Looking for Help - Winter Driving Tips
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take care out there ...and ..as the say.... keep it between the ditches .... or... the snow piles as the case may be....
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i;ve only ever ridden in a vehicle driven by someone else in the ice and snow... . and the longest trip then was when the hunter guide was driving us up to where the cabin was.... .he had a big 4 wheel drive pickup with a double cab and nice warm heater... so it wasn;t uncomfortable... or even scary.... that thing was built like a tank......
If you find a snow-covered empty parking lot, have some fun. Best way to learn how to regain control of a car when it starts to slide.
How long will it stay white on Bourbon Street?
I safely made it to Georgia. Several inches of snow and still falling. I’m guessing they treated the interstate in anticipation of the snow because it didn’t seem slick. We’ll see what tomorrow brings.
I didn’t try it, but I saw a guy doing donuts in the snow in the parking lot of an abandoned Western Sizzlin. I was tempted…looked like good, clean fun!
it is actually more treacherous when it is "just freezing" at around 32F rather than when things are "hard frozen" (dipping into the teens and lower). I drove trucks for a while and I will tell you that between the two, I will choose "hard frozen" over just freezing any day! Black ice is flat out scary and once you have lost traction, you may as well say "JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL!" because you are completely at the mercy of the laws of physics and just along for the ride at that point!Well, there's no driving on ice . . . period, but at those temperatures icy roads shouldn't be much of a problem except on the bridges. Unless the roads are treated solid ice sheets can form on the bridges instantly in freezing rain. It will also accumulate on your windshield and wipers.
The biggest road hazard, as always, is other drivers. So try to keep as much distance between you and them as you can.
God is the one who sends the weather, and whomever you may come into contact with, so an earnest prayer for traveling mercies may be in order.
Yes, especially the overpasses you need to watch out for. I drove my daughter-in-law to her work early this morning and all I can say is how glad I was that others had the good common sense to stay at home! Temperature was in the 20s so therefore anything appearing to be wet was frozen which was pretty much every single overpass. The key is to drive at a reasonable speed and maintain it whenever coming across a patch of ice and by all means STAY OFF OF YOUR BRAKES and no sudden jerk moves like quick lane changes or whatever. Keep your head and you will be fine.
One of the reasons I am not really a big fan of stopping at RR tracks! The best way to find yourself stuck on the tracks is when your vehicle stalls when taking off from a stop! If you have clear visibility while approaching a RR crossing, maintain your speed (slow down if it is a big bump or dip of course) and keep going! I understand you have no choice if you are either a school bus or a placarded (hazmat) commercial vehicle (the law tells you to stop and you are in deep tata if you do not) so just make certain you are in the clear before you start going across.i saw this the other day on virtual rail fan.... .i know next to nothing about driving
in winter conditions... .. but it would seem from this video that if you find yourself
driving in snow.... you are approaching a set of railroad tracks with a train coming
- and warning lights are already flashing ...plus your wheels are spinning due to poor
traction. .....you probably should just stop and make no attempt to cross the
tracks anyway....... .... ..just my opinion of course..... .
That was the only hairy situation I encountered. The interstate had one lane cleared off, but in order to get on the interstate from my hotel, it required going up a small hill and onto a ramp and back off. Someone apparently forgot to tell the snow plow driver to clear the on/off ramp.
Sounds like you've been initiated.That was the only hairy situation I encountered. The interstate had one lane cleared off, but in order to get on the interstate from my hotel, it required going up a small hill and onto a ramp and back off. Someone apparently forgot to tell the snow plow driver to clear the on/off ramp.
Talking about black ice.. I was driving a bus on our mountain route. That route is about 10 miles south of town and about 2000 feet higher than where the bus yard is. When snowy, the route is actually pleasant to drive because there is little traffic and the roads are usually solid frozen. However, here in the valley, water is on the road and freezes into wicked black ice right after sundown. I was on my way back to the yard when I found a patch of that black ice. My bus went fully 45° to my path of travel. I recovered and decided to radio the driver I knew was a little ways behind me. I radioed him and warned him. A moment later, he radioed back "Yup! I just found that patch!"
The only way to get 'good' at driving in inclement weather is to do it.
Depending on the latitude. There's a lot of latent heat in the ground down south.
I’d be terrified to have the responsibility of driving a school bus filled with young lives on icy roads. God bless you!
I agree. I grew up south of Charleston and only saw a few dustings of snow in my childhood, and I’ve lived in Florida for the past 25 years, so my snow driving experience is near zero. We got snow in Clemson, but I was either taking public transportation or bumming rides usually.
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