Traffic however was terrible. There was a nice layer of ice under the snow so getting out of the neighborhood was slow and I was really paranoid about the other drivers. A 20 minutes drive took nearly an hour.
Its better then in October but there are still people who think that 4 wheel drive also means 4 wheel stop. ABS helps and is will stop you faster then just sliding across the ice but it is not even like dry ground.
Winter driving is just not that hard, but a few reminders.
- Leave extra car lengths room between you and the car in front of you. I've noticed that people behind me will notice that and open up the distance as well.
- Expect your car to slide when turning into a side street. Things will ice over pretty quickly.
- Be prepared for cars stopping at intersections to slide through their stop sign/light, it's not that they aren't trying to stop it is just that they can't.
- Take a camera along in case of an accident and get a picture of the other driver and witnesses not just the cars and damage.
- Accept the fact that you'll be late anyway no matter which alternate route you use.
- Be calm.
