Scary Drive Home

Yesterday morning, while at the gym, I caught the weather report for the day: Sleet turning to rain around 3pm. Well, as usual, the meteorologist was quite wrong - Around 3pm, it started sleeting and didn't let up until late into the night when it finally changed over to rain. The ice made for a TERRIBLE commute home from Ashburn - I left the office a little after 6pm and made it home a little before 8pm and saw countless accidents on my way home. Traveling down the Toll Road at about 50 mph, the SUV next to me started sliding to the left and skidding around; after almost hitting the guard rail, the truck started coming back at me, managed to do a 180 degree turn and ended up stopped in the lane right next to me, facing the opposite direction. It was amazing that he didn't hit me or anyone else! Shortly after that, traffic came to a halt and the remainder of my drive was a pretty consistent 10 mph, virtually on a sheet of ice. My hands hurt by the time I made it home from gripping the steering wheel so tightly. I can't help but wonder if many of the accidents that I saw could have been prevented if the salt trucks had made it out earlier and, well, did their job! I did see 4 trucks sitting on the side of the road - I guess they were taking a break? What is the deal with VDOT?