The main rule for <i>all</i> driving is to assume everyone else is actively trying to kill you.<p>It&#x27;s something I was told when getting a motorcycle at 17, and it&#x27;s served me pretty well.<p>Specifically on snow I think we subcontract too much from brain to ABS, traction control, lovely powerful heater and what not.  We don&#x27;t get Scandinavian amounts of snow in the UK, so whenever we do have snow you&#x27;ll see dozens of ridiculous accidents because people don&#x27;t take account of stopping distances or speed, or ABS being a hinderance in snow etc.