Why do people act like this?

Have you ever driven in Alabama during inclement weather? (Even rain seems to freak everyone out here).

If the clouds are too dark they go 20 under the limit, and we´re not even going to talk about if they happen to see a snowflake! They practically get out and push their cars down the middle of the street they drive so slowly.

I can´t wait to get back home to PA where people know how to drive when the sun´s not shining!

I must admit I drive like a bat out of hell regardless of the weather hot cold dry wet snow slush ice mud etc..But you would think that people in the Seattle area would at least know how to drive in the rain right?wrong...I swear man I see these Idiots crashing into each other and then they don´t have the common sense to move the cars out of the road.You know the type "I was in an accident,so it must be ok to screw up the commute for the 1 million other people on I-5 "Then the untrained tow truck drivers that some companies hire use two more lanes to pick up a geo metro two door.aaaargh!I think I shall jump in the caddy and do like 10 miles an hour down the freeway and turn up the stereo so I can´t hear the horns.heh he!It reminds me of when I was like 14(with no license) and we would get on the freeway at like 4pm and just jam the binders which caused a chain reaction, then we would exit and sit on this bridge and watch the brake lights for hours.

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Okay, not everyone knows how to drive there, or anywhere for that matter, but there is a much higher percentage of people that do know how do drive in comparison to other parts of the country, and I´ve traveled a bit in my day too.

In my old job, I was an ´essential´ employee meaning that it doesn´t matter how much snow there is, your butt´s coming to work... My boss picked me and another person up and then drove like 55 in a 35 zone, on sheet ice, and just grinned and laughed the whole way in. I had my fingers dug in the armrest most of the way. I like driving fast but this guy was nuts. I commented on it a year later to him and he didn´t remember doing that. Hmm. Temporary insanity I guess. Oh, I should mention - he had a Ford F350 4X4, capable yes but I was still expecting to hit a couple of trees.

me and my buddy took his moms tracer out a few times in the snow and let some air out of the tires. and we had not a problem going anywhere. Did some nice 360´s also. The scort is also pretty good int he snow.

HA try driving in multiple inches of snow...for 5 MONTHS of the year! oct-feb, usually brings snow up here, and tons of it! and ppl still can´t learn to drive in the white stuff. i think that´s why i see so many 2003 models flyin around about now

I just noticed that I posted this thing in the kill list section, why the hell did i do that? I don´t know...heh I think I was half asleep last time I was on here.

I think there´s a conspiracy going on between the local news media and grocery stores. We´ll get low temperatures and although the Weather Channel isn´t forecasting any possibility of snow/ice, the local guys will tell everyone to ´be prepared for possible winter conditions.´ Then, everyone goes to the market for bread, milk,etc. I think that the groceries have a slump in sales and call the news outlets with a snow alert to raise business. And then, whaddya know? NO SNOW....

...and then there´s the link between tire shops and the Dept. of Transportation not filling potholes. But they will repave a perfectly good road to preserve their budget allocation. Connection? You decide. The truth is out there.