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Re: Bumper cars on ice.......
« Reply #15 on: 27 November 2010, 10:54:17 »
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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« Reply #16 on: 27 November 2010, 13:08:50 »
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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« Reply #17 on: 27 November 2010, 13:42:26 »
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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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« Reply #18 on: 27 November 2010, 14:09:33 »
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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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« Reply #19 on: 27 November 2010, 14:47:25 »
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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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« Reply #20 on: 27 November 2010, 19:14:16 »
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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« Reply #21 on: 27 November 2010, 20:25:40 »
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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« Reply #22 on: 27 November 2010, 20:56:46 »
This one was on the same link  :o

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=66f_1178882148
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« Reply #23 on: 27 November 2010, 21:15:25 »
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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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« Reply #24 on: 27 November 2010, 21:17:22 »
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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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« Reply #25 on: 28 November 2010, 00:52:39 »
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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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« Reply #26 on: 28 November 2010, 02:12:37 »
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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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« Reply #27 on: 28 November 2010, 09:12:27 »
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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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« Reply #28 on: 28 November 2010, 15:09:24 »
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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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« Reply #29 on: 28 November 2010, 16:03:12 »
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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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