[ale] OT: Driving in snow...

Brian J. Dowd bdowd at dentfirst.com
Wed Dec 1 16:22:00 EST 2004


This ex-Bostonian says:
New Englanders have inherent advantages:
snowtires (or studs or chains)
[on their tires not on their bodies...]
and well sanded roads.
Otherwise "equal abilities".
-Brian

>On Wed, 1 Dec 2004, Geoffrey wrote:
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>>>Dow Hurst wrote:
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>>>>Jason,
>>>>Welcome to the ALE group!
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>>>Thanks! :)
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><<snip linux and reasonable stuff>>
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>>Yeah, wait till the first snow and you see on these idiots on the road. 
>>    I've never understood that since probably 50% of Atlanta consists of 
>>relocated Yankees, like myself.
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>I've kinda noticed that myself - although I'm up in Charlotte. "Up here" 
>(where the heck is "Up" anyway?), I think we have similar rates of bumper 
>cars during a good rain as Boston has for the first snow, based upon 
>living in New England twenty odd years ago. During a snow storm, go over 
>to a resturant on a busy corner, get something warm, and _watch_ the 
>locals sliding through the intersection. Them as are walking, seem to fall 
>down a lot. Great entertainment for the sadistically inclined...
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>As to reasons; I've got some guesses and no idea how to test them. I do 
>think many times the Atlanta/Charlotte/southeastern snow fall is somewhat 
>slipryer(sp?) than many northern locations because the ground is much 
>closer to freezing, and the snow tends to be wetter. Also, low traction 
>driving seems to need regular practice - once or twice every year or two 
>just isn't sufficient practice. The arrogance of "I come from the north 
>and I understand snow driving" plays a part of it also. And finally, I 
>suspect most drivers are in too much of a hurry to stop and think, or even 
>to leave space ahead to stop.
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>YMMV of course
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