The year we moved to Illinois, we went back to WNY for Christmas. The snow started right around Cleveland and got heavier as we went. Just past Ashtabula and Conneaut, right across the PA state line, we skidded off the road and into the median. Good thing there was enough snow in the median ditch, because without it, we had enough momentum to carry us into the oncoming traffic. This was before cell phones, but luckily, there was a rest area about 1/2 mile from where we were. Wife stayed in the car with the pets while I hiked up the road to use a payphone to call AAA. It took him an hour to get there and another hour to dig us out, but we made it and managed to drive the rest of the way - slowly - without further incident.