It seems odd that the good Burghers of Walsall should experience snow before we here in Calgary, but that's how it played out this year. I wonder if there were the same casualties as we had here last night on our first proper snow-fall of winter? People here in Canada are pretty good at driving in snow, but seem to forget all this right at the start of every winter.
Last night there were 60 collisions reported to Calgary Police caused by a half-inch of snow. People were driving to fast (anything more than 15mph is TOO FAST on narrow inner city streets, it seems), braking to late, cornering too hard and generally driving in denial of the conditions. It happens every year. Poor Trish in the Math dept got driven into for the second time in two weeks!
What doesn't help is the lack of Grit. Rock salt just doesn't work below -5 degrees, so they don't bother. Bum. Better get used to sliding around, eh?
Ciao for now,
R
Last night there were 60 collisions reported to Calgary Police caused by a half-inch of snow. People were driving to fast (anything more than 15mph is TOO FAST on narrow inner city streets, it seems), braking to late, cornering too hard and generally driving in denial of the conditions. It happens every year. Poor Trish in the Math dept got driven into for the second time in two weeks!
What doesn't help is the lack of Grit. Rock salt just doesn't work below -5 degrees, so they don't bother. Bum. Better get used to sliding around, eh?
Ciao for now,
R
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