It s a simple matter of physics. Anti-lock brakes are great. But if you re driving something that weighs almost 6,000 pounds on glare ice, you could have 12 wheels all happily anti-locking and it would still take you a quarter mile to stop. The key quite simply is to slow down. Take your time.
Life s too short.
I said earlier that I made it to work every day. That s true, but I had a little help one day. That first Monday after the big blizzard, CR 500E hadn t been plowed. It was impassable. I called Times-Union General Manager Norm Hagg.