Grew up driving in Ma. and NH , Very rarely did we have ice. Mostly snow and most cars switched out to snow tires around November. Back then, the municipalities had fairly substantial snow removal and treatment equipment available. Now in Ga since 78 I’ll say the snow removal and treatment equipment is nowhere near as robust as in the NE or upper midwest. Down here were more likely to get ice that lasts several days, than snow. Very few people from the north east or the south are able to cope with 1/4 to 1/2 Inch of solid black ice. After one storm wasn’t able to even get my FJ 4x4 with offroad tires 20 feet up our drive which was covered in 3/4” crystal clear black ice…. great for drinks just not driving. Fortunately we seldom get really bad storms and after one or two day back to normal… but you can determine the severity of the forecast by the amount of bread and milk left on the shelves.