Terrifying ordeal for 800 motorists rescued from their cars as blizzard sweeps through U.S.state

Terrifying ordeal for 800 motorists rescued from their cars as blizzard sweeps through U.S.state | Mail Online

Don't they view the weather reports before they go out?? Most American cars have automatic gearboxes which are useless in bad weather conditions. They do have a low ratio setting marked "L" but most drivers just don't understand the principle of getting power down slowly.