For two days a year Calgary does an excellant job. In fact this storm they were out in advance according to the city spraying deicer. I was on deerfoot and it didn't seem that icy. I think people were being overly cautious as they get used to the conditions.
I don't have winter tires and don't believe in them. They only time I had problems and almost go stuck was right in front of my house getting on to my drive way but I got out with some careful driving.
The real problem is people don't know how to drive in snow. Every 2nd car slams the gas down and spins there wheels until they dig a hole in the snow and it freezes over with ice. DONT SPIN YOUR TIRES, it is very simple. force your car into a higher gear and press the gas lightly to accelerate. if your tires start to spin release the gas a bit. It simple to do but half the people don't understand this.
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