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Department of Transportation prepared for ice and snow "If we get a call to go to Macon, Atlanta or Columbus to help out up there but we will keep enough equipment here to handle any problems we have," said Solomon. DOT officials say the best advice they can give people is to stay home in these dangerous conditions. "You can just be riding across the ice and start sliding its just according to how you hit the ice and how much there is," said Solomon. And if you do travel, go slow. Officials with the DOT say if you do happen to drive near a snow plow stay back at least 100 feet and do not try to pass it because there is a good possibility the spreader will fling the rock and salt mixture onto your vehicle which cou...