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I live in New England. Today, my part of the area and eastern NY has been getting hit with 'snow squalls.' This leads to slick roads and blowing snow, sometimes near white outs when there's a big gust of wind. It is now nearly February, well into winter for our area. You would think people would have remembered how to drive in the snow by now. You would be wrong.
I was listening to the radio talking about all the accidents along the major road that I take to work (where for the most part it was salted so well that the snow/ice has turned to slush) when I noticed a road flare up ahead of me. I was coming up the mountain, so I tapped the brakes to let the guy behind me know I was slowing and let gravity do most of the work.
Raging douchewad in the SUV behind me blares on his horn. I can now see flashing blue lights in the middle of the 4 lane road ahead, just around the bend. So, I don't much care about the idiot behind me. He, of course, is so caught up in the 'MUST GO FASTER!' rage that he actually tries to pass me. Up a fairly steep incline. In slick road conditions, towards what is most likely an accident or major hazard.
I let him by, he plows over the first road flare, finally notices that something is amiss and hits the brakes - hard. First rule of slick roads: Don't brake hard!
Douchewad's SUV slews sideways, so he's now half into the oncoming lane, and I watch as his vehicle lurches and appears to be doing its best attempt at rollling over.
Fortunately, going uphill worked to his advantage. His vehicle stayed upright and he skidded to a halt just short of the police truck. I carefully made my way around as a rather angry looking cop approached the SUV with his hand on his pistol. I'd have loved to stay and watch the ensuing show, but I was late for work and one of the other cops was waving me through.
The accident itself looked like someone driving a sedan was headed up the mountain and using the leftmost lane (filled w/ ice and snow - they only salt the right hand lanes), lost control, and slid head on into oncoming traffic. Specifically, head on into a station wagon. There were 5 police vehicles, 7 cops, and the people were still in their steaming/smoking vehicles as I went by. A couple of ambulances with lights/sirens going were headed that way as I got to work a few minutes later.
And, honestly, none of this needed to happen if people were using even a modicum of common sense about their winter driving. The car that appears to have lost control had Connecticut plates, so its not like snow is unusual in that area. Freaking morons. If it weren't for people like that, the roads would be much safer.
I was listening to the radio talking about all the accidents along the major road that I take to work (where for the most part it was salted so well that the snow/ice has turned to slush) when I noticed a road flare up ahead of me. I was coming up the mountain, so I tapped the brakes to let the guy behind me know I was slowing and let gravity do most of the work.
Raging douchewad in the SUV behind me blares on his horn. I can now see flashing blue lights in the middle of the 4 lane road ahead, just around the bend. So, I don't much care about the idiot behind me. He, of course, is so caught up in the 'MUST GO FASTER!' rage that he actually tries to pass me. Up a fairly steep incline. In slick road conditions, towards what is most likely an accident or major hazard.
I let him by, he plows over the first road flare, finally notices that something is amiss and hits the brakes - hard. First rule of slick roads: Don't brake hard!
Douchewad's SUV slews sideways, so he's now half into the oncoming lane, and I watch as his vehicle lurches and appears to be doing its best attempt at rollling over.
Fortunately, going uphill worked to his advantage. His vehicle stayed upright and he skidded to a halt just short of the police truck. I carefully made my way around as a rather angry looking cop approached the SUV with his hand on his pistol. I'd have loved to stay and watch the ensuing show, but I was late for work and one of the other cops was waving me through.The accident itself looked like someone driving a sedan was headed up the mountain and using the leftmost lane (filled w/ ice and snow - they only salt the right hand lanes), lost control, and slid head on into oncoming traffic. Specifically, head on into a station wagon. There were 5 police vehicles, 7 cops, and the people were still in their steaming/smoking vehicles as I went by. A couple of ambulances with lights/sirens going were headed that way as I got to work a few minutes later.
And, honestly, none of this needed to happen if people were using even a modicum of common sense about their winter driving. The car that appears to have lost control had Connecticut plates, so its not like snow is unusual in that area. Freaking morons. If it weren't for people like that, the roads would be much safer.
Oh well. I haven't been rear ended yet. I should start a pool on how long it'll take. 
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