To a degree, I have sympathy: I do expect folks to move a little slower and be a little more cautious than usual. However...
I absolutely demand people clear the snow from their vehicles before driving them on the roadways. The other drivers on the road have enough to worry about without flying snow & ice from fools who couldn't be bothered. There is no excuse.
I also am insistent that if one must travel 15 mph on the highways because omigod there's a snowflake! that they not drive at all. There's a minimal level of competence required to drive a vehicle, especially under less-than-ideal conditions: it behooves people to know their limits and stay off the roads if they're not qualified to deal with the situation. I can forgive a lot, but I can't forgive risking the lives of other people for personal convenience.
I'm not asking much... I just want people to act like sensible, responsible human beings.
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Re: Slogged in from Rockville to Georgetown
Date: 2007-02-15 03:27 pm (UTC)I absolutely demand people clear the snow from their vehicles before driving them on the roadways. The other drivers on the road have enough to worry about without flying snow & ice from fools who couldn't be bothered. There is no excuse.
I also am insistent that if one must travel 15 mph on the highways because omigod there's a snowflake! that they not drive at all. There's a minimal level of competence required to drive a vehicle, especially under less-than-ideal conditions: it behooves people to know their limits and stay off the roads if they're not qualified to deal with the situation. I can forgive a lot, but I can't forgive risking the lives of other people for personal convenience.
I'm not asking much... I just want people to act like sensible, responsible human beings.
OK, maybe I am asking too much. :-^