The Real Skinny: "Braking does not work on an icy street"

The real skinny (according to Girl): I remembered it being a morning, he remembered an evening. Ten or more cars were involved in both our versions. If I could pull the police report from that winter day in Queens, I believe it would say "a.m." not "p.m." on the time of day. Regardless, our fellow residents in the neighborhood did not have much experience with wintertime driving. Braking does not work on an icy street. Winter snow tires with salt would have provided the right solution that January morning in New York.