Why Do They Drive Like That?

We are recovering from the February Freeze. It was a long 4 days, with restricted travel, stores closed, schools closed, not to mention the cold temps and terrible driving conditions.
When I lived in the north land, we had feet of snow, but not so much ice. With snow, you can get some traction when driving. On ice, nothing. So learning to drive on snow is not very good training for driving on ice.
It is easy to slow down, keeping just enough momentum to keep moving, not do anything quickly, maybe even busting a stop sign if no traffic is coming. Basic unauthorized driving techniques.
The main thing is to keep from sliding. You simply have no control. Lower speed means if you do spin, you may not take out a telephone pole or somebody else's car.
So, if its so easy to slow down, why do some jokers pass you, either on left or right. We're all going to get to wherever we're going..... What's an extra minute or two? Slow Down.
I'm fairly certain the joker in the white car that sailed past me, spun out just ahead of me, and then took off again is not reading this. I hope he got where he needed to be, safely.
I just want my family, my friends, my co-workers, and you to not get hurt or have your car damaged.
Maybe I won't have to get on my soap box anymore this winter.
Spring is just around the corner. Then we can talk about driving on rainy streets.