Haw Haw Canadians riving like Texans in the snow :)

[Silent Earth]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...y-roads-cause-chaos-Montreal-city-centre.html

 

[jimLE]

im sure glad that i wasn't in the car.that was in front of the bus..

 

[lonewolf]

I thought Canadians would be used to the snow?

 

[Silent Earth]

im sure glad that i wasn't in the car.that was in front of the bus..

I was thinking of the Plough Pick up that whacked the cop car

 

[PapaBearPaw]

It doesn't matter how great of a driver you are, if you hit ice then there's nothing to do but wave at the people as you go by them.

The main issue is always the first couple of snow storms. People forget there stopping distances in the snow and to brake earlier and softer. It happens every year and will happen every year. Also the influx of people who have never been driving in the snow, that is the scary part. They go way to fast and they're the only ones who don't know it, until they have to stop.

 

[Silent Earth]

It doesn't matter how great of a driver you are, if you hit ice then there's nothing to do but wave at the people as you go by them.

The main issue is always the first couple of snow storms. People forget there stopping distances in the snow and to brake earlier and softer. It happens every year and will happen every year. Also the influx of people who have never been driving in the snow, that is the scary part. They go way to fast and they're the only ones who don't know it, until they have to stop.

Tell me about it PBP bout 20 years ago I got complacent in the snow and promptly found my car sliding along the A689 towards Hartlepool on its roof. Driving about 50MPH I hit a bit of black ice, skidded sideways about 50 yards before the ice stopped and grippy tarmac started again. Tyres gripped too well and flipped the sideways sliding car onto its roof where it found more black ice so I slid another 100 yards.

The sods law part was I escaped the car completely unhurt only to get hit by a car skidding on the ice going the opposite direction that crossed the meridian on ITS roof.

 

[Mountain trapper]

It doesn't matter how great of a driver you are, if you hit ice then there's nothing to do but wave at the people as you go by them.

The main issue is always the first couple of snow storms. People forget there stopping distances in the snow and to brake earlier and softer. It happens every year and will happen every year. Also the influx of people who have never been driving in the snow, that is the scary part. They go way to fast and they're the only ones who don't know it, until they have to stop.

Another thing that many people don't realize is that temperature has a big effect on driving on packed snow. Packed snow is much slicker at 25-32 degs than at -20 degs. Many times I feel perfectly safe driving 70 mph on packed snow when it's 20 degs below zero, but may only drive 35-40 mph at +30 degs. Studded tires help a lot for traction and steering while tire chains are the best. All of my vehicles are 4 wheel drive with studded tires and I also carry tire chains.

 

[Mountain trapper]

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[lonewolf]

if it snows i'm staying home!

 

[Mountain trapper]

if it snows i'm staying home!

I would love to stay home for 5-6 months too.

 

[lonewolf]

snow wont last that long here, weeks not months, the last time it occurred here we couldn't get the car out for nearly 4 weeks(that's one reason I have "stores") but its not normal here, maybe 1 year in 10 or even 20.