Snow driving
In honor of the first snowfall of the year, please allow me to post a few friendly notes to my fellow drivers.
If your car has trouble, especially going up a hill- no problem, it happens- please turn on your hazard blinkers so that we can see you as we approach.
If your car is NOT having trouble, DO NOT stop on the hill & turn on your blinkers to "protect" the car ahead that is having trouble. This forces the rest of us to stop twice & pass cars twice. Pull OFF the road & go help or move along.
Front-wheel drive is now standard on most models of cars. If you have chosen to buy a car with rear-wheel drive, do not subject the rest of us to your limitations. In particular, if you drive a Jaguar with the license plate BOSSY 2 U, take your other car- because we know you have one- that likely has front-wheel drive, or is a suburban-tank SUV with 4-wheel drive.
If your car demonstrates the traction of a BB on ice, DON'T TAKE THE HILLY ROUTE.
It is not, in fact, necessary, to leave 6 car lengths between you and the car ahead, especially when traveling 20 mph. And then braking hard at the first sign of brake lights ahead of you. Remember that you have a responsibility to also not endanger the car behind you.
And for those of you who drive Toyota Corollas, I don't care if the limitations inherently reside in your car or in your driving. You suck. All of you.
If your car has trouble, especially going up a hill- no problem, it happens- please turn on your hazard blinkers so that we can see you as we approach.
If your car is NOT having trouble, DO NOT stop on the hill & turn on your blinkers to "protect" the car ahead that is having trouble. This forces the rest of us to stop twice & pass cars twice. Pull OFF the road & go help or move along.
Front-wheel drive is now standard on most models of cars. If you have chosen to buy a car with rear-wheel drive, do not subject the rest of us to your limitations. In particular, if you drive a Jaguar with the license plate BOSSY 2 U, take your other car- because we know you have one- that likely has front-wheel drive, or is a suburban-tank SUV with 4-wheel drive.
If your car demonstrates the traction of a BB on ice, DON'T TAKE THE HILLY ROUTE.
It is not, in fact, necessary, to leave 6 car lengths between you and the car ahead, especially when traveling 20 mph. And then braking hard at the first sign of brake lights ahead of you. Remember that you have a responsibility to also not endanger the car behind you.
And for those of you who drive Toyota Corollas, I don't care if the limitations inherently reside in your car or in your driving. You suck. All of you.