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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Debs. on 26 November 2010, 21:31:40
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.....and (aside from the first SUV) the ABS doesn`t seem to help much at all! ;D
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=296_1290721610
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Ah! I thought the bus was bad then I saw the fire engine! Luckily that was ok!
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It's a similar thing outside my house, but with less traffic ;D
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That was great fun to watch, that poor bus driver though.... :)
Reminds me of my drive to work yesterday, had a few moments where the abs was working overtime with little result....... ::) ::) ::)
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That was entertaining Debs, thankyou! :y ;D
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only good luck no one was killed :y
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That was entertaining Debs, thankyou! :y ;D
It was, I watched it again...... :y
Did you notice the white car that crashed into the estate car pushing it down the hill, just got to the junction and drive off, not stopping and it was quite a hit.... ::) ::) ::)
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That was entertaining Debs, thankyou! :y ;D
It was, I watched it again...... :y
Did you notice the white car that crashed into the estate car pushing it down the hill, just got to the junction and drive off, not stopping and it was quite a hit.... ::) ::) ::)
Yes, cheeky bugger could have at least checked the occupants hadn't spilled their starbucks! ;D ;D ;)
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I'll be there in a week - I'm rather hoping the ice is gone; Seattle does not cope well with snow & ice (which is daft considering it happens every single year!)..
Look what happened a couple of years ago:
http://twitpic.com/ub3s
:o
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even the 4x4's were desperate..
snow tires.. as I said :D
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even the 4x4's were desperate..
snow tires.. as I said :D
Nobody there fits them .. they do have a point that they get maybe a handful of days that are really cold and icy, the rest of the time it's just... damp.. constantly ;D
Incidentally, I recall a Seattlite telling me that chains are actually prohibited there, other than on emergency vehicles!
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The pedestrians seemed mostly to be oblivious to the danger!
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even the 4x4's were desperate..
snow tires.. as I said :D
Nobody there fits them .. they do have a point that they get maybe a handful of days that are really cold and icy, the rest of the time it's just... damp.. constantly ;D
Incidentally, I recall a Seattlite telling me that chains are actually prohibited there, other than on emergency vehicles!
I think there is a point in prohibiting the chains.. when used on dry road it destroys a) road b) vehicle..
in my opinion even the worst snow tire is much better than a summer tire on snow.. and interestingly those people spending money for all kinds of unnecessary stuff but avoids buying something which will save their and others life and precious cars.. it may snow rare.. but one day is too much enough for you to make accident :(
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When going down hill on sheet ice always keep your foot as firmly on the brake as you can! I think that's what the fire appliance driver got wrong.
Those funny-looking objects with legs did do rather well didn't they? One was actually running! ;D
There is a gentle gradient outside my house. It replaces tv viewing in the snow!
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Don't think any driver bar the bus driver even tried to put in any corrective input. ;D
Just "The man at the dealer told me this was the <brake / accelerator> pedal but it's not doing anything. I must call them when I get home <bump!>". ;D
Kevin
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What great entertainment for us watchers, but for some of those drivers.............. ::) ::) ::) :D :D :D
Just proves that even in the States roads are not kept clear with grit, which I have personaly witnessed! :D :D :D :D ;)
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Right... I know that ABS is supposed to do the work for you in slippery conditions but you'd have thought when it wasn't doing the job some of those drivers would have at least tried to use some cadence braking etc ::) ::)
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Right... I know that ABS is supposed to do the work for you ......
Assuming ABS is fitted ;). Our USA hire car in summer 2005 was a new-ish Pontiac Grand Prix. I was amazed that is did not have ABS fitted :-?.
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Right... I know that ABS is supposed to do the work for you ......
Assuming ABS is fitted ;). Our USA hire car in summer 2005 was a new-ish Pontiac Grand Prix. I was amazed that is did not have ABS fitted :-?.
Does ABS continue to work at 'walking' speeds or below?
I recall reading that there`s a minimum cut-off speed; configured so that one may actually come to a full-halt......for, if ABS carried-on working to zero road speed you`d never be able to stop. ;D
Most of the video clip incidents seemed to be at (oddly) slow speeds, so perhaps ABS (if any were fitted) was of little or no use. :-/
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Does ABS continue to work at 'walking' speeds or below? .....
Pass :-/ I have managed to lock up all four wheels though in a similar situation as the video.
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Left Stamford @ 7am heading back to Immingham with a loaded container. A1, 2 lanes, inside was iffy so 30/35mph was enough. Outside was well dodgy. A Passat passed me slowly, moved back to inside lane & held a steady 5mph more than i was doing. No probs. The Passat had got some way ahead when a Focus flew past me, caught up with the Passat then i saw red & white lights spinning everywhere....yeah the Focus lost it & took the innocent Passat with him. By the time i got close they were both out & unhurt but if i'd have been the Passat driver the Focus driver would've had more than his car damaged the winker.
A15 between Lincoln & Scunny. One truck two cars one on it's side, did'nt see what happened, again luckily no one hurt.
This was only this morning! ::)
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omg lmao, contains a swear word or two tho, quite rightly tho
;D ;D
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=caf_1175645826
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This one was on the same link :o
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=66f_1178882148
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This one was on the same link :o
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=66f_1178882148
:o Wow!.......I wonder at how many hundreds of tonnes of snow were in that drift! 8-)
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This one was on the same link :o
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=66f_1178882148
:o Wow!.......I wonder at how many hundreds of tonnes of snow were in that drift! 8-)
dont know, ask the driver, he is probably still there shovelling away :D
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This one was on the same link :o
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=66f_1178882148
Holy cow.. it has to take balls to drive a three-loco set straight into a wall of snow, surely! :o
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Does ABS continue to work at 'walking' speeds or below? .....
Pass :-/ I have managed to lock up all four wheels though in a similar situation as the video.
I have had too many 'not stopping' moments today ::) ::) found that if i knocked it out of drive it helped.... ::) ::)
And even is snow mode, sliding to the left...... :(
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This one was on the same link :o
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=66f_1178882148
Holy cow.. it has to take balls to drive a three-loco set straight into a wall of snow, surely! :o
A salutary lesson on how might is, perhaps, not always right and that when compared to nature, we exist in a perilous way and at her pleasure.
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Left Stamford @ 7am heading back to Immingham with a loaded container. A1, 2 lanes, inside was iffy so 30/35mph was enough. Outside was well dodgy. A Passat passed me slowly, moved back to inside lane & held a steady 5mph more than i was doing. No probs. The Passat had got some way ahead when a Focus flew past me, caught up with the Passat then i saw red & white lights spinning everywhere....yeah the Focus lost it & took the innocent Passat with him. By the time i got close they were both out & unhurt but if i'd have been the Passat driver the Focus driver would've had more than his car damaged the winker.
A15 between Lincoln & Scunny. One truck two cars one on it's side, did'nt see what happened, again luckily no one hurt.
This was only this morning! ::)
take care Amigo :y
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omg lmao, contains a swear word or two tho, quite rightly tho
;D ;D
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=caf_1175645826
LMFAO .... loads of dollars to get that fixed ... serves em right ;D
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omg lmao, contains a swear word or two tho, quite rightly tho
;D ;D
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=caf_1175645826
LMFAO .... loads of dollars to get that fixed ... serves em right ;D
;D ;D ;D Not many IQ points per foot-pound there. ;D
Kevin