To Whom it May Concern:
Welcome to the Northeast. There's snow and a lot of it. Luckily, this weekend was the first snowfall so far this season, but God help all those people trying to drive on the roads. Now when I say that it was the first snowfall, I mean we have so little snow that I can still see my grass outside.
My biggest pet peeve is people who completely forget how to drive when there is "treacherous" weather. I live in Buffalo, New York. The snow comes every year, usually just as bad as the year before. IT IS EXPECTED. People act like they are on the road for the first time with their learner's permit and can barely reach the gas pedal. Listen, unless there is two feet of snow, there is no reason to drive like a fool.
The speed limit is still 65 mph. You do not need to go 30 mph. Unless there's black ice and you can not see the car in front of you, the speed limit is still the same. Don't drive on the roads if you can't handle the centimeter of snow that we got last night. Please, for my sanity. I don't want to yell and cuss at you, but I will if I have to.
The left lane is STILL the fast lane. If you are going to drive me insane and go 30 mph on the thruway, please move to the right lane. Just because there's snow doesn't mean that the left lane isn't in effect anymore. I promise you that it is and that I will be using it. Help me to help you by just moving over.
Your hazards are for EMERGENCIES. Rain and snow do not qualify as emergencies. We can all see that it is snowing and raining. You do not have to put your hazards on to let us all know. WE ALL HAVE EYES, that's how we are driving.
Sincerely,
An Annoyed Buffalonian Used to the Snow
