people suck at driving in the snow. saw like 4 accidents happen right on my way home from our half day of school today
the thing is with us southerners is when it snows everyone freaks out and those who drive on snow dont know what theyre doing, which in return cause alot of accidents. like me for instance i know how to drive on snow my parents have taught me how to and i dont wanna drive on snow in the south as people dont know how.
Yep specially with dumb ****s and their mustangs who likes to go fast and try to overtake other cautious drivers.
left work today, saw 4 accidents within 2 miles. people just cant drive in snow, although granted, it definitely was ice under the sheet of snow. however, its really fun to throw my e brake on around turns to drift. so much fun, especially in big parking lots. had my fair share of tokyo drifting tonight
frustrated as all hell...took me over an hour to get home...it's a 15 minute drive normally...wtf...did everybody forget how to drive in the snow, you would think after last winter people would know!!!!!!!! I'm just glad I'm home now!
I grew up in North Dakota where driving on snow was second nature. mideasternerrs just freak out or are overconfidant with their vehicles. I've seen lots of 4 wheelers in the ditch because they're overconfidant. I just drive on by with my Ford Fusion and head on up the mountains to ski with no trouble at all. Very scary to drive around here but ice is really the worst part of it. We didnt have as much ice in ND just 6 ft of snow every year.
This is just a dusting. I saw ppl getting sideways and in the ditch . My Lando has no issues in any terrain so its all good LOL
Also... in places like ND, everybody has snow tires, because its stupid not to when there is so much snow. Whereas here everyone is driving around with their super slick high-mileage road tires.
I dont see what's so hard about driving in snow, just dont accelerate too quickly, keep a constant slowish speed, and dont turn too hard or at the last second. i guess people are just stupid
Haha. You should see the f***ing idiots in SoCal when it rains!!!! I see so many jacked up expeditions and east couty guys smashing into sh** and flying off the road... People think that their 50K truck wont hydroplane the fu** off the road... I always worry about my family and stuff driving in the snow... Its just plain unsafe... People have to work, I understand, but I think in the midatlantic, people take some risky drives to work... Its not their fault, im sure its the companies they work for... But if its icy and sh**, I just wish everyone could stay home. There should be abad weather clause in most peoples work contracts... Just due to safety... You should get like 7 days per year, like PTO days for that... Like the kiddies in school!
exactly, its not rocket science. one thing that is a good trick that i tell people is when you are going slow 1-15 mph, just drop your car into a higher gear, even if its an automatic just move it to gear 2. that makes the car not rev as high and stop the slipping. but once you get rolling you need to up the gear or else too much reving lol. people just do exactly what you said though and are so dumb. why rush in snow anyways? is it worth it?
there were definitely some people panicking & not thinking straight on the roads yesterday afternoon. i went to brigantine to do homebound instruction w/ a student of mine who's been really sick & passed a couple people on the parkway & ac x-way doing around 30 w/ their flashers on. i couldn't believe it. there were people doing the exact opposite, too though. blowing by me like i was standing still. i slowed up to around 50, figuring it was my first time in the snow w/ my jeep, so i wanted to get accustomed to how she handled. she was, naturally, just fine. zach, i've seen exactly what you're talking about in southern california. when i was there in october of 2005, it had to have been one of the coldest & rainiest months in a long time...i remember being on the I-5, heading up to surf trestles one day, & seeing people sliding out all over the place. & it was just drizzling (by my standards).
thats also why i put my handy dandy truck in the auto 4wd so if it automatically feels like it loses traction on snow then bam it shifts into 4wd for me. But seriously there is no rush when driving on snow if you have to be somewhere at a certain time leave early if conditions are getting bad. dont risk your life or anyone elses lifes for rushing not just on snow but any hazardous condition.
