PS1 -- Ouch. I have a friend whose parking lot turn is a very steep slope (leading under the bulletin) with a sudden 90 degree turn exiting onto a busy roadway, so I know the type of thing you're describing. Good tires help, also with 2)
PS2 -- Get better gloves. When it comes to real cold paying extra for better tech is money well spent. If you can find goat angora knit gloves they're ideal -- light and thin enough that you can still feel things through them, but warm and wind resistant. They are worth every cent, and are frequently on sale after Christmas so they're not quite so outrageously priced. For cheap gloves that still work try Thinsulate(TM) but you will have to replace them frequently because they wear out quickly.
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PS1 -- Ouch. I have a friend whose parking lot turn is a very steep slope (leading under the bulletin) with a sudden 90 degree turn exiting onto a busy roadway, so I know the type of thing you're describing. Good tires help, also with 2)
PS2 -- Get better gloves. When it comes to real cold paying extra for better tech is money well spent. If you can find goat angora knit gloves they're ideal -- light and thin enough that you can still feel things through them, but warm and wind resistant. They are worth every cent, and are frequently on sale after Christmas so they're not quite so outrageously priced. For cheap gloves that still work try Thinsulate(TM) but you will have to replace them frequently because they wear out quickly.