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Even though I own AWD vehicles, I hate driving in the snow because of the other morons who insist on maintaining full speed during snow/ice conditions.

I'll be driving at a safe speed and invariably, some jerk will be right at my bumper with his SUV or truck and flashing his high beams at me. When it is safe to do so, I pull off to the right so they can get past me. No sense inciting road rage over something like that.

A few years back, this happened to me on the Kancamagus Highway in NH. I let the guy pass me and then a couple miles later, I pass him because he spun out and slammed into a guardrail, wiping out his fender and one of his wheel axles. He wasn't going anywhere for a while. I just waved at him and kept on going.

We have both extremes here in SW Pennsylvania. You've got to wonder why it seems like nobody has ever heard of shifting down a gear. Yeah, I know these modern ATs are designed to do it for you, but you can detect it a lot faster with the feel of the road surface and an occasional glace at your tachometer . . . often fast enough to prevent a spin-out or worse.

Then we have the "Timid Tillies" in this hilly country, who will often brake going UP a hill, just when you need to keep a steady speed to get to the top. 20-25 mph in a low gear usually does it, but not when you are stuck behind one of these idiots. A mile of traffic can stack up in a hurry as most of them lack the courtesy and common sense to just pull out of the way and prefer to just keep spinning their wheels and blocking traffic instead.