I drove this evening. It was horrible: white wash, high wind has blown snows like crazy. I hardly saw my roadways and forgot about seeing my own lane where I was in. It was almost zero visibility in front of me.
Windshield wipers didn't work because they have been stuck solidly on the windshield from the earlier freezing rains. So I could not use my windshield wipers to clear anything on my windshield. All I could do was to turn on the front defroster while driving and it pumped out the highest level of hot air onto the inside of windshield to clear things on the windshield.
Road ways were slippery. In one of my brake at the red light, my vehicle kept going forward for another 5 meters before coming into full stop. So I was near the middle of the intersection and I had to reverse my car backward to be on top of the pedestrian crossing line. My tracking control warning was flashed up on my dashboard a couple times because the tires / wheels sensed no or minimal traction when going up or down the slopes on the roadways.
Surprisingly, there were several drivers still drove fast passing me as if the road condition was still perfect.
I will use the TTC tomorrow when I will go out again tomorrow. I don't want to take any more chance. While I was doing something outside this evening even for just 30 minutes, my toes of my feet felt lots of pain even I wore 4 pairs of socks and a winter boot.
Glad to hear you weren’t in a collision.
In winter I always drive with my heater set on defrost. If coldi turn on my heated seats.
I slow down and don’t care if people pass me because most likely I will pass them because they’re in a collision..
I have snow tires so getting up hills are not an issue. Being a sick fcuk I deviate towards hills, love going up. Going down hills are fun, just let your vehicle coast slowly don’t pump your brakes because ABS won’t work.
Your feet were cold because you wore too many pairs of socks. There needs to be some air between your feet and boots, it’s the air that helps keep the feet warm.
If you don’t have to go out don’t.
If you do props to you for deciding to take the TTC.