Q. Snowstorm Driving Annoyance: I live in New England and have to drive in snowstorms as a hospital worker. Usually an inch or so won’t faze me, but as conditions worsen, I drive about 15-20 mph, sometimes less. I give myself plenty of time to get into work so that it doesn’t impact me any. However, I always end up leading a long parade of cars who are getting more and more frustrated that I’m not speeding down the road. There’s no room to pull over, and I’m not willing to go faster. However, I get really nervous that so many people are behind me getting angry that I’m not driving fast. How can I get over this? (Please help, more snow is coming!)
A: If you are driving in Massachusetts today in the driving snow, you will be lucky to be going 20 miles per hour. Of course, drivers must take precautions and assess prevailing conditions. But if you are turning the roads into an unnecessary pseudo funeral procession, then you are creating a hazard of your own. Enraged drivers behind you are going to be tempted to pull some dangerous maneuvers if in fact going 30 miles per hour is safe and sensible. You’re right that you can’t pull over, but if you are taking a usual route, map out in your mind places that you can take a right turn onto a side street for a minute or so and give some relief to the frustrated drivers behind you.
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I suspect that SOME of those drivers stuck in the long line of cars going 20 mph are HAPPY to be doing 20 mph, driving in the tire tracks of vehicles ahead of them and (probably) not sliding off the road.
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The Principle of Least Interest: He who cares least about a relationship, controls it.
I suspect that SOME of those drivers stuck in the long line of cars going 20 mph are HAPPY to be doing 20 mph, driving in the tire tracks of vehicles ahead of them and (probably) not sliding off the road.
That's true Ed but she may be driving slower than conditions call for. She should pull onto a side street once in awhile to let the "train pass" as they would like.
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