Driving a huge, gas-guzzling SUV with expensive, tricked out snow tires is super safe.
Safe for the freakin' SUV driver! Are they even aware that their fancy-pants tires are displacing all that snow and sleet into my freakin' lane and windshield? Yeah, they have enough traction to go 70 when the rest of us are navigating the wintry roads at 35 mph...but what if one of us accidently swerves into their lane thanks to being temporarily blinded when an SUV zips by.
If I thought my tiny, environmentally friendly compact would even make a dent into their bumper, I'd ram it into them.
I used to be consoled by how much it cost to fill the gas tank on one of those monstrosities. "Ha, ha! Suck my 35 mph gas mileage," I shouted at their shiny exteriors, knowing that their luxurious interiors buffered them from my proclamations. But now, with gas prices tumbling (although not here in TempCollege Village--WHY??), I can't even cling to that. I guess I'm stuck sucking their slush.
