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If it snows in Raleigh, don't drive. This is what happens...
Before we moved down, my dad had an employee who grew up here (somewhere between Creedmoor and Leesville) who I was corresponding with about the "ins and outs of the Raleigh area"
The thing that stood out most to me in the conversation was he said even within his lifetime (he was early 30s) he said many of the burbs here didn't even have paved roads (recall him mentioning Apex when he moved to the area in the early 90s specifically)....then he shared that picture and I burst out laughing and began to question (if only for a moment) what we were getting ourselves into.
Still a fun picture to this day 4.5 years later and the memes it has generated further that humor.
It's not the car, it's the tires you choose to use that can make a big difference.
But overall, if one is going to worry about the 5 to 7 days a year on average that the roads are iffy, just stay off the roads, which is what people with common sense do, until such time that roads are safe enough to traverse.
(This of course precludes those who have jobs that they absolutely must be at work in person, no matter what, despite any weather condition, like healthcare/hospital staff.).
My partner was driving one of those BMW's that were left on the side of the road. Someone gave him a ride home. That was 5 or was it 10 years ago. He has better tires now but car is *not* AWD. He tries not to drive in snow or ice.
My partner was driving one of those BMW's that were left on the side of the road. Someone gave him a ride home. That was 5 or was it 10 years ago. He has better tires now but car is *not* AWD. He tries not to drive in snow or ice.
BMW sedans are RWD and most come with summer tires stock. Not the best pick for snow/ice, but I'd have no hesitancy buying once here cause well, we barely get snow/ice, and when we do the world shuts down and there's really no reason to leave the house.
My partner was driving one of those BMW's that were left on the side of the road. Someone gave him a ride home. That was 5 or was it 10 years ago. He has better tires now but car is *not* AWD. He tries not to drive in snow or ice.
Believe that was Feb 2014 or '15. I went out that day and it started to flurry. By the time I got to Target a few miles away it was full on snowing. WEnt in with DD whose b'day was coming, let her get a LEGO set, waiting on line behind a guy buying charcoal and cashier couldn't figure out how to ring it up....looked out the door and saw the ground covered in snow and couldn't believe it. Texted my sister and said if you need to get out, go NOW and she said she was on her way home and the roads were terrible (she lives in Apex....right near the Target). Got out on highway 55 and honestly wasn't sure I would make it up the hills but I grew up in a hilly town on LI....lots of people were struggling. Got home and couldn't get up my driveway, DH had to shovel two tracks for me and by the time he finished the second one the first was almost covered. I went to school in upstate NY that was the slipperiest snow I have ever encountered.
You won't believe the amount of people who buy these Mercedes, Audi, BMW and get the "performance" package or wheels and it comes stock with summer tires. They don't even research what that means and how the tires start to break down below 40 degrees.
Add in 1 day of NC snow and their "confidence" and you're on the side of the road in a ditch. Or worse, crash into somebody else.
Agree with everyone else. FWD is good enough for most people, unless you absolutely have to drive in the 1 or 2 days of snow here- and once it becomes ice it won't matter. Last few times the main roads (Capital, Falls of Neuse) at least from my vantage point were treated fairly well and easy to drive (slowly) on.
AWD won't do anything for ice, and contrary to some thoughts, doesn't do anything for cornering or braking. It's all about as others said getting going, especially on a hill or steep driveway (i.e. you could be sure to park your FWD car at the bottom of a hill or end of driveway to not worry).
CR did a report and found good (plenty of tread, all season) tires can be more beneficial than drive type.
BMW sedans are RWD and most come with summer tires stock. Not the best pick for snow/ice, but I'd have no hesitancy buying once here cause well, we barely get snow/ice, and when we do the world shuts down and there's really no reason to leave the house.
Yep as long as your job doesn't require you to report during such events, no reason not to have nice sticky summer tires on a RWD Ultimate driving machine. If your job requires that I guess get some spare winter tires on another set of wheels and be prepared. I wouldn't even drive around on snow tires in the winter months. It's just so rare.
Believe that was Feb 2014 or '15. I went out that day and it started to flurry. By the time I got to Target a few miles away it was full on snowing. WEnt in with DD whose b'day was coming, let her get a LEGO set, waiting on line behind a guy buying charcoal and cashier couldn't figure out how to ring it up....looked out the door and saw the ground covered in snow and couldn't believe it. Texted my sister and said if you need to get out, go NOW and she said she was on her way home and the roads were terrible (she lives in Apex....right near the Target). Got out on highway 55 and honestly wasn't sure I would make it up the hills but I grew up in a hilly town on LI....lots of people were struggling. Got home and couldn't get up my driveway, DH had to shovel two tracks for me and by the time he finished the second one the first was almost covered. I went to school in upstate NY that was the slipperiest snow I have ever encountered.
It was 2014.
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