A week and a half ago we were all living in a nice fall world. The weather was cooling off, but the sun was out and the pavement was beautiful, grey and clear.
Then four feet of snow dumped itself on London, it warmed up again and kind of rained and then froze and then it kept snowing. The result: the roads are totally shit-tacular. And the stupid people that couldn't drive when the roads were totally clear, REALLY can't drive once they are covered is snow, ice, slush and water.
I have seen a couple things that have quite upset me while driving and they are my tips for you to remember not to do these things:
1) Do not slam your foot on the gas to do anything when you're on ice or in a bunch of slush. This will result in you: spinning your tires, going further than you want, sliding or hitting a tree. Not productive. With that....
2) Do not pull out in front of someone. Whether it be turning left with on coming traffic, turning right into moving traffic or any other thing involving cutting someone off.... not a good idea because you will likely only accomplish the things listed in #1 AND you have no idea how fast I can stop.... or not stop, as the case may be. This will result in a crash.
3) Do not, I repeat, DO NOT pass another car in a residential zone. Or in any "non-passing" area, including intersections. Yes, you're right, I (or another driver) may not have slammed my foot on the gas to get going (see #1) or cut someone off to get three seconds ahead in my drive (see #2) but this by no means means that you can serve out and around me in a middle of a subdivision. This makes you look like a super douche. And you run the risk of doing #1 and #2 which means you'll likely spin out into a tree and then into another car.
Let's remember this people: we are driving around in metal boxes that are not indestructible and are unpredictable. When you add in slush, ice, snow and uneven roads to zoom along on, it's a messy situation .Think of other drivers, think of yourself and drive safe!!
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