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I tried to word my posting carefully so as to not offend. I apologize if I failed. I was simply commenting on how similar road conditions are perceived and accomodated in vastly different ways in different parts of the country. The Raleigh area probably only gets 1 or 2 days per year of these types of driving condition, whereas I have to suffer through more than 4 months of it each year.
You are correct in that a rush hour snowfall causes all kinds of problems up north too. I suspect that our road crews don't even venture onto the roads during rush hour, be it morning or evening. In my hour long drive yesterday I only saw one Salt Truck on the road scraping or salting.
I am also confident that the different weather conditions dictate what kind and how much equipment is available to clear the roads. We are forced to spend massive amounts of our highway dollars for Salt Trucks which are used only a few months each year. Not to mention the amount of money spent repairing our roads from the damage inflicted by the salt itself.
And yes, the superior winter driving skills of most Northeners are merely exagerations. You would be surprised at how many SUV's and 4x4 pick-ups are belly up in the ditch after every storm. Driven(?) there by people who supposedly know how to drive in the snow.
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Posts in this Thread:
- O.T.: Snow and Geographic Cultural Differences...., MI-Roger
, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 09:41:51- The NY Times has some fun with yawl........, ChrisB, Fri, 21 Jan 2005 06:55:30
- a little overconfident?, isobel, Fri, 21 Jan 2005 06:24:57
- The first snow of the season nails northerners, too, Noel, Fri, 21 Jan 2005 05:46:13
- And North Dakota drivers sneer at us MI folks...., Carina, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 15:01:30
- Well, even folks in NJ have such fear of snow that...., TKC, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 13:56:28
- Re: at least they have an excuse...., t_mokes, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 13:19:50
- A quick NC perspective…, Craig, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:47:20
- Re: O.T.: Snow and Geographic Cultural Differences...., Dan
, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:03:53 - NC is INSANE whenever a few snowflakes hit..., johnf, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:26:32
- Getting worse everywhere...., dparadis
, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:26:19 - Big time (+), Vlad, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:21:43
- Atlanta is the same way . . ., jc, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 09:49:52
- That is a hoot!, RS
, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:14:36 - Re: you did what I wanted to do, t_mokes, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 13:25:47
- Ha...nice...I tip my 40 to you n/m, McTeague, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:44:18
- That may be one of the best traffic..., 99 9-3 HOT, Thu, 20 Jan 2005 09:54:03
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