Do you live anywhere where it snows? Around me when it snows. All of the highways get done first, then the other main roads. Theres been times that they havent gotten around to plowing my street for 2 days after it starts snowing. By that time, there have been times that there has been 20" of snow built up. Then when they finally do plow the plows always push the snow to the side of the road, right. Right in front of your driveway. There's been times that there's a 3 1/2ft berm at the foot of my driveway. And, because the roads are so uneven, they can't drop the plows down all the way to the road, because they may break a blade or shear the top off of a manhole. so they usually leave about 1.5-2 inches of snow on the street. after a couple of days, with cars driving on it, that turns to one big sheet of ice. Now exactly the safest surface to be driving any car that isn't 4 wheel or all wheel drive. If you have a front wheel drive minivan, don't plan on going anywhere. Yes in my driveway are parked 2 accords, a prelude, and an olds cutlass. But theres also an explorer, for bad weather. Then, for real bad weather, we break out my beast, my 77 toyota Landcruiser FJ40. my truck mainly only gets used in snow, and during the summer when we take off the doors and top. Maybe in socal, you can get away with it, but not in many parts of the northeast.