If a section of road was so badly covered in snow and ice, I was never going fast enough to low side - nor were cars traveling fast either. When I rode to work, I would follow the tire tracks left by the cars, and I would try to stay on more traveled roads. Navigating turns wasn't an all out super-moto style powerslide either. Also, I live in Columbus, not Fargo. The only bad days were during a snow storm, or right after. One day after a storm, and all the major roads are clear of snow. The only thing that kept me from riding my BMW to work was getting it out of my neighborhood - I don't think they ever plowed it. It's much harder to keep a 650lb motorcycle with a high center of gravity upright than a 120lb scooter with a very low center of gravity. It should be noted that the best my scooter can do is 42mph. Downhill. With a tailwind. I wasn't getting it sideways at 140 or anything.