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I think part of the problem in the south is people who aren’t used to it and think 4WD/AWD is a magic bullet and otherwise drive like normal, but another problem is people from up north who are used to driving in snow but mainly snow that is properly treated and facing snow in an area where the treatment plan is “wait two days for it to melt” is not the same.
Oh I am very aware. We once had like an inch of hail build up on the streets around here. This is a city that hasn't seen snow or ice on the roads since like 1897 mind you. Anyway when that small sheet of slushy ice plopped down it basically gridlocked the city with accidents because nobody slowed down or anything. People really don't take changing conditions into account very often.
It's melting today, we're royally screwed tomorrow. These people will see black ice and not have a clue. Everything is going to be ice tomorrow.
How long until you actually get to stay above freezing?
Hiked down to the creek today, melting fast. The roads, even in our hood, seem mostly fine. There'll be icy patches though, and these people have rarely, if ever, seen that.
The problem with AWD is that people know it makes it easy to accelerate and turn in slippery conditions but they fail to recognize that AWD does nothing to help you stop.
Its never the speed that kills you, its the sudden stop.