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Albert Einstein said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results."

So, what are some of these definitions?

I’ll start with drivers in the Pacific Northwest. We have more than our fair share of precipitation, duh. As an engineer, I know that the coefficient of friction between a car tire and the road will generally go down as the street gets wet.

A number of things can exacerbate this. Over time, during a dry period, the rubber that wears off tires and the oil that may drip from a car as it gets warm, sit on the pavement. Whe...