Winter is here now, and it is time to think about winter driving. For some reason it seems like every year when the winter months begin, everyone on the road forgets how to drive in winter conditions.
The first thing to be aware of is that the moose are all headed down to the low lands for the winter, so watch out for moose crossing the road. Those suckers can stand just a few yards off the road and be completely invisible, then decide to bolt across it at the last moment to try and beat that big thing they see barreling at them - they don’t always make it. I personally think there are several more moose in the sidelines egging him on. “Come on Harold! You a chicken or something? Go for it, you’ll be in the club if you make it.”
Watch the school buses as well, they are back out there on the roads making their stops. Always keep in mind that you need to stop fully, NEVER try to pass a stopped bus for any reason. There are children present, so put them first. Even if you are late.
And speaking of children, watch out for snow machines. They’re out there and most of them you’ll see in the area of roads have a kid on them who won’t be thinking to double check the road before they cross it. So keep aware of where the snow machines are if you see one while you are out.
On the subject of snow machines, I noticed in the paper that there was a free two-hour workshop on Avalanche Awareness & Snowmachine Safety through the 18th at Wasilla High, I hope all you snowmachiner, particularly the ones with kids that will be riding this year, got the chance to get out there and participate in that. Wish I had seen it sooner, I would have given a headsup here.
If you know of anything like that going on, please feel free to poke a note in the comments here letting me know, and I will make a post about it to let everyone know. Thanks.
I have a lot more to get done tonight, so I will end this here. I’m hoping that in the next couple of days to be able to get my desktop computer back, then I will be able to update this site’s look and get it to a more membership friendly level. Until then, take care.
