Drive slow, good tires, stay home, be alert, no cruise control, bring shovel, salt, blanket.

The only thing that I can see wrong is your advice for snow tires. there was a video posted not too long ago showing the reason you need 4 snows tires, but if you only get 2, the rear should get them, even(especially?) in FWD cars. And weight should be OVER the rear axle, not behind it

Clear ALL of the snow from the roof, hood, trunk, and the area of the tail lights before driving. Don't be one of the idiots who clears a one square foot area on the windshield and the rear window, and don't be one of the imbeciles who drives with the tail lights obscured by snow.

Well I also agree that the advice for snow tyres should be modified, slightly.

1. The current term is "Winter" tyres. They are new technology and they are using the new name. Better than the old snow tyres.
2. I would emphasize the importance of stopping and staying on the road vs being able to go far more. 4WD will help get you out of the ditch but 4WD or AWD will NOT help you stay out of the ditch. Winter tyres will do both.
3. Best addition is a cell phone to call for assistance on the highway. I would suggest it is almost necessary, and I hate seeing drivers distracted using one whey they are driving. I do keep one in the car turned off.

I heard somewhere that people with 4 wheel drive vehicles get stuck in deeper snow further from home :)

One of my fondest memories of Alaska was the first week of snow, every year, between Eielson AFB and Fort Wainwright, seeing the ditches littered with pickup trucks and SUVs. Often they'd have Florida or Texas plates. It was just so much fun seeing people learning the hard way that 4WD doesn't make them invincible.

to update my summary;

Drive slow, 4 good winter tires, stay home if you can, be alert, no cruise control, bring shovel, salt, blanket, cell phone (turned off), shovel the snow off the car.

How about if we add NOT tailgating?

As bad as tailgating is when the road is dry, those who tailgate when it is snowing or hailing are truly dimwits. And, unfortunately, there seem to be more dimwits nowadays than ever before.

In particular, I find that women seem to be unable to comprehend that following 6 feet behind another car during a snow storm is dangerous.

Yes, honey, even if you are driving a BMW, it is still dangerous.

that applies all year long! And is ignored all year long.

have you noticed that drivers are driving faster and more aggressively in recent years?

Stopping distances are longer...it's worse in winter.

Oh, and speaking of driving in snowstorms, people who don't have their lights on during daytime snowstorms, or when there's snow on the road being kicked up by traffic.

Yes, the light reflecting back to you can make it a little harder to see the road, but not having your lights on makes it a lot harder for other drivers to see you.

Yes, hence the need for car manufacturers to create these semi-tanks we all have to drive with 10 airbags and armour-plated bodies...the subcompacts now weigh close to 4000 lbs! My '94 Subaru Justy weighs a mere 1850 lbs and gets 45 mpg with a simple 3-cyl. gasoline engine. We don't need safe cars we need safe PEOPLE! I daily witness people speeding and driving recklessly for the weather conditions. Try strapping them to the hood of their cars, then we'll see how fast they drive.

Amen!It seems poetic justice,all the SUVs that hit the ditch during the first snowstorms-Kevin

Translation: HOW you drive is a much bigger factor than WHAT you drive.
WHERE you drive is also probably more significant too.

Living in central Texas, we will use just about any excuse for a "snow day" so I just stay home. It's not worth it. I don't need to make one more day's worth of money that bad. Other than what has already been said, I would add that you should have appropriate cold weather clothes with you in case you are stranded without heat.

Amen to staying home. Few things are worth the stress of driving in hazardous conditions.

Few things are as much FUN as driving in snow. I refuse to call that a hazardous condition.

While it is true that driving in the snow and ice is a blast, even during a snowstorm, it is still a dangerous situation, especially in heavy traffic. Yes, it IS possible to drive responsibly and have a ton of fun at the same time...just be careful and slow down, and by the way...have fun.

P.S. It is also very important to know your vehicle and how it responds on snow and ice as every vehicle handles differently. Knowing this will give you priceless confidence.

SLOW DOWN AND KEEP YOU DISTANCE!!!

Having read your tip on battery maintenance, I have one for you. Get a 12-volt battery, not a 6-volt one like the one illustrated in your tip. 6-volt batteries went out in the 50's.

whose tip?