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nitpicker

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40. This also fits driving in heavy downpours

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 04:12 AM

Nov 2018

Along with driving 10 mph under the speed limit.

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Actual advice for Southerners driving on snow. [View all] Are_grits_groceries Nov 2018 OP

Mmmmm, biscuits and gravy. oasis Nov 2018 #1

When I used to run Pennsylvania to Charlotte nc TEB Nov 2018 #2

I'd say, pretend your brakes are out... shanny Nov 2018 #3

I'd say, drive like god hates you and wants to mess you up. n/t sarge43 Nov 2018 #9

No brakes, no steering, and everyone else on the highway is drunk..... lastlib Nov 2018 #14

Not bad. shanny Nov 2018 #20

Brakes are your enemy in the snow Drahthaardogs Nov 2018 #36

I grew up in East Texas kag Nov 2018 #4

I have yet to see an Oklahoma resident who can drive on snow. redstatebluegirl Nov 2018 #5

Living in North Central Texas most of the winter precip was sleet or freezing drizzle. argyl Nov 2018 #6

Watch a couple of YouTube snow crash videos PJMcK Nov 2018 #7

My Saturday ruined at kozar Nov 2018 #8

Sorry, Koz! PJMcK Nov 2018 #10

I watch this and similar stuff most every day at lunch break Tarc Nov 2018 #24

Karma at 1:50 as the driver going much too fast for conditions goes off the road. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2018 #18

Icy hills unsafe at any speed central scrutinizer Nov 2018 #32

Like I said: PJMcK Nov 2018 #35

Yep, Pretend you don't have brakes Drifter Nov 2018 #11

Some of the plow drivers down South don't know how to drive/plow. watoos Nov 2018 #12

Thanks for the advice lol Sunsky Nov 2018 #13

lol, moved to NC from NJ and last yr with 1/2 in snow everything closed for 3 days Jersey Devil Nov 2018 #15

I'd rather have a foot of snow than a half inch of ice. In NW sinkingfeeling Nov 2018 #16

There is absolutely no trick to driving on ice other than slowing down. watoos Nov 2018 #19

got this advice from a trucker re black ice dembotoz Nov 2018 #34

And. having 4WD will not keep you out of the ditch anymore than 2WD will. GoCubsGo Nov 2018 #17

A friend of mine said that he would be fine - he had four wheel drive. Staph Nov 2018 #37

When I was stati0ned at Fort Benning, Georgia in the late 1960s Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2018 #21

This is perfect LittleGirl Nov 2018 #22

I always play Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy in my head. raging moderate Nov 2018 #23

I was in Dallas a couple years ago after a big snowfall. Cracklin Charlie Nov 2018 #25

love it!! samnsara Nov 2018 #26

LOL hlthe2b Nov 2018 #27

Yeah I live on a hill- and a curve. MissB Nov 2018 #30

I might add Ohiogal Nov 2018 #28

stay home KG Nov 2018 #29

Driving in the snow. Goldenlight Nov 2018 #31

I have simpler advice... Wounded Bear Nov 2018 #33

There's always an intitial 3-hour period where everyone forgets how to drive in snow. blogslut Nov 2018 #38

Been driving in New England for 50 years... OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2018 #39

This also fits driving in heavy downpours nitpicker Nov 2018 #40