More white stuff

Dear Salt Lake Valley drivers,

Is it necessary for ALL of you freeway drivers, when a drop of rain or a single snowflake hits the ground, to slow down your cars to ~15-20 mph? I understand that it could get nasty, but it isn't there yet. Couldn't you just put more space in between you and the car in front of you, and still do 50 or 60? You live in Northern Utah, and it snows occasionally, but all of you act like you have never seen water that falls from the sky...

Can we speed it up a bit, please?

Thanks.