Driving in the winter.
I shouldn't be all sanctimonious like this after that last post, but I'm going to anyway because I'm annoyed.
If you live in the foothills of the rocky mountains, learn to drive in the fucking snow! If you can't handle it, stay the fuck inside.
Here's a good way to tell that you don't need to be on the road: I'm driving my lowered Celica that I've tuned for drag on the cheapest all-weather tires I could get. I drive extremely carefully in snowpacked conditions. With momentum working against the FWD, spinning the tires on starts/gear shifts is common. So if I pass you in your big 4wd SUV, guess what? You have no business driving in those conditions. You're holding up traffic by going unnecessarily slow and causing a hazard.
Another way? You're constantly hitting the brakes. Learn how to use your damn transmission to slow down. I don't care if you have ABS. You will still slide. Going downhill is worse. Yes, you might speed up a little as you go down, but you know what? You will lose that speed when the hill is over. Don't fucking panic and try to ride your brakes. Keep the car straight, downshift if you can, and calm the fuck down.
*steps off of the undeserved soapbox*
If you live in the foothills of the rocky mountains, learn to drive in the fucking snow! If you can't handle it, stay the fuck inside.
Here's a good way to tell that you don't need to be on the road: I'm driving my lowered Celica that I've tuned for drag on the cheapest all-weather tires I could get. I drive extremely carefully in snowpacked conditions. With momentum working against the FWD, spinning the tires on starts/gear shifts is common. So if I pass you in your big 4wd SUV, guess what? You have no business driving in those conditions. You're holding up traffic by going unnecessarily slow and causing a hazard.
Another way? You're constantly hitting the brakes. Learn how to use your damn transmission to slow down. I don't care if you have ABS. You will still slide. Going downhill is worse. Yes, you might speed up a little as you go down, but you know what? You will lose that speed when the hill is over. Don't fucking panic and try to ride your brakes. Keep the car straight, downshift if you can, and calm the fuck down.
*steps off of the undeserved soapbox*