This area is full of what my son calls "halfbacks." These are northerners
that moved to Florida then moved half way back. He says they cannot drive
in any case then he launches off into the people who come down to look at
the colors and stop in the middle of the freeway.
He learned to drive in no snow California but spent time sliding around the
desert so has no problems in the snow. His California born and raised wife
on the other hand is fearful of the snow and ice.