I wanted to report on this story because I was driving from Minneapolis to Eau Claire on Saturday as the snow began to fall, and witnessed large amounts of terrible driving skills combined with first-snow-fall paranoia.
Reporters say that with just 3 inches of an icy-snow mix, there were 261 crashes on the highway alone in less than 3 hours time. Of these accidents, 49 people were hospitalized and 1 was killed.
Minnesota Officials want to remind everyone that when the snow falls, most speed rules can be adjusted. Even if you have ABS or new tires, reducing your speed is the easiest thing we can do to reduce the risk of an accident.
REMEMBER: If you are afraid or just simply do not drive well in the snow, Minnesota/Wisconsin is not the right place for you to live :)
More on this, http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/Slick-Roads-Follow-Saturday-Minn.-Snow-nov-20-2011
http://www.sctimes.com/article/20111120/NEWS01/111190040/1st-snow-year-creates-some-havoc-temperatures-rise-week
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