There must be lots of people who absolutely, positively have to be out and about in the middle of a snowstorm. Why else would there be so many reports of major traffic stoppages and fender benders and people stranded in their vehicles?
Wherever they were headed, it must have been Job 1.
I know all about having to get to work, or wanting to get home. Maybe it’s as straightforward as the sheer number of people who truly need to be somewhere has simply increased. But I’ll wager that at the root of more than a few of the reports of accidents and fatalities and back-ups and being stuck not just on the side of the road but maybe in the middle of it, there are just enough culprits who drive clueless, like it’s summertime, like there’s no need to make adjustments or slow down.
These might be the ones who don’t think the warnings to stay off the roads unless they have a really good reason to be on them actually apply to them.
Unless they live under rocks or only play games and watch Tik-Tok videos on their phones, people should know well in advance that a storm is coming and should plan accordingly. But it’s rarely that logical.
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