This makes me think of my truck and how caked it was with dirt and sand underneath when I bought it. I think they used it in the oil fields up in Canada and it was filthy. I've washed it so many times since I bought it and there is probably some of that original dirt still stuck in places. We have some sandy areas where I live, but most people are more concerned about driving in the snow and ice here.
Yep, I've had a vehicle or two that carried a little part of planet earth wherever it went, meaning it has dirt/sand from wherever I'd been. It goes with the territory I suppose.
I've done a little bit of snow and ice driving, not too much, but understand why people may not necessarily like it.
It usually takes everyone a little bit to remember how to drive on it each year. Then there are those who just always struggle...
I imagine many car accidents.
So many!