Driving the Winter Roadways....

This is the corner of Napoli & Nocera Roads;

They border our Home on the left side of the property;
They can get very slick in Winter;
Actually, not so much when the snow is deep;
Watch out though, when it is sprinkled with the white stuff;
Then it becomes very dangerous.

However, no one under a certain age acknowledges this, nor do they take any precautions.

Thus,
*Our   MY   new winter-time, night-time sport event;
...beginning with the setting of the sun, or actual night hours, which ever comes first:
...we can stand at out sink window playing at clean up or washing dishes [before they go into the dishwasher];
...actually, we are enjoying our winter Olympic sport of the area.

Step One:  driving North or South-up or down the main street of Napoli Lane;

Step Two: when approaching the T-intersection with Nocera slowing down a tad;

Step Three: make your  right-hand or left-hand turn [depends on your N-S direction naturally]

Step Four:  this one is vital to scoring winners
                Depress the gas pedal hard to the floor;
                   Grip the wheel firmly;
                Attempt to point your car in a manner consistent with staying on the actual road;
                Disregard the platting of the road that resulted with a less-than 90 * right-hand turn
                    or the 120-150 * left-hand turn;
                Avoid the three trees on the NE. lot [which would be ours] or the one on the SE lot;
                  [the male-husband of that house did discover that if turning right too quickly, one can find the vehicle
                  on a collision course with the one [his] tree on that side of the road];
               Being able to make the directional adjustments can be as  important as knowing when to remove foot from
                said gas pedal.

Step Five: Breathe in relief when the car misses your trees & does not end up on your snow-covered lawn.

Can anyone out there  explain the following:
...where in the Drivers Manuel does it state that the gas pedal must be depressed fully to complete the turn;
...when is it covered in driving class  instructions that it is unnecessary to check out the roadway lay-out:
...how come one "Driver's Ed. " car comes into our area with all the cautious little drivers sitting up straight
   & paying close attention to the process--when all the time, the instructors are fully aware that these same
  careful little drivers will soon be zooming around these streets with little concern for whether the roads are
  straight, curved slightly, with intersections not 90* in formation;
...when another such driver making that North bound right-hand turn onto the side street, took out the street sign
  present on that very SE corner; the "powers to be in the Road commission replaced the sign onto our NE corner.
  A stop sign would have been appreciated, but that would only aid with those drivers coming Wes bound to turn
  N. or S. onto Napoli Ln.  Normally, that is a:
... 'slight slow down;
...-check for oncoming traffic;
...make the judgement call that there is enough room;
...depress that gas pedal to the floor:
...roar into your chosen turn direction;
...re-depress that gas pedal and continue on your way N. or S. on Napoli Lane, Pompeii Gardens; Macomb Twp/
   Macomb County, Michigan.

 Point Made----Point Taken

 On to the next contestant--can hear them as they careen down the side street Nocera--which is directly outside
 the basement [add 30-45' ] side where I am presently working.
 Oh, the trials of the working person.

Keep safe out there folks; even if you,too, live in the normal snow-belts of the country and should know how to drive on the "white stuff".

*--I stand corrected --Sal said that it is MY night-time winter-time fun NOT his.  1 / 8 / 2011