The first real snowfall.

[RaisingTheBar]

I'm talking about the first snowfall that leaves more than a skiff of snow. Actually no that counts.

We just had our first lasting snowfall last night/this morning. The snow is sticking to the roads making them slicker and pretty much causing udder chaos in traffic. My 8 minute commute this morning took me nearly half an hour.

Does the traffic go bats*** crazy when you get your first snowfall?

 

[perogee]

If at all possible I try to stay off the roads for a couple days after the snow starts to stick around. People seem to completely forget how to drive in it

 

[RaisingTheBar]

If at all possible I try to stay off the roads for a couple days after the snow starts to stick around. People seem to completely forget how to drive in it

I've noticed. Without the ability to the line on the road it becomes utter chaos. Had someone try and lane change this morning into oncoming traffic...

 

[SpyvSpy]

Does the traffic go bats*** crazy when you get your first snowfall?

Yes, and people in Maryland still drive horribly snow or no snow.

 

[RaisingTheBar]

Yes, and people in Maryland still drive horribly snow or no snow.

fortunately during the summer everyone drives 10+kmph over the posted limit. Today everywhere is 30-35kmph.

 

[auk1124]

Does the traffic go bats*** crazy when you get your first snowfall?

By the time it actually snows there's no one left on the roads here except the drunks. The worst traffic is the 12-24 hour period before that first snowfall, when everyone is trying to fight their way into the grocery for a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk.

People are funny.

 

[SpyvSpy]

The worst traffic is the 12-24 hour period before that first snowfall, when everyone is trying to fight their way into the grocery for a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk.

People are funny.

+1

 

[TheVez2]

Does the traffic go bats*** crazy when you get your first snowfall?

Yes, just about everywhere I've lived. I grew up in Michigan, and those people knew how to handle it. The first snow was no biggie. Ever since I moved away, I'm amazed at the lack of snow driving skills that people have.

It was rather humorous when I was in Arizona. We were a mile high, so the occasional snow was not unheard of. If they got a trace of snow, they freaked out. People would drive 10mph on the highway. The city would get the big trucks out and dump cinders all over the roads. Then half an hour later all the snow was melted. The cinders remained on the roads for weeks. Very annoying.

 

[DFrancis]

So much shoveling, having to clear street parking in front of the house in not a lot of fun.

 

[Mike Schutz]

You guys up there in Canada have no idea what it is like to drive with people that shouldn't be out in the snow. As a Wisconsin native and having had a job where I drove all over the Mid-West for years in all conditions, it is a fact that the farther south you go, the worse the drivers get in the snow. There are reasons those of us from WI call the drivers from IL FID's. I've also noticed that the farther north you go, the better the hi-way crews are at clearing the roads. Those guys get all my respect.