Snow Driving Etiquette . . . And Its Lack

Guest Post by Eric Peters

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Lots of advice goes out every year about how to drive in the snow. But the single most important piece of advice about snow-day driving is almost never mentioned – probably because the cardinal rule of modern advice-giving is to never tell people the truth when it might cause discomfort or offense.

It is, simply: Stay home if you lack the skills – or the appropriate vehicle – or both to competently deal with snow on the road.

But I have to get work!

Would that fly in court, if spoken by a well-doused drunk?

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Operational Neurasthenia

Guest Post by Eric Peters

It’s reasonable to adjust speed for conditions – snow, for instance. But what about drivers who drop their speed because it might snow later?

Road (and school) closings, not because it is snowing. Because it’s possible it may.

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