[AnTiw1]

I lived in a town in the midwest, with the first hard snow, people would practice doughnuts in the parking lot at night, got you ready for winter driving, you learn what to do when your rear wheels want to pass your front. They got tons of the white stuff up there and they were sparing with salt & cinders as if they were gold...you ended up learning how to driveon ice REAL good.

Out there when folks would hear of a bad accident on the highway where cars went out of control due to ice and snow, the first thing locals would ask is "Were they from around here?" because only out-of-towners had trouble driving on the ice.

[onona]

I did the same with my kids when they were younger.
Better to practice in a safe environment than on the roads.