Will we ever learn?

Again most of the country has been caught out by the snow. I don't think we get any more than other countries on the continent, or other parts of the world, but we can never cope with it even if it is only a light covering.
It isn't that we are unaware of the imminent arrival of bad weather because the forecasters had been warning us for almost a week ahead that the temperatures would drop and we were going to get substantial amounts of snow in some areas. We have been regularly updated about the progress of the snow but still we are found wanting. Despite warnings 'not to travel unless it is really necessary' we see on the news about queues of cars for miles on the hardest hit routes, usually stuck overnight and the majority of drivers are totally unprepared for the bad weather. When interviewed they moan because the snow ploughs or the gritting lorries are not doing enough but they probably can't get through because these stupid idiots are clogging up the roads!
Of course, lorries carrying supplies have to travel but I know that if I hear the weather is going to be bad I change my plans and stay put, I will certainly not put my life or anyone else's in jeopardy. Perhaps it would help if lorries and other necessary vehicles had to change to the type of tyres that are compulsory in some countries in northern Europe or even snow chains in areas where there are heavy falls of snow.
Then there are the schools that close because of 'health and safety'. This was unheard of when I was a child, we went to school whatever the weather and we didn't have any central heating either. When I lived in Germany we had to travel about eight miles in an old coach and the snow there lasted for a couple of months. The roads were cleared regularly and we never had any problems or accidents.
I think people in this country are getting too soft!