Can someone PLEASE explain to me and my husband since WHEN is it ok to act like a Spring to Fall Driver during a snow storm on icy,snowy,slick dangerous roads that HAVEN'T been plowed yet?
The reason for this delightful question stems from my younger nephew-my older brother's son who is 8 years old now-who nearly got mowed down by an idiot who took their all season tires off during that warm patch when all the snow melted.
Here's what happened:
My nephew-Anthony was walking home from the Grocery Store he lives down the street from pushing his mother's collapsible grocery cart. He got to the corner across the street from where he lived and waited for the light to change from red to green and while he waited for the light to change, some idiot decided that there was a few split seconds for them to get through the light before it changed to green.
Unfortunately the light changed quicker then the driver anticipated and he had to literally slam on the breaks and swerve to avoid hitting Anthony. Out from behind the Donut Store flew four cop cars and from what Anthony told his parents out of the cop cars squeezed eight fat cops who waddled over to where he stood frozen and said 'Why do you brats NEVER cross WITH the lights? Why do you ALWAYS cross AGAINST the light?! Couldn't you see that driver coming when you decided to cross the street?'
Yeah no 'Are you alright son? Are you hurt anywhere?' Nooo they blamed Anthony for crossing AGAINST the light when he had a green light!
I know, it's supposed to be illegal here to remove winter tires as well but no one pays any heed to that law. They figure the weather was warm,the streets are dry and ice free,the snow's gone it's ok to take the snow tires off until the next round of Snow Flurries. Well they didn't have to wait long because later that day the snow clouds moved in and the long awaited snow storm rolled in dumping if I remember correctly 20" of snow on the ground taking the idiots who took their snow tires off by surprise. In a half hour time span in front of my oldest brother's house there were twelve accidents and while we were on the phone discussing his daughters up coming birthday party he wanted me to decorate and bake for,three more accidents happened and he kept saying 'Thank GOD Melissa's in the BACK yard away from the street! It's a mad house out there!'To which I responded 'It's a mad house over here as well. Now if you don't mind, would you PLEASE put the upcoming birthday girl on the line so I can talk to HER and know what SHE wants and not what Erica WANTS! It's Melissa's big day not Erica's Big Day! Now put on Melissa and tell that sister in law of mine there is no way in hell I am doing anything extra for her! It's Melissa's birthday not Erica's big day!'' Let us just say my sister Erica wasn't too happy.
See, this is why in Alaska, it's frigging illegal to not have winter tires while it's still officially winter. Plus, any dumbass in their right mind up here has a 4-wheel-drive car, which as everybody knows is a godsend in those sticky situations when you overshot the stoplight by like a frigging block.Something like that happened to me just the other day, too- a car went straight for me and my friend while we were crossing the street. Having lived in a city nearly five times worse most of my life, I didn't panic at all, but for the love of God old dude, look where you're frigging going. I'd have hated to have had to smash out a headlight of his in karmic retribution for him touching me with his pickup.
...No, no I'd have loved to smash his headlights. It would've been theraputic. >:D
Quebec passed the Snow tire law last year. Did wonders for us in Ontario. *rolls eyes* The french stole our tires! ROFL!
Least this year we didn't have to buy new. But yeah, stupid people tend not to spend money on snow tires. I wouldn't if I lived in the city. Alas I don't..... and if anyone is tracking this large storm hitting the USA lower and Canada.. yeah... I'm in THAT mess. Snow tiers = must.
Neh I see tires and tiers in there... ignoring the blatant typos.
Quebec passed the Snow tire law last year. Did wonders for us in Ontario. *rolls eyes* The french stole our tires! ROFL!Least this year we didn't have to buy new. But yeah, stupid people tend not to spend money on snow tires. I wouldn't if I lived in the city. Alas I don't..... and if anyone is tracking this large storm hitting the USA lower and Canada.. yeah... I'm in THAT mess. Snow tiers = must.
Neh I see tires and tiers in there... ignoring the blatant typos.
The Snow Tire Law went into effect in early 2000 and since then people who didn't have them installed on their vehicles lost demerit points and had to pay a fine but that STILL didn't drive home the fact that All Weather Tires save lives and make stopping easier and safer.
The question that lingered after talking to my nephew was 'How the hell can you cross against a GREEN light when you're taught at an early age Cross on Green stop on Red?'
See, this is why in Alaska, it's frigging illegal to not have winter tires while it's still officially winter. Plus, any dumbass in their right mind up here has a 4-wheel-drive car, which as everybody knows is a godsend in those sticky situations when you overshot the stoplight by like a frigging block.
Something like that happened to me just the other day, too- a car went straight for me and my friend while we were crossing the street. Having lived in a city nearly five times worse most of my life, I didn't panic at all, but for the love of God old dude, look where you're frigging going. I'd have hated to have had to smash out a headlight of his in karmic retribution for him touching me with his pickup.
...No, no I'd have loved to smash his headlights. It would've been theraputic. >:D
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