A Lesson in Winter Driving

My wife and I have lived in Michigan for over a decade, and have been caught on the road in many a blizzard and bad weather conditions.  Having to live in this environment you learn a special kind of patience and skill in winter driving that is just not taught in driving school. 

It is hard to explain, but it is more that just defensive driving.  It is more of a cross between defensive, and offensive driving, as you learn to not only be responsible for your own vehicle, you learn to watch carefully for what the other guy is doing in these conditions as well, and stay on the offense.

Today with the wonders of the internet, you can see all kinds of amazing things.  I sometimes go onto Youtube and just explore the latest videos.  Today, after a little snow fall in Battle Creek, Michigan over the weekend, I came across this video that has gotten over a million views. 

If you have ever driven in a snow storm, or lived in the northern part of the world, you probably have seen or experienced a lot of snow related incidents on the road.  This one is a video of a dash cam, presumably from a police officer in europe somewhere where he narrowly escapes a massive collision with a tractor trailer. 

Watch, learn from this lesson, and be safe out there this holiday season everyone!