All of the accidents we’ve been reporting over the last few days have two things in common- speed and wet roadways. According to John C Hardey, Community Outreach Officer with the California Highway Patrol Amador Unit- if there is one thing he can impress upon drivers this holiday season is to drive appropriately for weather conditions. Wet or Snowy roadways do not mix with speed. Hardey emphasizes that speed does not necessarily mean the posted speed limit, but instead speed has everything to do with how the tires are capable of gripping to the ground- in many situations that can be well below the posted speed limit.