Snow driving: The Differences Between Understeer & Oversteer And How To Combat Them

I still have power so this afternoon I tried to drive to pick up a friend only a few miles away who had been without power since 1 a.m. I grew up in the Midwest and have experience driving on ice and snow. I could barely get out of my own neighborhood, and then when I got to a busier street it was actually worse because there hadn't been enough traffic to clear things off, but just to further compact what snow was on the road.

I waited behind an suv at a stop sign that was spinning wheels and couldn't get going even with three guys out and pushing it. It had fancy oversized rims with thin tires that were not selected for traction. I finally had to pull around them, then another truck was stopped in the middle of the street and I couldn't get past them. I passed multiple abandoned cars in a short drive. Despite all of this, people were still driving way too fast and tailgating.

Eventually I decided I needed to turn back before I got too far from my place to be able to walk home if I got stuck, or if one of these idiots hit me.

I made it home but my friend is still without heat or power, and it is about to be the coldest night the city has seen in decades, and I feel completely powerless to help.

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