ut0pia, you drove on ICE... yes, a LOT more dangerous than driving on snow... We do have Ice storms here is Dallas, and the roads are pretty much impossible to drive on - even at 10 mile/hour, your car has no grip whatsoever... very very dangerous... But on those cases, Domino's, or Pizza Hut would be closed. Here in Dallas, pretty much everything closes down. But then again, that is ICE, not simply snow...Originally Posted by ut0pia
I know 4 inches is nothing but to us that's a lot. In the 10 years I've lived in Atlanta, we've never had more than 1 inch, most years we get no snow and sometimes we get half an inch. The time when I lost control of my car was last month- we had 1 inch of snow then but it didn't melt until 4 days later and all the roads were iced. I really thought today would be the same. It was early in the morning when I talked to my friend and there were cars that were getting stuck on the road I live in because they couldn't go up the hill due to the ice. That's why I was worried. It melted later on so it was fine, and it's fine now, the roads are almost dry thankfully.
But isn't there something else you guys up north put on your tires, something like spikes to increase friction?? Sorry, I haven't lived in a place where it snows regularly since I was little and I certainly don't remember things like how to drive in snow.
And as otto said, the last thing you want is slam on the brakes - on the snow, Ice OR RAIN.