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Why are some people so shitty at it? I mean, I'm no professional driver, but how do people get in so many freakin' accidents? I don't know how many of you have had to drive in Wisconsin like weather, but it's really not that hard. It's a little slippery, and you can fishtail sometimes, but that's pretty easy to get out of(unless you're in semi, or other fairly large vehicle)
It also seems that there are some people who feel going 35 on the highway, is "safer" for christs sakes, unless we just had an icestorm, or unless we just had a ton of hard snow, snowy roads aren't THAT slippery. You can go around the speed limit(5 under is fine imo) and still maintain control.
Perhaps it's because of my overall recklessness that I find avoiding accidents easy, and find this all too simple, and this is probably just pent up road rage at people, but seriously, does anyone here have any SERIOUS issues driving normally in Winter?
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I was honestly thinking about this is the other day. This is like my first winter with my full license, and I was kind of nervous about driving by myself, because I've heard stories and what not. But once I got out there, it's not bad at all. All you have to do is drive a little slower and make sure to slow down a lot before you turn.
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I have a car so it is a bit hard to get traction, but I don't drive like an old granny. I usually have to start slow so I can move then push on the gas a little more...then finally I'm going at the right speed. Living in Minnesota you see idiots all the time, like people driving on the ice and then they fall in...Someone makes the news with that all the time.
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Winters on the Canadian prairies are awesome. Its the same thing every year - lots of snow, lots of ice, and cold as hell. Yet for some reason, people who have lived here for decades and have endless experience driving in these winters still suck at it. I simply don't get it.
People who get into accidents seem to fall into one of two categories - driving too fast for conditions or too slow. Is it really that tough to comprehend that you cannot drive the same way in the winter as you would the rest of the year? That taking a corner at 40 mph is not going to turn out well when it icy out? That you have to give yourself a bit more room to get up to speed because you just can't accelerate the same way? I guess apparently it is quite difficult...
As for driving too slow, that can be almost as dangerous. Especially when those drivers meet up with the drivers going too fast... Not good times...
One of the major problems we seem to have here is that the Interstate (I 64) seems to have a grade problem. A lot of the bridges are built at a curve and lean one way or the other for water drainage purposes. The rest of the Interstate will be fine so people will be driving around 70 or so and when they hit the bridge they wreck.
Every time it gets slick we have several wrecks all on the bridges.
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You guys don't live in Winnipeg where all too often our whether is colder than the north poll so don't complain about shitty winter driving, come here for a week and you'll be amazed at how amazing your drivers are.
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Meh, I dont really care eitherway. I have ABS breaks that come on in slippery conditions so I feel safe. I'd say I drive at a normal speed for the conditions, though I find others in trucks drive way too fast and crash hard into the guardrails on ramps. I honestly have nothing against people who drive slow, as long as its not backstreet speeds, thats why they have that thing called " The slow lane." If I want to get passed them I just switch lanes and go go on my way. I'd rather people arrive alive, rather than close down the freeway thanks to their death.
Winters on the Canadian prairies are awesome. Its the same thing every year - lots of snow, lots of ice, and cold as hell. Yet for some reason, people who have lived here for decades and have endless experience driving in these winters still suck at it. I simply don't get it.
People who get into accidents seem to fall into one of two categories - driving too fast for conditions or too slow. Is it really that tough to comprehend that you cannot drive the same way in the winter as you would the rest of the year? That taking a corner at 40 mph is not going to turn out well when it icy out? That you have to give yourself a bit more room to get up to speed because you just can't accelerate the same way? I guess apparently it is quite difficult...
As for driving too slow, that can be almost as dangerous. Especially when those drivers meet up with the drivers going too fast... Not good times...
Another Canadian on the prairies eh? Back on topic, really it's different for every car. You may be driving a better car than somebody else. Sometime your windows are frosty and you can't see, tire size is also a big factor as well as traction and how man wheel drive you have and what wheel drive you have. I had a shitty neon before and it sucked, I almost got in so many accidents and once I got some new wheels it seemed to change the driving, so it's not always the driver.
Another Canadian on the prairies eh? Back on topic, really it's different for every car. You may be driving a better car than somebody else. Sometime your windows are frosty and you can't see, tire size is also a big factor as well as traction and how man wheel drive you have and what wheel drive you have. I had a shitty neon before and it sucked, I almost got in so many accidents and once I got some new wheels it seemed to change the driving, so it's not always the driver.
I would disagree to an extent. Yes, it can be the vehicle. But as the operator of the vehicle, its your responsibility to make sure its road-worthy for the conditions. Driving around in the winter on bald tires, especially when the vehicle is already one that doesn't do well in snow is not a good idea. Even still, if you know your vehicle, you can account for it. Which is another thing that I think falls under the responsibility of the operator - know your vehicle. Be aware of its limitations and tendenices. Honestly, it usually doesn't take long to figure those out. I drive a small 4x4 SUV that I know fishtails very easily in the winter if I'm not in four-wheel drive. I choose to keep it in two-wheel-drive, so I have to take the traction issue into account while driving.
I hate driving to work under those kinds of conditions. usually, if it's real bad the school with be closed anyway, but the next day you still have to look for slush and shit on the sides of the roads.. so it's like you're forced to drive in the middle of the road and it slows down traffic considerably..
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