Christmas Storm

Christmas is just around the corner and in the upper Midwest threat of a winter storm is just on the horizon. There are a few ways to follow this storm.


http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=mpx&storyid=44963&source=0

http://mesowest.utah.edu/index.html

and Clarus

I'll have some pictures and video of the storm if it does materialize as forecasted.

What is "The Long Winding Road"?

For anyone who really ends up falling upon this site you probably are wondering, “What’s the point.” There are thousands of car blogs on the internet, some better than others and some update far more frequently than others do. So what's the point of this blog? The Long Winding Road is a really best described as an insight into how weather affects one of the increasing forms of transportation in the world. The automobile and the roadways they populate. This will also blend technology found in classics, modern, and future cars by discussing the advantages of some technologies along with their sometimes-cloudy disadvantages. At times, I'll add my insight in from personal experiences and I might diverge into different topics. Take it for what it's worth; you might learn something you never knew. My Pen Name is DK and I want to welcome you to The Long Winding Road.

-DK

Drivers ed... Do we need to learn that?

Take a step back for a second and think. What did you really learn in drivers ed? For some of you that might be somewhat fresh in your mind and others, well that was a long time ago in a galaxy far away(JK). I'll admit a fair amount of time has passes since my time sitting in the classroom or behind the wheel of the horridly fake simulators. So what about driver ed? During your time in the classroom you become familiar with the interior of a car, basic driving skills, and also learn a few what to do if this goes or that goes out. Then you also learn what to do if the road has water on it, ice (depending on where you live), snow, etc. In other words you probably learned that your driving style changes with changing road conditions.

Well why do driving ed instructors teach that? Should it really matter how you drive in different kinds of weather events? Aren't cars/trucks/SUV's loaded with enough technology to keep any car on the road no matter what the conditions.

I'll give you my view in a few days, but I want to hear your side should young people still learn how to drive in different weather conditions or is that a thing of the past if so why?