Winter driving

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This should be common knowledge. After all, we live in the Great White Frozen North that is Canada. Every year, like clockwork, winter arrives in a sudden blast of ice and snow. Delayed it sometimes may be, but inevitable it always is. So you'd think that, by now, we'd be prepared. But no, every year the first snowflakes are greeted by Canadian drivers as if they're a revelation from the heavens not seen before. We slither, we slide and, yes, we crash all because of something that is expected and unchanging. So, no matter how much you think you know about driving in the winter, it's worth taking five minutes to remind yourself of the necessities of driving safely this winter.

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