This Saturday I likely would have been first on scene of a head-on collision had I not taken a nice warm shower before heading out. It had been raining, but not heavily and certainly nothing out of the ordinary. The road has a 50 km/h limit, has two 90-degree turns within 200 m or so, and is about 500 m from a school zone. Silver Civic coupe was northbound at the second 90-degree turn to the east, took it too fast, lost control, and took out a beige Corolla. Civic ended up in westbound/southbound lanes and the Corolla was in a ditch. Civic driver was on the ground being worked on by paramedics, and the road was closed off for half an hour. Drivers regularly do 70 km/h on this road and misjudge the turns, though most drivers cut into the paved shoulder to negotiate the turn instead of going into oncoming lanes.
My "winter preparedness kit" includes my regular toolbox with about $5000 worth of sockets and other automotive tools, an extendable brush that works well as a shovel/rake, a three-foot length of 4x4 wood for wheel chocking or any needed leverage, a litre of 0W-30 oil, welding gloves (can't beat those for insulation and ruggedness), a "Genuine Ford" blanket, three green glow sticks, three red glow sticks, a reflective vest, first aid kit, Haynes manual, an axe, a booster pack, two 20-foot recovery straps (not tow straps), four D-shackles, a 3xAAA headlamp, a booster pack-mounted light, and a shake-light. The headlamp can put out 5 lumens for 160 hours using the LEDs, or ~30 lumens for 3 hours with the incandescent bulb. The 20-lumen booster pack light can go for quite a while on the big lead-acid battery. I also carry either a 130-lumen incan flashlight (normal light), or a 450-lumen incan flashlight with a 10-lumen LED tailcap (patrol light) on my person, along with a pair of mechanic's gloves for detailed work and a Leatherman knife. If I know I will be in deep snow I will also grab my case of quick-release chains. I dare winter to try and take me down!