{"id":72291,"date":"2023-11-10T15:57:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T22:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/?p=72291"},"modified":"2023-11-10T15:57:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T22:57:57","slug":"are-calgarians-prepared-to-drive-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/2023\/11\/10\/are-calgarians-prepared-to-drive-this-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Calgarians prepared to drive this winter?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Winter driving: <\/strong>Quinn Hammond poses at the SAIT parking garage on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. Hammond drove to campus on this day despite the first snowfall of the season the day prior (Photo by Daniel Janson\/The Press).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

C<\/span>algary\u2019s first major snow dump of the season created many challenges for motorists forced to reluctantly get used to winter driving once more.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>There\u2019s not much you can do in the first snowfall,” said Quinn Hammond, a SAIT student who drove to campus. “Just have patience, because it\u2019s going to be messed up no matter what. If it\u2019s going to be aggressively bad, try to stay home if you can.\u201d<\/p>\n

The extra snow and ice on the road led to more than 200 reported collisions between midnight and 4 p.m. on Tuesday Oct. 24, according to the Calgary Police Service.<\/a><\/p>\n

According to Transport Canada, <\/a>some of the preparations drivers can make in Calgary for winter include installing winter tires, plugging in cars overnight, clearing windshields, and leaving extra space while braking. It is also recommended to have an emergency preparedness kit<\/a> in your car for a worst-case scenario.<\/p>\n

These preparations are not always enough to avoid collisions and other difficulties caused by winter driving.<\/p>\n

Despite the many challenges Calgary drivers face, a 2019 survey<\/a> conducted by the Mister Auto company from Britain concluded that Calgary was the best city to drive in the world.<\/p>\n

Calgarians have varying views on this survey.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess there are bad drivers everywhere and good drivers, so I don\u2019t know,\u201d said Kirsten Smith, a SAIT student and driver.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the city has too many blind corners. I\u2019ve almost been hit, and people always try to make the light even if it\u2019s yellow,\u201d said Hammond. \u201cIn Calgary, people like to do 20 [kilometres over the limit] regularly.”<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve just seen a lot of sketchy drivers.”<\/p>\n

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Emergency response: <\/strong>A fire truck speeds by the SAIT north entrance on Thursday, October 26, 2023. There were 273 collisions reported in Calgary two days prior due to Calgary’s first snowfall of the season (Photo by Daniel Janson\/The Press).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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