Marion Dyer, the owner of a 2004 Trail Blazer and a sophomore from Tacoma, Wash., said she drives more in the winter. She hasn’t had too much experience driving in snow back home, but that doesn’t scare her either. Dyer figures she spent about $200 in gas fall of 2005 and “I’ll probably spend twice as much because it’s so cold,” she said.

On the other hand Dee McKinley, a freshman from Lyles, Tenn., predicts she will spend about $100-150 in gas this semester. She is concerned about how her ’96 Gio Tracker handles the icy conditions.

“I slid off the road on the way home from Thanksgiving,” McKinley said. “[And] I slid the other day on the way to church.”

Although both students vary on how scary driving is in winter, they both expressed concern on sharing the road.

“I’m not scared of the snow. You might say I’m on my toes a little more because of other drivers,” Dyer said.

McKinley said she drives less because she is “afraid of other people driving.”

So whether you choose to drive today or make the trek to class, be careful, it’s pretty tricky out there.