This is your official reminder to drive safe this winter.
No matter what car you drive, or how long you've been driving in midwest weather, you never know what the roads are going to throw at you on any given day. That's exactly what happened to a truck driver who was driving along an exit ramp over Interstate 94 in Wisconsin...
Driving in the Quad Cities can be a white knuckle affair. There's one way streets, narrow bridges, and when it's not cold and icy, there's construction slowing everything down. That doesn't even take into account the drivers more engaged with their cell phones than keeping their eyes on the road...
Many people--myself included--have complained about Iowa drivers. Turns out, Iowa drivers are so bad they can't even hit pedestrians. All joking aside, Iowa is among the states with the lowest percentage of people getting struck by a car. And that's a good thing...I think.
Local weather experts have predicted the QC's first snowfall on Friday (which is still pretty late in the year for it to happen, but...yuck). Winter weather usually leads to lots of auto accidents due to the poor road conditions. Here are some driving tips to help you stay safe on the roads this winter.