That is so funny but ridiculous! It's like that here; since we only get twelve inches of rain each year, max, and almost everyone is from someplace else, so knows his/her own set of driving rules. No one seems to be able to drive in the rain. I stay in when it rains if at all possible.
Oddly enough, I find myself in need of advice on how to grovel.
When I lived in Colorado we got overrun with Texans during hunting season, and while I love my Texas friends, those people do NOT know how to drive in the snow! They don't do so hot on dry roads either.