Today Sarah and I did a little community service by volunteering at the St. Anthony's dinner and dance for disabled adults. Unfortunately we had a snowstorm which resulted in only about half of the people attending. What I did do though was take the opportunity to let Sarah get a feel for what it was like driving in the snow.
We got there early to do set up for the dinner. We ended up finishing early so we had about an hour to kill before people started arriving. The parking lot was empty with about 4-5 inches of fresh snow, so I thought it would be a good time for Sarah to get the feel of what it feels like driving in snow. It's a little different now since anti-lock brakes are standard, and with the traction control on my car, but it is still possible to get the car to slide around a little bit.
She didn't do too bad. There was only one small incident which I won't get into. One of the more important things that they don't teach you in driver's ed, which is something Sarah learned first hand, was the importance of having clean wiper blades. As the snow was melting on the windshield it was causing a little bit of ice to build up on the wipers, which made clearing the windshield a little difficult, and thus hard to see. But driving in the parking lot was much better than driving the first time it snows on the road, plus we didn't have to worry about possibly slamming into other cars.
We are only about two months away from Sarah getting her learner's permit. So far, I think, it looks like she'll do just fine. But I am still going to keep my fingers crossed.
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