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Originally Posted by Altavia
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This link talks about this Jan 1977 morning snow like it was just a super fun experience. Well, it was for those that did NOT have to drive to work. The problem was the early morning commute. The native Floridians had no idea how to drive in the snow and ice. If they had just waited a few hours, it would have melted off. As it was there were around 200 accidents caused by the snowy, slippery roads during commuting time. I remember that they had a winter driving expert on TV and radio trying to be helpful and explaining, "You have to turn your wheels in the direction of the slide". That advice seemed to be confusing to anyone that had NOT previously experienced sliding in a car on ice. I remember scenes on TV of multiple cars and trucks stopped and blocking everything on any uphill ON ramp.
.........Snow is great for children and adults to play in, but it is difficult for cars without winter snow tires to drive in.