Re: An asshole parked in front of my house where I'd shoveled out.

On 1/12/2025 7:54 PM, Ed P wrote:

On 1/12/2025 5:30 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
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I remember a news story many years ago where two couples went
out in their new 4WD SUV on an icy road in their hometown.
They slid off that icy road and down an embankment into a
creek.  All four drowned.
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Just three or four years ago it made the news where a mother
in her 4WD SUV was found in an icy creek with her less than
one year old daughter strapped in her car seat.  The SUV had
flipped and slid down an embankment onto its' roof and the
Mother had drowned and baby was alive but was in a state of
hypothermia but did recover.

 Seems some people think a 4WD SUV is invincible and can go anywhere under any conditions.  I've seen a couple get into trouble after they passed me on the highway.

Trouble is that people get too cocky driving their 4WD vehicle, and forget that it's just as slick on ice as any FWD or RWD vehicle is. Personally, I find that my small cars usually do better in the snow than an SUV.  They tend to "glide on top" of the snow.
Either way, you have to know your limitations.  I've seen a number of large vehicles wrecked off the side of winter roads, but I can't say that I've ever been stuck off the road due to snow myself (knock on wood).