My late father could not drive a car well in winter conditions, even though we lived in a snow belt. When confronted by any amount of snow, his approach was, from a standstill, to "gun it" and push the gas pedal rapidly to the floor in an attempt to move forward. If course he got stuck often (I recall he used to spread stove ashes under the car wheels, attempting to get more traction when stuck). But, he never seemed to "get it", that moderation in gradually applying gas from a stand still in snow beats rapid and agressive acceleration.

I never got to talk to him about this matter. So, I will never know where his odd approach came from, whether he strategically thought it out (incorrectly so), or, if he felt tense and challenged by snow and was just over reacting. There are some things about my father that seem puzzling, almost amusing, now, when I look back.