfall and slick conditions caused by snow sticking to roadways because of low temperatures.

“Temperatures were cold and any precipitation that fell, stuck,” Piringer said. “The road conditions were bad. It was pretty intense there for a while.”

No serious injuries were reported, Piringer said. He noted that many of those incidents involved school buses stuck at the bottom of a hill or that had slid on a road.

That doesn’t say dozens of accidents involving MCPS busses.

+1. The PP you responded to either can't read, is manipulative, or both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like Taylor's call resulted in dozens of MCPS bus accidents today. Yikes.

SOURCE: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/12/05/dozen-collisions-vehicles-mcps-buses-snow-ice/

Icy and snowy road conditions Friday morning resulted in dozens of collisions before 9 a.m. involving cars, public buses and school buses across Montgomery County, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) spokesperson Pete Piringer.

Piringer told Bethesda Today that MCFRS crews and county police were “very busy” responding to collisions across the county during the early morning hours. But by about 9 a.m., collision reports appeared to slow down.

Piringer said he had seen a “variety of road conditions” while driving around the county Friday morning, ranging from low visibility due to heavy snowfall and slick conditions caused by snow sticking to roadways because of low temperatures.

“Temperatures were cold and any precipitation that fell, stuck,” Piringer said. “The road conditions were bad. It was pretty intense there for a while.”

No serious injuries were reported, Piringer said. He noted that many of those incidents involved school buses stuck at the bottom of a hill or that had slid on a road.

That is bad. Stupid decision to keep schools open. Should have done a 2h delay. Besides DC where they don’t even use school buses, every other district besides MCPS had at least a 2H delay. Taylor should send another apology email

A 2 hour delay would have just had people commuting when there was more snow.

No, the benefits outweigh the risks, because the drives happen in daylight, and they are staggered, since a lot still need to come in to work early. So I disagree with you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I certainly hope they are calling for an early release. It's still snowing and Friday rush hour traffic, plus school busses is a recipe for disaster.

They would've called it already.

I think the deadline is 10 am because they have to offer lunch.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Things are melting at my house now… so I’m sure they will do early release because of course.

Oh things are melting at your house while its 25 degrees out?.

The ground is warmer than 32F. And even on a cloudy day, the sun will warm surfaces.

So yes, snow and ice will melt before the air is 32F.

I just a post by an MCPS fire department liaison about the snow sticking every where.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Things are melting at my house now… so I’m sure they will do early release because of course.

Oh things are melting at your house while its 25 degrees out?.

The ground is warmer than 32F. And even on a cloudy day, the sun will warm surfaces.

So yes, snow and ice will melt before the air is 32F.

I just a post by an MCPS fire department liaison about the snow sticking every where.

Its not on the sidewalk or roads because of the salt

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Guys... The snow ends at 12 it won't be hard getting home since all the snow will have been cleared or melted. This isn't a big snow storm the snow is stopping in less than an hour.

Now it's 1pm. It keeps going on later... IM CONCERNED what if our kids get stuck?!?!?

Get a grip.

JFC. It's a dusting. A dusting.

My shovel says otherwise

The pp over you is shoveling bs. We all saw the snow totals.

[Anonymous]

Just to be safe, we should probably close the schools until April.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like Taylor's call resulted in dozens of MCPS bus accidents today. Yikes.

SOURCE: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/12/05/dozen-collisions-vehicles-mcps-buses-snow-ice/

Icy and snowy road conditions Friday morning resulted in dozens of collisions before 9 a.m. involving cars, public buses and school buses across Montgomery County, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) spokesperson Pete Piringer.

Piringer told Bethesda Today that MCFRS crews and county police were “very busy” responding to collisions across the county during the early morning hours. But by about 9 a.m., collision reports appeared to slow down.

Piringer said he had seen a “variety of road conditions” while driving around the county Friday morning, ranging from low visibility due to heavy snowfall and slick conditions caused by snow sticking to roadways because of low temperatures.

“Temperatures were cold and any precipitation that fell, stuck,” Piringer said. “The road conditions were bad. It was pretty intense there for a while.”

No serious injuries were reported, Piringer said. He noted that many of those incidents involved school buses stuck at the bottom of a hill or that had slid on a road.

That doesn’t say dozens of accidents involving MCPS busses.

Ok. Correction: Dozens of accidents, some of which involved MCPS buses.

So now what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This was a tough day to call. The drive to school was a bit dicey but I went slow and was grateful for my all wheel drive and anti-lock brakes.

If I were making the call, I probably would have erred on the side of a 2-hour delay, but I'm not mad that they didn't.

But it wasn't. Tuesday, yes, that was a tough call. Today was a no brainer. My kids got there safely so I'm not saying our lives were at risk but days like today are the most appropriate example of why we have delayed openings. Every other district in the area made that call.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Taylor is being petty bc so many people complained about Tuesday’s delay. This is his way of giving them the finger.

Good for him. Seriously.

It's about time he put those whiny twats in their place.

How is putting children and bus drivers in danger admirable at all? Buses full of young children were in accidents, I don’t know how you could ever say “good for him.” You’re clearly a very disturbed person.

You need to know your place, you stupid woman. You're only a parent. Stay in your lane.

This is hilarious and pathetic. First of all, I’m quite literally a man, last I checked. Even if I was a woman, that would have nothing to do with the TRUE point I was making. You’re a deplorable misogynist and an immoral freak. I’m appalled that I have to walk the same planet as you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like Taylor's call resulted in dozens of MCPS bus accidents today. Yikes.

SOURCE: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/12/05/dozen-collisions-vehicles-mcps-buses-snow-ice/

Icy and snowy road conditions Friday morning resulted in dozens of collisions before 9 a.m. involving cars, public buses and school buses across Montgomery County, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) spokesperson Pete Piringer.

Piringer told Bethesda Today that MCFRS crews and county police were “very busy” responding to collisions across the county during the early morning hours. But by about 9 a.m., collision reports appeared to slow down.

Piringer said he had seen a “variety of road conditions” while driving around the county Friday morning, ranging from low visibility due to heavy snowfall and slick conditions caused by snow sticking to roadways because of low temperatures.

“Temperatures were cold and any precipitation that fell, stuck,” Piringer said. “The road conditions were bad. It was pretty intense there for a while.”

No serious injuries were reported, Piringer said. He noted that many of those incidents involved school buses stuck at the bottom of a hill or that had slid on a road.

That doesn’t say dozens of accidents involving MCPS busses.

Ok. Correction: Dozens of accidents, some of which involved MCPS buses.

So now what?

NP. That's fine? Accidents are normal, none of these were serious. School buses are incredibly safe in an accident. It was the right call.