Actually, it probably is totally appropriate. Ohio can be very treacherous in the winter. You just need to know how to drive in it. AND how to avoid getting caught in a bunch of people that don't know how to drive on ice. I'm more afraid of them.I grew up in Colorado myself and driving in terrible conditions is no big deal to me, in the UK though it is hilarious. If it snows even a few inches, the roads become chaos. On the equivalent of multi-lane highways here, everyone only uses the left most lane and they drive slow as can be, im the one guy driving through untracked snow in the fast lane lol.
I have also literally seen more than one occasion where people were trying to drive down a hill that was snowed or iced over. They queue up and one at a time would creep over the crest until the car inevitably lost traction and began to slide. In both cases the cars would slide about 50 meters and hit a stone wall smashing the front end of the car up, then they would reverse and drive off, and the next person in the queue who just watched that happen does the exact same thing. Bodyshops get so busy after a small snowstorm it takes months to catch up. I know Colorado drivers are insane, I admit to being a bit crazy, but hey we know how to drive in bad weather lol. The funniest thing I ever heard a colorado driver say was "sure you can drive 80 on snow and ice, just dont try to turn or stop." Anyone that has been on I-25 in bad conditions knows exactly what Im talking about.