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[hotel21]

NOT!!

Got this link in an e-mail today - http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ccdde4967e   Sounds like someone playing 10 pin bowling.  Quite amusing, and its going to be fun for the insurance assessor to sort.  Glad its not me!

B

[Auto Addict]

NOT!!

Got this link in an e-mail today - http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ccdde4967e   Sounds like someone playing 10 pin bowling.  Quite amusing, and its going to be fun for the insurance assessor to sort.  Glad its not me!

B

It's frightening the amount of people that don't know how to handle a car in snow and ice

[Ghosts in my machine]

I did find it interesting this morning though that driving in the snow, the only cars that weren't tearing around like it wasn't there, were Omegas.

Within two minutes of leaving home I'd seen at least 5 hatchbacks doing 40 + (30mph road) in the snow. Then picked up an Omega behind me doing 25 mph (like me) and hanging back to give himself time to brake.

Further on there were at least 3 more Omegas driving sensibly, everyone else must be invincible!

I don't think Omegas are really bad in snow/ice (RWD doesn't help), just that the drivers are more than aware how easy it is to go sideways in snow and Front Wheel Drive cars don't get it until they've hit the kerb or driven into a wall.

[supermop]

It's frightening the amount of people that don't know how to handle a car in snow and ice

It looks more like the slope the cars are on is doing the handling for them

[Markie]

yes seems to quite a hill -- funny to watch afterwards - obviously not for those involved though

[Bo Bo]

I tried not to, but I couldn't help laughing  

[Del Boy]

I tried not to, but I couldn't help laughing  

I couldn't help it either

[Bo Bo]

I tried not to, but I couldn't help laughing  

I couldn't help it either

All the guys at work were too...

[hotel21]

I was waiting for the 20 tonne fire engine to waltz down the hill as well, but was disappointed when it didn't.  

[Chopsdad]

I was waiting for the first guy to bail out   Must've been scary  

Omega's always drive slow in the snow - cos they have no choice!  I had to park mine up last year and steal the wife's 1.0 Corsa cos I couldn't get the old bird up the hill  :-/  

Broocie - I thought this was going to be a home video of you practicing your sideways skills on TAsda carpark...another day maybe  

[hotel21]

@ Chopsdad - nah, TB warned me off that kind of childish behaviour when I was away out last week in the snow.....

      [smiley=evil.gif]

[Chopsdad]

@ Chopsdad - nah, TB warned me off that kind of childish behaviour when I was away out last week in the snow.....

      [smiley=evil.gif]

IMO the only way to know how your car will handle in a slippery situation is to force it into one in a safe environment.  Years ago I moved up from a 1.3 Astra to a 2.0 Cav SRI - only took me 2 weeks to crash it - in the snow.  Why?  Was I going too fast.....no.  Not concentrating.....no. I was following 2 cars 500 yds infront when rear wheel hit a patch of ice, I applied opposite lock, pleased with myseld when it corrects...oh no too much... back the other way...big smile....oh no too much again ...too late....swapped ends...over both lanes of the opposite carriageway and stopped nose deep into a rock face.  Fortunately no other cars involved and no real speed on impact.

So why did it happen....simple ......  power steering!... never had it before and never tried to correct a skid with it.  So if you want to spin your beastie around, go ahead  

[TheBoy]

@ Chopsdad - nah, TB warned me off that kind of childish behaviour when I was away out last week in the snow.....

      [smiley=evil.gif]

IMO the only way to know how your car will handle in a slippery situation is to force it into one in a safe environment.  Years ago I moved up from a 1.3 Astra to a 2.0 Cav SRI - only took me 2 weeks to crash it - in the snow.  Why?  Was I going too fast.....no.  Not concentrating.....no. I was following 2 cars 500 yds infront when rear wheel hit a patch of ice, I applied opposite lock, pleased with myseld when it corrects...oh no too much... back the other way...big smile....oh no too much again ...too late....swapped ends...over both lanes of the opposite carriageway and stopped nose deep into a rock face.  Fortunately no other cars involved and no real speed on impact.

So why did it happen....simple ......  power steering!... never had it before and never tried to correct a skid with it.  So if you want to spin your beastie around, go ahead  

I always test how the car will handle in slippery conditions in my road if its slippery (only via gentle provocation) - just to get 'feel' for the grip.


Cav is FWD, so no coutersteer, just steer where you want it to go...

[Chopsdad]

@ Chopsdad - nah, TB warned me off that kind of childish behaviour when I was away out last week in the snow.....

      [smiley=evil.gif]

IMO the only way to know how your car will handle in a slippery situation is to force it into one in a safe environment.  Years ago I moved up from a 1.3 Astra to a 2.0 Cav SRI - only took me 2 weeks to crash it - in the snow.  Why?  Was I going too fast.....no.  Not concentrating.....no. I was following 2 cars 500 yds infront when rear wheel hit a patch of ice, I applied opposite lock, pleased with myseld when it corrects...oh no too much... back the other way...big smile....oh no too much again ...too late....swapped ends...over both lanes of the opposite carriageway and stopped nose deep into a rock face.  Fortunately no other cars involved and no real speed on impact.

So why did it happen....simple ......  power steering!... never had it before and never tried to correct a skid with it.  So if you want to spin your beastie around, go ahead  

I always test how the car will handle in slippery conditions in my road if its slippery (only via gentle provocation) - just to get 'feel' for the grip.


Cav is FWD, so no coutersteer, just steer where you want it to go...

I didn't want it in the rockface - but it did come out of the garage looking better than when it went in, new radiator, suspension, wheels, 2 tyres, bonnet respray, and other bits and pieces - all for an xs of £100.  It's not what you know as they say....