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re: Driving on ice and snow
Posted on 2/11/21 at 1:22 pm to ClampClampington
Posted on 2/11/21 at 1:22 pm to ClampClampington
My daughter (no pics you deviant fricks) is in Wichita at McConnell AFB. I stay worried sick about the weather and driving conditions. I was u there last week and it ain't no joke how cold and icy it gets.
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Posted on 2/11/21 at 1:23 pm to Obtuse1
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The best thing to do if you aren't used to snow/ice driving is stay home
Well, yeah.
Unfortunately job sites and supervisors often don't give two shits about the weather and expect people to still show up.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 1:29 pm to steve123
quote:Is it AWD? If so, there's your winner.
or the Sienna Van?
Trucks do poorly on snow and ice if the back end isn't weighed down. Lots of folks use sandbags.
Just leave plenty of space between you and other vehicles, drive very slowly and you'll be fine. In other words, all those people you criticize for crawling on the highways, you should imitate them.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 1:30 pm to ClampClampington
In SE Louisiana,if you have no experience driving on snow/ice, Stay Home. Please.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 1:33 pm to Obtuse1
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. Ice does not work the same, you generally can't countersteer out of a ice slide because you have near zero traction you generally have to ride it out until you get traction either by getting out of the ice or the speed reduces to a crawl.
Yep. If traffic allows, best bet is to steer 20 or 30 degrees to whichever side to avoid said vehicle while you still have some traction. Crank the wheel, you will likely plow into whoever is in front of you
Posted on 2/11/21 at 1:36 pm to ClampClampington
Drive slow, imagine how much time and distance you’ll need to slow down/stop/turn/whatever and then take more than that.
Assume everyone out driving is an idiot and prepare and act accordingly.
Four wheel drive has nothing to do with stopping.
Follow those three and you shouldn’t lose control. But if you do, don’t slam the brakes, don’t panic, slowly turn the wheel like you’re trying to stay in front of whichever way you feel the backend of the car is going.
That’s about all you need to know.
Assume everyone out driving is an idiot and prepare and act accordingly.
Four wheel drive has nothing to do with stopping.
Follow those three and you shouldn’t lose control. But if you do, don’t slam the brakes, don’t panic, slowly turn the wheel like you’re trying to stay in front of whichever way you feel the backend of the car is going.
That’s about all you need to know.
This post was edited on 2/11/21 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 2/11/21 at 1:41 pm to Obtuse1
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1. You can't teach people to drive in snow or ice in a post. No more than I could teach someone to hold a 4 wheel drift through a 70mph turn on the track in a post.
Everyone I've ever known that lived in areas that got frequent snow said it took them 2 or 3 good snows each year to remember how to drive in it.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 1:43 pm to ClampClampington
I went to Lubbock on February like 10 years ago and the day I was leaving it showed and the roads were icey.
Normally a 10 hour drive turned into a 14 hour drive because the roadz were so bad leaving Lubbock and everyone was driving slow. But it was mildly amusing watching the few drivers get impatient and try to pass the line of slow moving cars only to go sliding off the road into the median.
Normally a 10 hour drive turned into a 14 hour drive because the roadz were so bad leaving Lubbock and everyone was driving slow. But it was mildly amusing watching the few drivers get impatient and try to pass the line of slow moving cars only to go sliding off the road into the median.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 1:44 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.
Welcome to the jungle
Posted on 2/11/21 at 1:48 pm to The Spleen
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said it took them 2 or 3 good snows each year to remember how to drive in it.
Only slow people. You never forget how to drive on snow. In fact, most people are more cautious the first few icy days of the year.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 6:36 pm to ClampClampington
I’ll add my .02 of advice since we’re in the middle of this snow/ice as well. We’ve had snow & frizzle every other day for the past week and WC this weekend is supposed to be -30 below. If you don’t have 4 good tires w/ plenty of tread you’re fricked no matter how good of a driver you think you are. 4WD is like double masking it provides a false sense of security. We’ve got SUV’s with AWD, but nothing beats shifting to manual option & downshifting to either slow down or gain traction. Our newest neighbors just moved here from Kenner this fall, the cul de sac has not been kind to them this winter. Pilgrims in an unholy land, but good people w/ shitty tires.
Posted on 2/11/21 at 6:56 pm to Boomdaddy65201
Don’t drive on ice. Do drive on snow, but carefully.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 10:06 am to td1
On thing I forgot to add in my original post.
Beware of offramps and parking lots. They often do not the attention from road crews that the main roads do.
Beware of offramps and parking lots. They often do not the attention from road crews that the main roads do.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 10:29 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Lots of folks use sandbags
You put make a simple square out of 2x12s and keep the sandbags over the rear axle for best results
What always scared me were the bridges up north that were relatively short but were curved and on a slope.
This post was edited on 2/14/21 at 10:32 am
Posted on 2/14/21 at 10:31 am to ClampClampington
Driving on ice is retarded.
Driving in snow is doable if your follow those rules.
Driving in snow is doable if your follow those rules.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 10:52 am to ClampClampington
Plan your route to avoid any kind of overpass. It’s a scary feeling when you have 0 control.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 10:56 am to ClampClampington
Small corrections
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Small corrections
Worked with a girl who hit an icy patch on an overpass and jerked the wheel trying to correct and ended up upside down on an embankment.
Small corrections
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Worked with a girl who hit an icy patch on an overpass and jerked the wheel trying to correct and ended up upside down on an embankment.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 10:57 am to upgrayedd
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Small corrections
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This goes for driving in normal conditions
Posted on 2/14/21 at 11:03 am to ClampClampington
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.
Posted on 2/14/21 at 11:04 am to ClampClampington
Yeah I'm sure a few instructions in a post is going to make a difference to how well these people drive in the snow, not to mention ice. Very simple, if you don't already have good experience in these conditions and the proper equipment then stay off the roads.
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