Be careful driving in snowstorms in VT (or anywhere for that matter)

[ripzillia]

Who would of thought, WTF,Oh S^&*t,If I only would of.... Just when you think you have a handle on it,you find out you don't. Of course it took me 3 million miles to figure that out and it's just a matter of miles before you will too. Slow down, save money and drive like an adult not a teenager with a 6 pack in him on a saturday night.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I'm surprised how many people in Vermont go 60+ mph on snowpacked curvy roads..it's not worth it..

 

[ripzillia]

It's not just Vermont GSS. Everytime it gets slick here (OR) there's always a few SUV's on their lid in the ditch. It's a hell of a lot easier to speed up than it is to slow down.:roll:

A man was being tailgated by a
stressed out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow,
just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even
though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the
intersection.

The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn,
screaming in frustration, as she missed her chance to get through the
intersection, dropping her cell phone and makeup.

As she was still in
mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very
serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands
up.

He took her to the police station where she was searched,
fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a holding cell. After a couple of
hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted
back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her
personal effects.

He said, 'I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I
pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the
guy in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him.' I noticed the
'What Would Jesus Do'
bumper sticker, the 'Choose Life' license plate holder,
the 'Follow Me to Sunday-School'
bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk;
naturally ... I assumed you had
stolen the car.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

It's not just Vermont GSS. Everytime it gets slick here (OR) there's always a few SUV's on their lid in the ditch. It's a hell of a lot easier to speed up than it is to slow down.:roll:

A man was being tailgated by a
stressed out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow,
just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even
though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the
intersection.

The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn,
screaming in frustration, as she missed her chance to get through the
intersection, dropping her cell phone and makeup.

As she was still in
mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very
serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands
up.

He took her to the police station where she was searched,
fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a holding cell. After a couple of
hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted
back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her
personal effects.

He said, 'I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I
pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the
guy in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him.' I noticed the
'What Would Jesus Do'
bumper sticker, the 'Choose Life' license plate holder,
the 'Follow Me to Sunday-School'
bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk;
naturally ... I assumed you had
stolen the car.

LMBFAO!!!!..anyway I drive like a grandma these days..the fastest I went on my 450 mile journery back from Stowe was 77mph...lame yes..but I didn't get any tickets..

 

[billski]

LMBFAO!!!!..anyway I drive like a grandma these days..the fastest I went on my 450 mile journery back from Stowe was 77mph...lame yes..but I didn't get any tickets..

I am proud of you son. You are setting a fine example for the next generation.
p.s. I took it at 65 all the way and am please to say I'm safe and sound, left no carnage behind and had plenty of time to do other things at home.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I am proud of you son. You are setting a fine example for the next generation.
p.s. I took it at 65 all the way and am please to say I'm safe and sound, left no carnage behind and had plenty of time to do other things at home.

When I lived in Montana I did some stupid things in my old Nissan Sentra..now when I drive, all I do is pay attention to other drivers..I'm always looking around..I have studied statistics and probablility and I'm certain it's possible to drive 250,000 miles(a decade or two for most) accident or ticket free and then get nabbed twice in the same week. Sort of like how the local bank never got robbed since the 80s, and now has been robbed 3 times in 2 years. I am a heck of alot more comfortable on my skis than in my car...trees don't move..lol

 

[billski]

trees don't move..lol

and when they do, it's with far more predictability.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

and when they do, it's with far more predictability.

Sorry couldn't resist..

http://forums.alpinezone.com/48807-marcs-big-wood-another-chainsaw-thread-pervs.html

 

[tcharron]

Agreed. My snowtire equipped AWD vehicle is much safer at any given speed than the RWD cruiser with all seasons.

"For the conditions" is a total judgement call.

True, but the half a dozen or so I saw on I-89 off the road kinda points to, 'safer' doesn't mean 'Snow? What snow?!'

 

[Glenn]

I tend to drive the Grand Cherokee a bit slower than our other car. It is, after all, a beefy vehicle with A/T tires and two solid axles. Not exactly a canyon carver like my old Jetta. On the other hand, I'm no grandma.

However, I was a bit surprised this Sunday AM heading up to VT. I was on Rt 112, just outside of Colrain (north side) and I had some chooch ridng my bumper. I'm doing about 50...which is about as fast as you want to do on some of these hilly back roads. He blows by me when the road straightens out. Another mile or so down the road, chooch number 2 is up my arse. Now I'm getting p!ssed..and a bit of a complex. Cooler heads prevaled and I pulled over and let chooch #2 pass me. We were just outside of Jacksonville at this point and I was hoping to see Chooch #1 or Chooch #2 hauled over when the speed limit hits about 25 once you hit the down part of Jacksonville.

Cliffs, slow down. It ain't worth saving 5-10 minutes. It'll cost you a ticket..or worse, you'll end up in a ditch in the land of no cell phone reception.

 

[ripzillia]

It doesn't take skill to overdrive the conditions, just a lack of common sense. Now skis well that's a different story.

 

[ZYDECORICH]

It's not just Vermont GSS. Everytime it gets slick here (OR) there's always a few SUV's on their lid in the ditch. It's a hell of a lot easier to speed up than it is to slow down.:roll:

A man was being tailgated by a
stressed out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow,
just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even
though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the
intersection.

The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn,
screaming in frustration, as she missed her chance to get through the
intersection, dropping her cell phone and makeup.

As she was still in
mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very
serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands
up.

He took her to the police station where she was searched,
fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a holding cell. After a couple of
hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted
back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her
personal effects.

He said, 'I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I
pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the
guy in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him.' I noticed the
'What Would Jesus Do'
bumper sticker, the 'Choose Life' license plate holder,
the 'Follow Me to Sunday-School'
bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk;
naturally ... I assumed you had
stolen the car.

classic... very funny...holier than thou Isn't so holy.