Maybe you Europeans don't understand the fact that some regions of America barely eveer snow and because of the recent weird climatic changes, people are not prepared. Even here in Montreal, QC, some Skylines owners were totally suprised by the snowsotrm that hit us. Even with the ATTESA-ETS and ABS turned on, it wouldn't have helped because of the set of low -profile tires they has. Funny to say, but some of these people had trouble getting up their own driveway...
But! You guys have to consider the bad quality and the horrible handling of a average American car.
But then again, even a R32 GTR couldn't handles its own driveway in the Canadian weather, it is THAT bad.