Hello! Wm. Steven Humphrey here, blogging from high over Portland in the Mercury Traffic Blog Copter with today's Mercury Traffic Blog Copter Traffic Commute Update!

It's barely 2 pm, and I-5 northbound is already backing up from Fremont to the bridge. Here's some video of Vancouver residents getting an early jump on the commute—but as you can see, they should have left much earlier.

12-lane bridge? Not nearly enough. And where are the goddamn bike lanes?!?

This has been a Mercury Traffic Blog Copter Traffic Commute Update!!