As a fellow upstate NYer, I want to add that this can apply equally to something as seemingly innocuous as rain. We get some crazy microbursts, to the point that even new tires on a decent road can and will hydroplane. Also, HEADLIGHTS. If your windshield wipers are on, so should be your headlights, but people just don't seem to get this. It makes it so much easier to see and avoid hitting other cars.
As a fellow upstate NYer, I want to add that this can apply equally to something as seemingly innocuous as rain. We get some crazy microbursts, to the point that even new tires on a decent road can and will hydroplane. Also, HEADLIGHTS. If your windshield wipers are on, so should be your headlights, but people just don't seem to get this. It makes it so much easier to see and avoid hitting other cars.