Originally Posted by
YVR Cockroach
Just a heads up to those who plan to drive in B.C. in winter. Don't drive your own car unless it is a beater or a rental car with good insurance coverage!
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Result is that you're sprayed with gravel while passing or being passed. Rock chips on your paint job and windshields chips are very common.
I think that this admonition and result applies in Calgary as well.