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To: Lane3 who wrote (144363)	10/24/2005 7:21:24 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793924

I've never been in Alaska in the winter so I'd appreciate your experience. It rains a lot. Kind of like another place we all know of.

To: Lane3 who wrote (144363)	10/24/2005 7:23:16 PM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 793924

The snow and cold are not such a problem. In a Subaru AWD with studded tires, which is a common setup around here, you can drive right up a hill on wet glare ice. But I see some other issues... 1) Wind - Sometimes in the coastal areas we get hellacious 100 mph winds that blow for three days. A few years ago an SUV was blown right off the road into the ocean south of here. The driver survived, but his child was killed. 2) Fog - There is a long bridge north of here where there have been multi-car pileups in fog. 3) Collisions - I would not like to drive on such a long bridge unless there is a center divider.