It was not supposed to be anything but rain at this time. Check back in when the temp drops below freezing in a few hours.
If you don't have to go out, don't go out. If you leave to work, you may have a very long commute back home driving slowly. It is not that we all can't make it, but the other people on the road have no experience driving this type of weather which makes this dangerous. It is raining hard right now up north, it is raining ice. Our cars are iced up already and with temperature falling, it will be sleet very shortly.
I'm in a loaner F-Pace AWD. I'm prepared to not do circles on the way home and mother of god the seat heater burnt my ass red on the way in. Will have to lotion the booty.
So, if your car is covered in ice but you only had to take surface roads home, no highways or overpasses...is it OK to stay put? I'm not familiar with this ice stuff. They're saying it's going to get worse as it's snowing and sleeting already and below freezing. I really don't feel like going home and I'm in an AWD, although I really can't afford to wreck another car this year. The boss gave us the option but I have so much freaking work to do that I can't accomplish with just my laptop at home.
I remember 4 years back driving south 288 in my truck (2009 Sierra w stabilitrack) and losing control going 20 mph right under then Bwy 8 overpass during a freeze. Truck spun and drifted some sort of crazy. I’m good. Ice is no joke.
The thing about AWD... is it does nothing if all tires have no traction..... The only way to get home in icy weather is to take it slow, not panic when you lose traction, and hope to hell you regain traction in time to stop or turn.
This needs to be said on TV. AWD is good if one or two wheels lose some traction....and the car can shift power from those wheels to avoid losing control. Usually in the case of rain.. If all 4 tires are sliding on essentially glass...no system can save you. Just don't brake, give gas or steer...just enjoy the ride and pray you get traction asap.
If you have to drive, follow an 18 wheeler that is driving slow (from my experience) because the weight on those thing will break ice which is why they can still drive in all types of weather. And a majority of us are proably equipped with non-snow, or sleet tires. It is raining hard again, I may have to play hookie tomorrow too.
