[Cue jaunty music.] Spring snow and ice may cause slick or unpredictable road surfaces. Exercise caution when driving, and when you see flashing emergency lights ahead, be sure to slow to a suitable speed to allow you to stop. This will …<\/p>\n
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… prevent you from skidding and fishtailing into the adjoining lane to avoid plowing into the stopped car ahead because you were whizzing along at way too high of a speed on an icy morning, bucko!<\/p>\n
Oh, and don’t be surprised, karmically, if another yo-yo plows into you from behind because of exactly the same doofus-like behavior.<\/p>\n
And if someone does, don’t be a complete dolt and get out of your car to inspect the damage there in the middle of the freeway, because if another driver after that doesn’t use the brains God gave him, you’re going to be in a world of hurt.<\/p>\n
(No, none of this happened to\/by me, but I got to watch it on the drive in this morning.)<\/p>\n
This has been Today’s Safety Tip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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