Well, as a matter of fact we DO know what driving on ice is like my friend trust me. Snow turns to ice quickly and we have periods where it rains/sleets and then BAM! the temps drop and it’s a nightmare driving. Trick is not to drive fast, obviously. Course up here where used to this and the highway depts. salt and plow the roads. Usually that is. No, you don’t want these kind of winters. We don’t get a break here in the Summer either. It gets into the ‘80’s and 90’s even to 100 and the humidity is a bitch.
You missed my point, which was ... whenever I see an article about the wrecks we have down this way when it gets icy, a lot of the comments seem to be about how southerners can’t handle it. I’ve seen a lot of video recently about many wrecks in NY state and other areas. They don’t differ from the videos here. It’s dangerous no matter where it happens and a lot of people can’t handle it.
But yeah, you’re right .... ya just gotta take it slow and easy. Or just stay off of it if at all possible.
I remember one year ... 88, I think ... I drove up to Sherman, TX from Austin in my Chevy truck. It was dang cold and there was ice everywhere. Normally, it’s a 4 hour drive ... give or take. Took me almost 8 that day. My first slip was on an overpass in Dallas, but I quickly recovered. The farther north I went, the deeper the ice was. Got up to 8” by the time I got to my parents house. And that’s where I finally got stuck ... trying to get up in the driveway. Good thing they lived at a dead end ... I just parked it and went in the house. Worst conditions I’ve ever driven in, but did fine.
Are you in Chicago? Yeah, I've been up there during the summer. It gets dang hot. 90+ there is too warm.