How do you crash a car like THIS??
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MIke R
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Petri..there are no words strong or accurate enough to describe how incompetent some(many) of us are in this stuff, and how freaked out some (many) of us get by it, and what crap cars/tires some (many) of us try to drive in it....put all that together and you get what you see...
NYCFred
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Petri
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They aren't even driving fast on that video.
All season tires are for people who don't want good tires at all. They're not good for the winter nor the summer, just a compromise in everything.
And considering that tires are the only thing that keep the car on the road.. 1-800-Darwin!
All season tires are for people who don't want good tires at all. They're not good for the winter nor the summer, just a compromise in everything.
And considering that tires are the only thing that keep the car on the road.. 1-800-Darwin!
the picture is northbound lake shore drive.a cta bus blocked the drive and the cars got snowed in tuesday night.having lived where these people were driving,they should know enouch to stay off the outer drive.it went from no snow to whiteout in about 2 hours.it tookthe city a day and a half to tow all the abandoned cars.
Voosh
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#1) Avoid bad road situations. #2) Chicago does really well with snow clearing. #3) Many alternate routes are there. Slow. But, effective. #4) Focus on getting home and not getting caught up in the lunacy. If it looks sh*tty. It probably is. Have plan B, C, etc. in mind. Watch the TV news with a fire going and a vanilla rhum in hand. Then, sighhh and get ready for the next day.
IMHO.
IMHO.
Petri
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The city here just finished the War on Snow last week and sent the solders back to the suburbs. No idea who won.
PS. Just realized that the video clip was with studless winter tires. We've had studded for the recent years, they work better in the more random weather when the temperature goes up and down below and above freezing. Studless are fine for the more stable winter. The best is the combination of both on the roads as the studded tires will break the polished snow surface the studless tires create.
PS. Just realized that the video clip was with studless winter tires. We've had studded for the recent years, they work better in the more random weather when the temperature goes up and down below and above freezing. Studless are fine for the more stable winter. The best is the combination of both on the roads as the studded tires will break the polished snow surface the studless tires create.
MotherOcean
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As being a survivor of "Snowzilla 2011" and warned early that the snow was going to come down at record rates my brain as old as it is knew it might be a good idea to hightail it home before the idiots get out there and screw up the roads that will cause traffic jams that will then take me forever to get home.
I am lucky enough to work somewhere that my employer will let us leave if we aren't comfortable to stay but I know many don't have that luxury.
Idot ended up closing our interstates only to emergency and snow plows. Wise choice. We had constant winds of 30 to 50mph. It was impossible to keep those roads open and that also solved the choice of going to work Wed.
We had 18 inches of snow in about 12 hours with the winds and with the open fields you can imagine what that looked like on the road......oh what road or am I in a ditch or field.
I am lucky enough to work somewhere that my employer will let us leave if we aren't comfortable to stay but I know many don't have that luxury.
Idot ended up closing our interstates only to emergency and snow plows. Wise choice. We had constant winds of 30 to 50mph. It was impossible to keep those roads open and that also solved the choice of going to work Wed.
We had 18 inches of snow in about 12 hours with the winds and with the open fields you can imagine what that looked like on the road......oh what road or am I in a ditch or field.
Voosh
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Yeah. You folks really did get a hit.
Here, we had days of screaming and shouting about a historic blizzard coming. After all was said and done - I measured 4 to 6 inches, with a 7" snow drift. The thunder in the middle of the night was a cool interlude.
I havn't bothered plowing the driveway. Snow is crunchy and hard. Why bother? We go in and out as usual. I did shovel around the mailbox so I can stay in good graces with our mail carrier. When it warms up I'll clear the crud and liberally spread calcium chloride around to avoid the dreaded "sidewalk ice rink."
Dawg was happy bouncing around in the fluff. I did cut a couple paths from back door to shrubs so that he could have a "covered outhouse." He seemed to like that plan and then dragged me out for some runs through the "blizzard" aftermath.
I guess I shouldn't chuckle too much. Isn't it a curse when you laugh about something that shoulda happened, it didn't AND THEN it sneaks up on you later?
Here, we had days of screaming and shouting about a historic blizzard coming. After all was said and done - I measured 4 to 6 inches, with a 7" snow drift. The thunder in the middle of the night was a cool interlude.
I havn't bothered plowing the driveway. Snow is crunchy and hard. Why bother? We go in and out as usual. I did shovel around the mailbox so I can stay in good graces with our mail carrier. When it warms up I'll clear the crud and liberally spread calcium chloride around to avoid the dreaded "sidewalk ice rink."
Dawg was happy bouncing around in the fluff. I did cut a couple paths from back door to shrubs so that he could have a "covered outhouse." He seemed to like that plan and then dragged me out for some runs through the "blizzard" aftermath.
I guess I shouldn't chuckle too much. Isn't it a curse when you laugh about something that shoulda happened, it didn't AND THEN it sneaks up on you later?
NYCFred
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Petri said:
A lot of states here have outlawed studs...too much damage to the state's property. They'd rather pass the damage onto the drivers and their ins cos...
Memories. Old GF bought one of the first Saab 900 Turbos into the US. For Xmas, I bought her a set of Gislaved studded snows. Freakin Saab was an ATV...LOL
what fun. both the girl and the car.
Voosh
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Say what ya want. I use those "stupid" all-weather tires. I smile as I see Humvees and big "all weather" big a*s pickup trucks getting hauled out of drifts and ditches up north.
So far, I only had to get pulled out once. An early release of a low riding screamer (150+, easily, on e-way) with wiiide tires. They said it would never handle the snow in the UP with how low it sat.
Only reason I wound up in a ditch was because a local jerk was sliding at me sideways in his pickup. (Know when to fold and duck.) It handled the really hefty snow to the farm house a 1/4 mile down a heavy snow path just fine.
As I said -
"Favorite line I heard from a test driver at the GM proving grounds around here - "Most people get their drivers license out of a Cracker Jack box.""
So far, I only had to get pulled out once. An early release of a low riding screamer (150+, easily, on e-way) with wiiide tires. They said it would never handle the snow in the UP with how low it sat.
Only reason I wound up in a ditch was because a local jerk was sliding at me sideways in his pickup. (Know when to fold and duck.) It handled the really hefty snow to the farm house a 1/4 mile down a heavy snow path just fine.
As I said -
"Favorite line I heard from a test driver at the GM proving grounds around here - "Most people get their drivers license out of a Cracker Jack box.""
