Now that
weather is in full swing, there's ice and snow. Unfortunately, you can't
always see ice on the roads. If it's dark outside, it is really hard to
see. There's also black ice which is almost impossible to see while you
are driving until you drive over it. It's very dangerous. This year it
seems like there's winter weather in places that aren't used to it. My
childhood best friend moved to North Carolina and I remember when they
would get an inch of snow. Everywhere would shut down because they
didn't know how to drive on it. Even if you lived in a cold climate, you
can forget how dangerous it is and what to do if you aren't used to it
anymore.
Most
phones have a weather app that will tell you the temperature or if it's
going to rain or snow but that's all they really tell you. You should
make sure you have a specific local weather app that will tell you where
it's snowing and how much you should expect and traffic. It's important
to know where the ice is, where to avoid so you don't end up stranded.
A few weeks ago
there was a lot of ice on our roads. It was supposed to be over with
and it wasn't. There were people stranded on the roads for up to ten
hours. There were 500 accidents so highways were shut down and there was
no where to go. It was so icy that people were stranded on an overpass
and the fireman couldn't even walk on it that they had to rescue people
with a ladder on the overpass. I can't imagine how scary that would be. I
saw a photo and it was crazy. People were told to stay home if they
could. My mom had flown in that morning. I was so worried until
she arrived. I used an app to see if the surface roads were better. She
had waited at the airport for a bit and managed to make it safely.
Sometimes listening to the weather report or looking at a basic weather
app isn't always accurate. You need an up to the minute local specific
app to know what's really going on. Especially while traveling where you
might not be able to find a local radio station to know where to avoid
or what might be coming as you travel.
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