I dunno, not driving at regular speeds, being gentle on the brakes in slick conditions, being in very concentrated control over the steering wheel seems common sense to me, regardless of how often you get snow.
Driving a cloverleaf onto an interstate is always fun in a snowstorm.
Major mistakes I always see is people slamming on their brakes when they lose control. WRONG! Be gentle on the brakes and steer slightly in the opposite of the car's swerve until you correct it.
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We're having the same issue in Eastern Tennessee, the problem for us being that because we have a lot of hilly and forest areas the roads don't thaw out very well. The apartment complex I live in is on top of a hill AND in the woods. I tried to drive to school this morning and slid halfway down the hill and crashing into the curbs (small car no 4WD) before saying "NOPE!" and just parking in another driveway until we can get some salt on our roads, because the town is out. Before people say I just raced down the hill as normal, not quite. I was going MAYBE 5 miles and hour and avoiding the breaks unless absolutely necessary, and even then I barely pulsed them as we know that slamming on them is a bad idea.
The reason the South shuts down for this stuff is that we're unprepared for it, because as a general rule we don't NEED to be prepared for it. I handled the snow the last few years with ease, but suddenly getting 5 inches of the stuff (that's what my area got) means that we don't have the means to get rid of it fast enough.
On the positive side, because we live in such a hilly area we get some great sledding!
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The thing is, 4WD actually creates circumstances by which you can easily end up in the ditch. The only thing it helps with is accelerating, and the only situation it becomes necessary in is with off-roading.
That circumstance being if you break traction on all 4 wheels, and then hit the brakes, your ABS sensor will detect that all 4 wheels are stopped, and assume that everything is fine, and you'll end up in a 4 wheel skid with absolutely no control over the vehicle.. And that's usually why it's 4WD cars in the ditch.
But also, on that photo page, somebody immediately begins with the whole winter tire thing... I roll my eyes at that too.
Yes, winter tires are better in the winter, but somebody driving like a dickwad with winter tires is a billion times more dangerous on the roads than a properly educated driver driving cautiously with bald summer tires.
Speaking as an Australian, I have no idea whether shutting a city down in 2 inches of snow is reasonable or not.
It's totally outside my experience.
Apparently the same is true for the US South, so I don't find it particularly surprising they're having hassles.
How about the people "stuck" put one foot in front of the other.
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Unless you're driving a standard...L or L2 are far safer options that even tapping the brakes on ice (Although if you're already going to fast - down shifting will do nothing but strip your tranny :/)