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Originally Posted by Dion
For sure and I make sure if the road conditions are bad (really icy) to leave a lot of distance between me and the driver ahead of me. I know what my vehicle can or can't do in winter or icy conditions. I appreciate the fact that AWD doesn't mean you can stop on a dime or that I can always accelerate quickly in bad road conditions.
Many of the accidents you see in winter are caused by drivers not driving for the conditions. That doesn't mean winters won't reduce that, it's just that I think teaching people how to drive for the conditions would make the roads a lot safer to drive on also.
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As you say, the problem may well be other people. You may be a great driver and leave lots of space, but the idiot beside you who swerves into your lane or flies over the median in front of you is the problem. It doesn't matter how good of a driver or how much space you leave, emergency situations can be out of nowhere and not your fault at all. Spending the extra money upfront for a huge advantage in winter tires is a no brainer for me. Driving a 4000lb death box, I want to make sure I can do everything possible to be safe, not 80% safe.