Yeah, normally snow is not a problem. Unfortunately, it got just warm enough to make the roads a little slushy last night so consequently the highways were an ice skating rink this morning.
The big problem with driving in this weather is not so much the weather itself, but more of the idiots who don't know what the hell they're doing. There are 3 types of drivers encountered:
1-The ones that assume that because they have AWD/4WD they are invincible and attempt to drive the speed limit.
2-The seasoned guys who know how to take it slow, but can still keep moving (we need more of these)
3-The "white knuckled" idiots who set their cruise control at idle and crawl at a painfully slow pace.
What ends up happening usually is that the white-knuckled idiots clog up traffic so bad that nothing moves, then the invincible speed demons end up crashing because they're too busy dodging the slow guys, and end up collecting the seasoned guys who just happened to be waiting for the slow pokes to move. Meanwhile, the slowpokes manage to dodge everything and completely miss the fact that their stupidity caused the whole thing.
I can understand driving with caution, in fact I actually applaud it, but there becomes a point when people drive with too much caution and end up creating more problems than they were trying to avoid.
IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING IN THE SNOW/ICE, STAY THE FUCK OFF OF THE ROADS!!!! Stay home and find a parking lot to practice if you need to learn how to drive (like when you got your learner's permit)
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