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Old 12-13-2012, 09:46 AM
 
Location: La Mesa Aka The Table
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As a long time San Diegan I've never understood this
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Old 12-13-2012, 10:10 AM
 
Location: SoCal
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I'm surprised as a long-time San Diegan that you haven't heard the explanation many times.

1) When it first starts to rain, the oil on the roadways gets slick and causes accidents.
2) We don't get rain often enough to motivate drivers to learn how to drive in the rain.
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Old 12-13-2012, 10:57 AM
 
Location: Santaluz - San Diego, CA
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Yeah, it's the same in other places where they don't get much ice/snow on the roads. I'm originally from the Midwest where they don't close school unless there is some blizzard. I remember growing up and they wouldn't cancel school even with several feet of snow, wind, whatever.

When I lived in Dallas, when there was just a light snow or ice they would cancel school, people wouldn't go into work, etc. It was funny to watch. Plus people just turned into idiots on the roads and they would drive the same as normal. TONS of accidents.

I imagine it's the same here. It felt so good sleeping last night and hearing it pouring rain the entire night. It's been pouring heavily here for hours and hours which is great. We needed it.
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Old 12-13-2012, 11:19 AM
 
Location: La Mesa Aka The Table
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I'm surprised as a long-time San Diegan that you haven't heard the explanation many times.
If i did i wouldn't have started the thread
I did have a 10 year off and on stint in NYC so i might have missed it!

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When I lived in Dallas, when there was just a light snow or ice they would cancel school, people wouldn't go into work, etc. It was funny to watch. Plus people just turned into idiots on the roads and they would drive the same as normal. TONS of accidents.
This^^^
Although i'm starting to think people in San Diego just can't drive.
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Old 12-13-2012, 11:23 AM
 
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Driving in the rain is not that difficult. Just don't speed and stay alert at all times when driving.
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Old 12-13-2012, 11:46 AM
 
Location: Coolidge, AZ
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It took me 2 hours to complete my 15 mile commute this morning. People were driving like it was a blizzard. I have lost all patience today. Middle age adults driving like they have never driven in rain before. Seriously San Diegans this is pathetic......
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Old 12-13-2012, 11:47 AM
 
Location: Coolidge, AZ
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Driving in the rain is not that difficult. Just don't speed and stay alert at all times when driving.
As long as you maintain a big following distance (something no one here knows how to do) and take it slow around all the curves you can drive as fast as you normally do on straight road.
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Old 12-13-2012, 12:13 PM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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As long as you maintain a big following distance (something no one here knows how to do) and take it slow around all the curves you can drive as fast as you normally do on straight road.
Generally, yes, but the first real rain of the year it's really a good idea to slow it down a bit. There's like 8 months worth of oil and such on the roads that needs to slough off in the first couple of rains, so the roads are much slicker than if they were just plain wet.
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Old 12-13-2012, 12:16 PM
 
Location: Coolidge, AZ
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Generally, yes, but the first real rain of the year it's really a good idea to slow it down a bit. There's like 8 months worth of oil and such on the roads that needs to slough off in the first couple of rains, so the roads are much slicker than if they were just plain wet.
Good point. However no need to go under 10 mph on the freeways. Today was seriously the worst commute I have ever experienced in my life. It put me in such a foul mood .
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Old 12-13-2012, 12:57 PM
 
Location: La Mesa Aka The Table
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Good point. However no need to go under 10 mph on the freeways. Today was seriously the worst commute I have ever experienced in my life. It put me in such a foul mood .
This^^^
The other part of this is general car maintenance ie...bald tires,broken/worn wind shield wipers.
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