You need to have frozen roads for the snow to stick, so unless you're at altitude where the ground is below freezing it will just melt when it hits asphalt, grass and bushes are a different story.
I disagree Ian... The Bay Area is just as bad for tailgaters.
The funny thing is, it's easier and less stressful to drive in NY then Cali I've found. They actually will let you in, they don't rush to close every fricken gap making you miss off ramps!@!
NJ sucks though. If you don't run a red light when your one of the first few cars to hit it, you probably will get rear ended. NY is a wee bit like that as well, but you can make left turns in NY :lol:
Over here, yellow lights are green and the first 5 seconds of a red are yellow.
Also, collecting DUIs are a hobby for some since not much becomes of them.