It was terribly icy and dangerous to drive today
These people were dedicated
Yes they were.
I have several friends who went, all live very close to Metro stops, so they didn’t have to drive. I am sure many did drive. There were crashes all over metro DC, one had a 25 car pile up on the Beltway, and near that was a fatality from one of the drivers who was struck when he decided to walk for help.