Here is good reminder to slow down in icy weather
This video from New Mexico shows how quick a car crash can happen. These drivers were driving with too much speed for the conditions.
This week in Southwest Missouri we had our first ice of the 2008-2009 winter driving season. Sadly within hours of the ice starting there was a fatal accident. On my way to the courthouse the next morning I saw many people who seemed not to care about the conditions. Many were driving like it was a sunny July day. These people were speeding, talking on their cell phones, putting on makeup or eating breakfast while driving. Things they shouldn't do at all while driving, let alone in poor conditions. Any one of these can lead to a car accident.
Plan ahead and leave for your destination a little early. The hills and bridges here in the Ozarks and Springfield Branson area can remain icy and retain the dangerous conditions for some time even as the temperatures rise above freezing, so please slow down.
