Even 4x4 doesn't save you from stupidity

[raman noodles]

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What the heck are those people thinking?  That's some of the worst decision making for a driver that I've ever seen.

[06Hemiman]

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What the heck are those people thinking?  That's some of the worst decision making for a driver that I've ever seen.

That's the first thing I though of too

[hemibob]

Wow, I wouldn't want to have to go down or up that hill on that day.  I can recover from a skid if there's traction somewhere, but that entire road looked like ice, no recovery from that.

[gman]

Wow, I wouldn't want to have to go down or up that hill on that day.  I can recover from a skid if there's traction somewhere, but that entire road looked like ice, no recovery from that.

Exactly, most drivers aren't experienced in recovering once their vehicle is out of control.  They panic and do stupid things like the lady that accelerated into other vehicles did.

[moparman]

Wow, I wouldn't want to have to go down or up that hill on that day.  I can recover from a skid if there's traction somewhere, but that entire road looked like ice, no recovery from that.

Exactly, most drivers aren't experienced in recovering once their vehicle is out of control.  They panic and do stupid things like the lady that accelerated into other vehicles did.

Front wheel drive is easier, but we're screwed in our trucks.  It's hard to recover from a slide.

[flint]

It's real hard to recover from a slide, and the guys with rear wheel drive are pretty much boned unless they're nascar drivers.  The people in front wheel drive don't know this, but they can put on the emergency brake and then drive out of a slide.  For the rest of us, buy some good tires and put weight over the rear.

[95concord]

It's real hard to recover from a slide, and the guys with rear wheel drive are pretty much boned unless they're nascar drivers.  The people in front wheel drive don't know this, but they can put on the emergency brake and then drive out of a slide.  For the rest of us, buy some good tires and put weight over the rear.

I didn't ever think of that.  Good advice.

[flint]

Most people don't, and most people need a lot of time out in an empty slippery parking lot so they can do the slide and get used to trying to recover.