With the weather being in the negatives for many weeks, roads have become icy and treacherous. Drivers with experience have an ease with getting to school, but for new drivers, their first winter could be the most difficult drive they will ever face, and with the weather, their drives to school will only get slower and slower.
“Driving in bad weather conditions can be scary because you can end up in a ditch, and it’s also risky when driving as an inexperienced driver, because you’re not always aware of the road, and you don’t have experience with icy and snowy roads,” Grace Andersen (‘28) said.
Driving in bad weather can be very scary for young drivers and even some experienced drivers, especially in Michigan’s weather, especially with the ice and snow on the roads, you can’t always see it when it’s coming.
“As student drivers, everyone wants to go really fast, especially when turning or trying to get home, or just getting out of the student parking lot. You don’t always see the ice, especially black ice,” Eden Borland (‘28) said.
With the crazy roads, people often don’t see it coming, but as you learn and experience the roads, it can help people be more cautious and better with the roads, and it will become easier and easier.
“It’ll definitely make me a more cautious driver and a better driver when it comes to regular driving. I’m watching out for other people more, and being more cautious of whether they’re sliding or where they’re going, if they’re about to break or turn,” Borland said.
Being aware of the roads is very important, and the skills could be very helpful when people are in stressful situations. As young drivers, being able to know how to get out of them is very important, especially in Michigan.
“There was a big hill, and it was a propane trunk horizontal to the road, so people couldn’t go down the hill, and we all had to stop. I was driving with a friend, and it was hard to turn around. It was scary,” Maddie Schultz (‘28) said.
Slipping and sliding on a hill can be a very scary moment for a new driver, but not being able to see your spot in the student lot and getting yelled at by drivers isn’t the ideal situation for young drivers
“Please plow the parking lot so I can actually park in my spot,” Schultz said
