This is common knowledge: in the great State of Illinois, there are good drivers and there are bad drivers. (I prefer to consider myself a member of the former category, but I digress.)

The moral of tonight's post: when there is even the most minute degree of precipitation falling from the sky, the bad drivers in Illinois go from bad... to worse.

They are swerving. They are breaking for no apparent reason with wide-open roadways in front of them. They are maneuvering like maniacs; changing lanes in a zig-zag fashion with no regard for any other motor vehicle.

If you own an Illinois license plate on your vehicle, I imagine you must have called this state home for some period of time. In Illinois, we enjoy a full spectrum of seasons; one of those seasons happen to be winter. Which is why I will advise you: learn how to drive.

Yes, winter driving is scary. Yes, your wheels will slip & your brakes will do that anti-lock thing. There will be blinding snow making visibility nearly impossible. Semi trailers will spray you with road wetness to the point of windshield blindness.

But this is Illinois, people. You should all really be used to this by now.

"Oh no! It's raining! It's snowing! I better get in my car and drive 78 miles per hour like a suicidal escapee!"