Atlanta Mom, Infant Rescued During Winter Storm Leon Gridlock

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Not my video but they are still cleaning this one up.

That's just RIDICULOUS! There's not even any snow on some parts of the road. I mean, c'mon...

What do you get when you combine...

• A large number of people on summer only tires
• No one with any idea what a winter tire is (aren't my all season tires good enough?)
• A large number of people riding on tires until the cords show
• Most people drive on snow or ice once every 5 to 7 years here...
• The government did NOTHING to prepare aside from sending what little equipment they had south...
• After the roads were gridlocked they tried to bring sand and rock spreaders out, but they couldnt get through traffic...
• A population of 1million plus all leaving work within 30 minutes of each other
• 3 main roads to get a majority of the said 1 million out of town.... hell the all three combine into 1 road in the heart of the city (400, 85, 75)

Personally I knew what was coming and have been working from home since Monday given my RWD car with summer tires and no snow experience.

I still have summer tires on my car, and they are balding. Yes, I will change them soon. But I've driven in 12 ft of snow with these tires. I understand some don't have the experience, but to see a multi car crash like in the vid GA posted, with that little snow is just ridiculous.

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That's just RIDICULOUS! There's not even any snow on some parts of the road. I mean, c'mon...

But what you can't see is that there is ice on most of the roads due to the freezing rain that preceded the snow in some parts of the city. With that said, yes most people just freaked out and panicked.