Whats your limit for driving to work in inclement weather?

[dukebound85]

Last year in NY we had a storm that was about 8inches. My car got stuck (obviously with it being a 2wd celica) I felt I had to come in. After my car was stuck, I bundled up and walked the 7 miles to work in the snow. Got there quicker than most who tried to drive actually

After I got there, I was told don't do that again but we like your dedication lol

 

[Tyler23]

I don't have a limit, I go to work regardless of the road conditions. I have 4-wheel drive, snow tires and steel studs for ice. My truck goes through all kinds. I once drove with the snow up to the frame and the axle pigs gouging the snow. It never slowed me down at all.

I need to measure snow not in inches, but in feet before I start having a problem.

That's badass. Where do you live? East Coast of the US I'm guessing (judging by the EST reference). Current MDer here.

 

[Huntn]

In Chicago, snow is not an excuse. It's just a rule that comes with living in the city. Living out here, its expected that you are prepared. If its bad out, you leave as early as possible. Schools rarely get snow days and when they do, it's a big deal. My bus has gotten stuck in snow in elementary and middle school so many times, we just ended up just missing one class.

Same thing in Minnesota. It takes a lot to close school. Roads usually stay open during snow. On the otherhand, in the DC area, when they project 1/2" snow, the government shuts down and everyone scurries home!

 

[neko girl]

I ride a motorbike, so even rain can be a scary freeway ride sometimes. That's if I'm running low on adrenalin..

 

[ender land]

Same thing in Minnesota. It takes a lot to close school. Roads usually stay open during snow. On the otherhand, in the DC area, when they project 1/2" snow, the government shuts down and everyone scurries home!

yup.

Drawbacks to living in the midwest is when you see everyone else closing for 1/2" or 2" of snow.... takes a ton of snow or ice to close things down out here.

 

[MultiM]

This.

People with big SUVs and 4WD think they're invincible to the snow - they're not. They have an advantage over those of us in a FWD car (and if you're RWD, you're screwed), but they are not invincible and they don't realize that. Last week I was driving home and was caught in some bad snow, and SUVs were sliding around and getting stuck too. I nearly slid into an SUV at an intersection, and would have slid had he not slid and gotten out of my way.

Not ALL SUV drivers are like this. I've driven an SUV for about 12 years and have never been involved in an accident. When conditions are poor, I leave early, keep my distance and take my time. The work on my desk will be there whether I get there on time, 3 hours late or the next day.

I agree that SOME drivers think they are invincible, spelled S-T-U-P-I-D.

 

[notjustjay]

Not ALL SUV drivers are like this. I've driven an SUV for about 12 years and have never been involved in an accident. When conditions are poor, I leave early, keep my distance and take my time. The work on my desk will be there whether I get there on time, 3 hours late or the next day.

I agree that SOME drivers think they are invincible, spelled S-T-U-P-I-D.

I certainly wasn't trying to brand ALL SUV drivers as stupid, just some of them. It's probably the same people who get their cars stuck because of poor driving habits that think to themselves "I'll get me an SUV next time so that won't ever happen again!"

My friend with the XTerra and the huge off-road tires (mentioned earlier in the thread) goes around on snow days helping to pull stuck people out of ditches. He's a member of the local off-roading club and he knows how to handle the conditions (well, most of the time, but that's a story for another day). He laughs at the stupid drivers too, but not to their faces -- his mission is to help them when they get stuck but also to discreetly educate them (quietly shame them?) on what not to do next time.

 

[OutThere]

Last year in NY we had a storm that was about 8inches. My car got stuck (obviously with it being a 2wd celica) I felt I had to come in. After my car was stuck, I bundled up and walked the 7 miles to work in the snow. Got there quicker than most who tried to drive actually

After I got there, I was told don't do that again but we like your dedication lol

I remember you were living somewhere near where I went to school...I obviously don't know exactly where your walk took you, but the roads up there are some of the most walking-unfriendly roads I've ever been on! Freshman year when nobody was allowed a car we walked like two miles into glenville to get our skis sharpened and learned mighty fast that it sucked big time.

The college I went to supposedly hasn't cancelled classes due to snow in over 100 years, almost all the students lived on/walking distance to campus so it came down to the professor's discretion. Unfortunately, the professors seemed to embrace the no-snowday ethos heartily, and I never had a class cancelled. One time, though, in an 8am class the morning after a 27 inch snowfall, the professor called the secretary to tell the class to stay put, he was late but still coming. He walked in with 5 minutes left in class, having gotten stuck trying to park his car.