Driving in the snow

[layla17]

That' s a great approach billski. I haven't seen that executed in awhile, but it sure would be a great way to avoid road rage and tailgating accidents.

 

[Hawkshot99]

Nice - but I aint sticking my hand out the window during a snowstorm.... thats why i got EZPass...

So basically, you wont pull over, you wont slow down and wave them by. Basically you refuse to be put out in the slightest way, and be kind to others.....

 

[dmc]

So basically, you wont pull over, you wont slow down and wave them by. Basically you refuse to be put out in the slightest way, and be kind to others.....

So - your saying in bad weather - when you really need to have both hands on the wheel...
these people MUST roll their windows down and then stick their hand out far enough for YOU to see while driving in a snowstorm... With snow and slush pouring into the car covering the people in the backseat...

ummm... Sounds like your being the unkind one here...

I actually drive fast in snow.. This isn't about me.. I like it when people slow down and put their flashers on during a long stretch of road so I can pass... Otherwise i sit and wait patiently with enough distance between the 2 cars...

 

[billski]

So - your saying in bad weather - when you really need to have both hands on the wheel...
these people MUST roll their windows down and then stick their hand out far enough for YOU to see while driving in a snowstorm... With snow and slush pouring into the car covering the people in the backseat...

ummm... Sounds like your being the unkind one here...

I actually drive fast in snow.. This isn't about me.. I like it when people slow down and put their flashers on during a long stretch of road so I can pass... Otherwise i sit and wait patiently with enough distance between the 2 cars...

Hmm.....you'll spend all day outside boarding in bad weather but won't roll down your window?? Sounds like we're getting a little too comfortable these days. I still recall rolling down the window and scraping the windshield while driving, because it was more dangerous to stop. We always took one hand off the wheels to stick shift during a storm.... rather stick my hand out than be in a more dangerous situation caused by a tailgater.... I don't even have window cranks anymore.

Anyways this technique is applicable in all seasons not just winter. btw, I never covered anyone in the back seat when rolling down windows.

 

[dmc]

Hmm.....you'll spend all day outside boarding in bad weather but won't roll down your window?? Sounds like we're getting a little too comfortable these days. I still recall rolling down the window and scraping the windshield while driving, because it was more dangerous to stop. We always took one hand off the wheels to stick shift during a storm.... rather stick my hand out than be in a more dangerous situation caused by a tailgater.... I don't even have window cranks anymore.

Anyways this technique is applicable in all seasons not just winter. btw, I never covered anyone in the back seat when rolling down windows.

Well - what can i say... i take care of my car so i don't have to stick my head out the window like I did when I was a kid.. I'm getting older so yes - i enjoy being comfortable..

when I board I am covered in Gortex... In the car i wear substantially less...

We could debate this all day -
An 80 year old lady who HAS to get to the doctor or pharmacy... or a nurse who HAS to be at the hospital... Or a mother who needs to pick up her kids.. These people may not be hard core mountaineers... Or even have long arms..

they just want to make it from point A to Point B without some "Type A" jerk tailgating them in a driving snowstorm cause he's rushing for first gondi at Killington....

 

[JimG.]

driving slow in snow <> emotional state

It just means people are driving slow - maybe being overly cautious or nervous of the conditions... Not emotional... Seems to me the people wanting to pass are more driven by emotion..


So - how about people that drive up to ski in bad weather with infants or kids in the car?

All I'm saying is there is slow, which most rational people have no trouble dealing with, and there is SLOW which is the realm of the overstressed or scared person. And Murphy's Law of course puts the irrational "I gotta get going" person behind them. And that's really dangerous for everyone in the vicinity.

If I knew I was going to be that scared when I drove, I'd stay home.

 

[JimG.]

If I'm doing the speed limit and weather is sketchy.... Screw them. let them wait in the line.

I'm sick of these impatient SUV drivers headed to VT - tail gaiting on the Thruway.. And usually they are the ones in the ditch....

Dude, you are funny.

You would probably leave me in the dust if it was snowing hard and you were doing the speed limit.

 

[dmc]

If I knew I was going to be that scared when I drove, I'd stay home.

Good that you have the choice... Some don't... Going skiing is a choice...

 

[dmc]

Dude, you are funny.

You would probably leave me in the dust if it was snowing hard and you were doing the speed limit.

Damn straight - I love driving in snow...

 

[dmc]

Hey lighten up a little DMC. I'm driving right by them and can plainly see that they are plowed.

Can they?
Is visibility NEVER an issue during a snowstorm?

I think it is...

 

[JimG.]

Good that you have the choice... Some don't... Going skiing is a choice...

Driving in snow doesn't bother me a bit. Doing it to go skiing is just logical.

But if I knew going would scare the piss out of me I would stay home.

 

[dmc]

But as a general rule, it is plainly visible that there are places to safely pull over.

General rules can be heuristic traps...
Pulling over in snow in unknown territory can be dangerous... Just because you think something is safe doesn't mean it is..

So it's OK for people to risk going into a ditch so someone can save 10 minutes??!?

 

[dmc]

Driving in snow doesn't bother me a bit. Doing it to go skiing is just logical.

But if I knew going would scare the piss out of me I would stay home.

\My point is... Some do not have the choice... Not everyone has comfy middle class jobs... Some people only get paid if they work and "type A" drivers up their asses is what probably makes them feel nervous...

 

[riverc0il]

when I board I am covered in Gortex... In the car i wear substantially less...

I respect your position and all DMC, but what you wear or don't wear in the car is none of my business and certainly a bit too much information for this thread.

 

[dmc]

I respect your position and all DMC, but what you wear or don't wear in the car is none of my business and certainly a bit too much information for this thread.

What - zebra print thongs aren't your cup of tea? How about Gortex thongs?

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

With all due respect - who the hell are you to say who has skills and who doesn't?

Lay off the Haterade Dougie

 

[dmc]

Lay off the Haterade Dougie

It's not hate dude... It's pot stirring...

Makes for goooooooooooood internet.. and passes the time while I create horribly boring documentation ..

 

[riverc0il]

What - zebra print thongs aren't your cup of tea? How about Gortex thongs?

Whether they are my thing or not is completely irrelevant... just is not appropriate for online discourse in such a civilized and well mannered forum. This is britishteasipping.com, right?

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

It's not hate dude... It's pot stirring...

Makes for goooooooooooood internet.. and passes the time while I create horribly boring documentation ..

Right on..yeah the illegal aliens who clean rooms and work at the Taco Bell in Jackson Wyoming mostly live over in Idaho and commute over Teton Pass in Hyundai accents with 13 inch spinners every morning..they need to get to work in the snow and the people in Escalades and Suburbans have to sit behind them going 22mph..lol

 

[dmc]

Whether they are my thing or not is completely irrelevant... just is not appropriate for online discourse in such a civilized and well mannered forum. This is britishteasipping.com, right?

Pinky finger out my good man... pinky out...