Local social media is filled with posts, all with the same message: Stay home!
Many roads have not yet been plowed or treated. The snow is coming down hard.
One commenter said she’d never been more frightened driving as an adult than tonight.
It’s Friday night of a holiday week.
Light a fire. Open a bottle. Stream a movie. Snuggle. Chill.
See you in the morning!
They’ll get there soon. In the meantime: Don’t drive! (Photo/Rick Carpenter)
Thomas J. Kerrigan, Westport native and second generation DPW equipment operator, and recent dad!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸 be safe out there tj!
A good night to bust the myth that we don’t need winter tires (snow tires) if we have four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. They help you go, but don’t help you stop.
Consumer Reports, which does its tests on a snowy track in Connecticut, says, four-wheel drive “can’t improve braking or cornering performance in snow.” Same for all-wheel drive.
“At Consumer Reports, we strongly recommend buying four winter tires for whatever vehicle you drive.”
“All-wheel drive is about getting your car moving from a dead stop — not about braking or steering — and you should be aware of its limitations. … All-wheel drive is far better than two-wheel drive when it comes to driving on slick surfaces where you need serious traction to get going, such as a snowy uphill driveway. But our tests found that all-wheel drive by itself won’t help if you’re heading too fast toward a sudden sharp curve on a snowy night.”
“Automakers have long boasted that all-wheel drive is all you need to get your car through winter’s fury. Our exclusive tests tell a different story.”
https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2015/09/do-you-really-need-awd-in-the-snow/index.htm