I'm an Atlanta native and yes, we aren't used to driving on ice, but from what I've been reading from people in Northern states over the past few days, they even say driving on ice is dangerous. First, Chicago is relatively flat, but Atlanta grew up in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Yes, our government failed us, but how are the residents supposed to drive up our hilly terrain when the roads weren't even pre-treated and covered with 1/4" inch of solid ice. None of us have winter tires, mainly because it would be a waste to buy them to use one or two weeks in a decade. If you tried to buy them inside the city, you will get odd looks and a few chuckles, because no place I know of even sells them. If it was just snow, we would have been fine, because we're used to driving in heavy summer rains. So, just don't get pissed when we laugh at you for saying 85 is "too hot".
