After a recent harrowing first-snow drive up into Wisconsin, I thought it might be a good time to reiterate the unwritten rules of hang-on-for-your-life snow driving (I had a lot of time to think about this; a one-hour drive turned into a two-hour knuckle-wrencher):
– Have patience. It will take you a long time to go a short distance. Bring good music or a chatty friend.
– No showboating. You couldn’t even if you wanted to. (This means you, too, Jason.)
– Give wide berth to other vehicles. A car space or two is a must.
– Forget hi-beams. You can’t drive in a hypnotic snow-shooting-straight-at-you trance state. Go low beam.
– Slow and steady. Don’t jackrabbit off a full stop or you’ll zigzag. Accelerate sloooooooowly.
– Pray. Beat yourself up for not making up a will for the final destiny of all of your really cool worldly possessions. Promise yourself you will do it ASAP.
