OPINION: Can UT drivers really handle snowy roads?

Dec 12, 2018, 7:13 PM | Updated: Aug 3, 2022, 2:46 pm

A plow removes snow at an entrance of the Kansas Turnpike near Lawrence, Kan., Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. The turnpike section of I-70 remains open. I-70 is closed west of Junction City, Kan. The area is under a blizzard warning. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

(AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

BY JAY MCFARLAND

KSLNewsRadio

Can I admit something? On super snowy days like today, I don’t mind being stuck in stop-and-go traffic. It’s better than having that one 4-wheel-drive SUV that comes barreling down the freeway at 80-miles an hour.

There were 98 total accidents during the snowstorm on Utah’s roads on Wednesday. That’s a huge issue. Let’s take more time, driver slowly, turn on our lights and make sure to make it to work safely.

Jay Mcfarland hosts the JayMac News Show as well as the fictional podcast, Hosts of Eden. KSL Newsradio is part of Bonneville Media and based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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