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re: Driving on ice and snow
Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:56 pm to Kvothe
Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:56 pm to Kvothe
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4wd ain’t saving you from shite when you’re feeling better than everyone else and going too fast and then have to slam on the brakes. Just a heads up
Nor will ABS brakes. I’ll never forget when ABS brakes had just come out and we were driving down the hill from a ski resort to get dinner. A new BMW took a corner way too fast slammed on the brakes and only got stopped from falling into a ravine by the tree line. When we went to render aide the driver was amazed that his ABS braking system didn’t prevent the accident. We explained to him that ice doesn’t care about your ABS brakes. Fortunately only his car and ego were damaged.
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Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:57 pm to Kvothe
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My sos awd bmw crossover
Audi’s Quattro system ftw. It’s very impressive.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 3:03 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Beware of offramps
Especially if they elevated. They freeze faster and are very dangerous.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 3:11 pm to beaverfever
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It’s pretty simple. The more time you spend on the snowy/icy road, the more likely you are to get into an accident. So you need to put the pedal to the metal and get to where you’re going as fast as possible. A good RWD sports car with some get up and go is your best bet. You also maximize your fuel efficiency that way.
I followed your advice to the letter, and now I'm dead.
Thanks a-hole.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 3:19 pm to Centinel
During the Birmingham snow event a few years ago, I was walking home. 9 miles didn't even attempt to drive.
Along my walk I saw some dude in a carolla skid down into a ditch, get out and walk into the bar. Shortly after that, there was a baw in his chevy 2500 desiel trying to get up a very slight hill and spinning all 4 tires. Driving right around him was the lesbo mobile outback. I laughed
Along my walk I saw some dude in a carolla skid down into a ditch, get out and walk into the bar. Shortly after that, there was a baw in his chevy 2500 desiel trying to get up a very slight hill and spinning all 4 tires. Driving right around him was the lesbo mobile outback. I laughed
Posted on 2/14/21 at 3:20 pm to Boring
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Real Step #1 - don’t own a RWD car in Nebraska. Wish someone would have told me that 6 months ago when I moved here...I haven’t left my house in 2 weeks because of the ice and shite.
A real man would just drive backwards.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 3:21 pm to BoogaBear
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Driving right around him was the lesbo mobile outback. I laughed
There's a reason why damn near every car I saw in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine was a Subaru. Those things are beasts in snow/ice.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 3:22 pm to Buryl
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Slow. The. frick. Down.
This. You don't need to go caterpillar speed but you also don't need to go a full 70 MPH in these conditions.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 3:25 pm to SpartyGator
Part of me wants to go find a wide open parking lot or a field and do donuts for a while, if things get as bad as predicted. But I know I probably shouldn't.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 4:25 pm to Pisgah Pete
The scary thing is when you begin sliding to one side and end up in a vicious cycle of correcting and overcorrecting. Eventually, you will lose control and begin spinning.
This is why it's important to slow down when the conditions are bad. It's also why you don't want to lay on the brakes.
The best thing to do in a slide is not brake. Let the wheels spin. It's your only chance to regain traction.
Turn the front wheels into the direction of the skid.
Example: You are going down the road and the rear end starts sliding to the left. Turn the wheel to the left. It's the same correction made when drifting into a turn to counter the force of the slide.
This is why it's important to slow down when the conditions are bad. It's also why you don't want to lay on the brakes.
The best thing to do in a slide is not brake. Let the wheels spin. It's your only chance to regain traction.
Turn the front wheels into the direction of the skid.
Example: You are going down the road and the rear end starts sliding to the left. Turn the wheel to the left. It's the same correction made when drifting into a turn to counter the force of the slide.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 9:47 pm to Ricardo
Slow down, be safe folks, and stay off the roads if you absolutely can.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 9:50 pm to Jcorye1
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If you have a manual, it's better to downshift than hit the breaks in a lot of situations on ice
I downshift in an automatic. If you're going more than 35-40 in ice, you're an idiot.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 10:04 pm to Centinel
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I followed your advice to the letter, and now I'm dead.
Thanks a-hole.
A ghost? I got a bone to pick with you! But first! Go through that wall and bring me back a beer...
Posted on 2/14/21 at 10:05 pm to ClampClampington
Go fast. Quicker you get through the ice, quicker you’re done with it.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 10:12 pm to Flashback
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If you're going more than 35-40 in
Just like driving most things... dont go any faster than you feel like hitting something
That being said, if you're doing 15, get your arse off the road
Posted on 2/14/21 at 10:17 pm to ClampClampington
This is what I don't understand from ur video.
Some of those cars are still hauling? Why?
I get not being able to stop in time, but God damn.
Some of those cars are still hauling? Why?
I get not being able to stop in time, but God damn.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 10:17 pm to ClampClampington
Was in the Ouray area for two weeks through new year. I’m prepared!
Regularly drive up there but I will say TX lacks the same tools.
Regularly drive up there but I will say TX lacks the same tools.
Posted on 2/15/21 at 12:42 am to ClampClampington
Luckily, I have 2 Saabs that are 4wd, which also helps. But unless you absolutely have to go to work, just stay home!
Posted on 2/15/21 at 2:29 am to ClampClampington
Don't drive fast, leave plenty of distance between you and the next vehicle, do not slam your brakes, if you start to skid and hit black ice turn the steering wheel the same direction as the rear of the car, do not oversteer. Just leave yourself plenty of time and take it slow.
Posted on 2/15/21 at 2:46 am to stelly1025
A couple more tips. Try to plan your commute as best as you can to deal with the least amount of traffic possible. I trust myself driving in this stuff (don't let anyone ever tell you you can't learn important things in life by having a job delivering pizzas while you are going to college) but I sure as hell don't trust any of the other idiots on the road. I prefer to encounter as few of them as possible. Also, and this may not play that big of a role in a lot of Louisiana but it can in other places, think about topography when you are commuting. Does your commute involve a lot of hills with stoplights and stop signs at the bottom of them? Might be time to take the flatter more scenic route. Remember what goes up must come down including vehicles that can't make it all the way over an upslope. Also what goes down may not be able to stop when it gets to the bottom.
One more thing about knowing exactly where you are going in this stuff. Think like an F1 driver. If you are going to make a mistake you want to do it in an area that has a large run off zone. You do not want to be on roads that have a 45 degree drop off six inches off the road. You want to find the best balance of wide streets and wide shoulders with little traffic (not no traffic you want to at least be able to see tire tracks through what you are driving through). Give yourself as much margin for error as you can. And if you do find yourself starting to slide the most important thing is to not panic and overreact to correct it. Act fast but level headedly. Fast does not mean sudden. Be gradual when putting your foot on any pedal under your dashboard-brake or throttle. If you are driving a stick you can stomp on the clutch to downshift or go into neutral until you regain control but go easy on everything else.
One more thing about knowing exactly where you are going in this stuff. Think like an F1 driver. If you are going to make a mistake you want to do it in an area that has a large run off zone. You do not want to be on roads that have a 45 degree drop off six inches off the road. You want to find the best balance of wide streets and wide shoulders with little traffic (not no traffic you want to at least be able to see tire tracks through what you are driving through). Give yourself as much margin for error as you can. And if you do find yourself starting to slide the most important thing is to not panic and overreact to correct it. Act fast but level headedly. Fast does not mean sudden. Be gradual when putting your foot on any pedal under your dashboard-brake or throttle. If you are driving a stick you can stomp on the clutch to downshift or go into neutral until you regain control but go easy on everything else.
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