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winter driving

…And everyone slammed on their brakes to stare at the first car that slid into the ravine, locking their brakes and sending them skidding into the ravine.

(Winter driving)

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  1. jan says:

    winter tyre fail?

    • Danbala says:

      Rather a “thinking that having winter tyres means you don’t have to drive carefully”-fail.

      • I Like Peanut Butter says:

        No no no this was a snow storm in the south, and we all know Southerners just can’t drive.

        • Captain Wow WILL go Avada Kedavra on your ass says:

          We’sa not useta dat white schtuff naw.
          -
          Which technically most people scoff when I tell them I’m Southern being from KY…. They don’t believe it’s in the South for some reason.

          • I Like Peanut Butter says:

            Notice I left off the “in the snow”, Southern drivers just can’t drive, period. ;-) You throw white stuff in there, and this is what you get.

            KY’s the South it’s south of the MAson dixon line, and a large part of the population is married to a fmaily member, and Walmart is the “fancy” store.

            • Justacarolinian says:

              Southerners can’t drive huh? Not. Think about how many of the top race drivers in the world come from the south.
              Now driving in the snow is something my southern comrades don’t do well, that’s for certain. It’s not something most of us get practice with.

              • paws4thot says:

                That’s fair. Ok, NASCAR is a very specialised dicipline, but if you don’t know just how good you have to be to do it, dial 1-800-BE-PETTY.

              • Spasticus says:

                Yes, driving in a circle all day sure takes a lot of skill…

                • mothergoose says:

                  *Full disclosure – - Not a NASCAR fan*

                  I don’t know… I’ve seen highlights of guys travelling 3-inches off of some guys bumper at about 200 mph, with another guy 6-inches to his left, and a concrete wall 4-inches to his right, with another guy 3-inches behind his bumper… not a time to be “twitchy” if you know what I mean.

                  I mean, I don’t even like being on the freeway in medium to heavy traffic and passing a semi at 75mph with another car 10 feet behind me …

                • Justacarolinian says:

                  NASCAR is NOT the only driving sport in the south. Way to show your ignorance.
                  And, like MG said, that’s still driving 200mph, 3 inches off the rear bumper of one guy, with another pair beside you. Sometimes for 5 hours. I would be willing to bet you can’t do that.

              • I Like Peanut Butter says:

                Look he’s making a left turn….. look he’s making another left turn….. omg another left turn…… beer.

            • Captain Wow WILL go Avada Kedavra on your ass says:

              ILPB, don’t make me kick your a$$. Because I can, and I will ;-)

      • The Steve says:

        Physics fail. An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. If you’re going straight, you’ll keep going straight unless you do something stupid, like step on the brakes.

        Having a vehicle designed for off-road conditions in combination with proper tires goes a long way. There have been very few days that I have to slow down below 45-50mph even in several inches of snow (except to corner of course). Subaru Impreza w/ Blizzaks FTW.

        • Bazooka-Weilding Gorilla Fairy says:

          Or just proper skill FTW. I drive a ’96 Camry with the same tires year round and I rarely have to go below highway speeds either. Knowing how the physics change on ice means you can learn the best ways around it, and that goes a lot farther.

          • The Steve says:

            Good point. Plenty of idiots who can’t drive in snow. Tires help, but I used to drive a PoS and I got around just fine then too, just had less fun doing so.

            • viking gal says:

              Every winter we get SUVs off the road. 4 wheel drive does NOT give you ice skates for turning, nor pitons in your tires for braking. *sigh*

              • mothergoose says:

                But you’ll have the coolest 2000-lb toboggan EVAR!!!!!

                • shortright the ivanist who thinks clothes are overrated says:

                  not really… i’ve got an SUV and trust me, when it’s out of control it’s scary as sh!t. i did pirouettes down the middle of a 3 lane highway one time* with a semi closing in on me because he hit the same black ice i did…

                  * i didn’t hit the brakes and i’d only been going 25mph anyway but you just can’t stop at all. i stopped when i finally slid off the highway into the snowbank. i was able to back out and get back on the road without a problem but it took a few minutes for my pulse to drop below 300… it’s still slightly terrifying in similar weather conditions because i KNOW what will happen if my car goes out of control.

              • mabsba now in training says:

                *from the person in the upside-down SUV in the ditch to my long haul brother* “But I had it in 4WD!”
                Him “I have bloody 18WD, and I was going 30.” :D

              • Default User says:

                When I was in middle school we drove out to Kansas for Christmas, and half way through NM we hit a blizzard. I’m not entirely certain how much of that drive we were actually on the road because it was night and the snow was so thick, I do know when my mom finally convinced my dad to stop for the night (around 2 or 3 in the morning), we were driving through 2-3 feet of snow. And my dad was still going 60 mpst of the way….

        • Churj says:

          Winter Driving fail. If you hit a patch of ice, your call will begin to spin (unless of course you have a perfectly balanced car). You’ll keep going in the same direction, but all of a sudden your facing the opposite direction. Not to mention that if you’re going fast and you come across somebody in front of you going too slow, all of a sudden you have to brake (which is the worst thing to do in snow).

          • The Steve says:

            The Subaru Impreza is nearly perfectly balanced. The design gets it’s roots in rally racing.

            I’ve had the car out on a frozen lake, and I assure you the rear end will not pass the front end just because you hit a patch of glare ice that isn’t covered in snow; unless you pull the e-brake. :)

            • viking gal says:

              The Steve, it isn’t just the car. You have to know how to deal with ice. Sooo many people have no clue. I’ve never had an ‘off-road’ car, but I’ve also not done a 360 or other ice-induced maneuver…except when I want to in a parking lot, of course!

              • mabsba now in training says:

                I want the snow to last long enough here so I can take my son to a parking lot and put the car into a skid so I can teach him how to drive out of a skid. I will probably have to drive into the mountains, but I want a BIG parking lot and EMPTY. :)

            • Default User says:

              Hitting the e-brake then sounds like fun actually.

          • The dynamics are completely different in front-wheel drive cars and those with AWD. It’s pretty hard to get either of those to spin, unless you’re doing it on purpose.

            • oɹɹɐɥɔ says:

              Yes.. On purpose.. Hee hee.

            • Churj says:

              Haha yes and no. Just for the record, I drive in Canada… so I drive in snow a lot. Every once in a while the car will start to fishtail no matter what car/tires you have… as long as you can stay in control during that fishtail you’re fine, but that’s the driver not the car.

        • Danbala says:

          Physics fail.

          That too. I’m just getting a bit peeved at people who drive as if conditions are perfect in weather like this. I am just as peeved at those who slow down to a crawl though. ;p

          • froofrou the fierce Texan with a gun says:

            That happens in Texas every time it rains. Forget snow. We get a little sprinkle and everyone is either driving 20 miles over the speed limit, or 30 miles under it. God forbid you find a happy medium and NOT tailgate the guy in front of you.

            We get a light dusting of snow down here, and Ho-Lee-SH!T everything goes to crap in a hurry.

            • mabsba now in training says:

              “everyone is either driving 20 miles over the speed limit, or 30 miles under it. ”
              That’s considered normal driving behavior here. :)

              • wicket says:

                If you are on an Interstate Highway, i think driving under the speed limit should be penalized just as much as driving over it. With lots and lots of exceptions, but the point is, if you CAN drive the speed limit then you should be.

                • Default User says:

                  You can actually be ticketed for driving to slowly as it’s considered a hazard to other drivers on the road.

                • mabsba now in training says:

                  Most places it actually IS illegal to go less than 50mph on a freeway. You can’t really make it less than that here because there is no alternative to the freeway in many areas, and we have a lot of people whose cars can’t go over 50.

                  • One of our interstates has such a big traffic problem that they actually went to changing speed limits throughout the course of the day. During heavy traffic times, the speed limit is about 40. During normal times, it’s 60. Most people ignore the 40 if traffic isn’t bad, though. LOL

                    • mabsba now in training says:

                      Seattle has lanes that change direction depending on time of day. It’s highly entertaining…and sometimes actually works. Best fun in the Puget Sound area is when they open the Hood Canal Floating Bridge for the ‘classified’ departure of a Trident sub. Then you can wave at the sub that is NOT passing in front of you.

            • oɹɹɐɥɔ says:

              What if the speed limit is 25? How do you drive -5?

      • paws4thot says:

        National Identification fail; that shot is from the UK, and we don’t even have to own Winter tyres here!

        • I Like Peanut Butter says:

          UK? Really? I don’t think so Paws…… The Caddy (which I’d be surprised if there are any in the UK), has the sterring wheel on the left side of the car. Plus look at what type of cars those are, there aren’t that manu ungreen cars in the UK total, let alone on one highway. ;-)

          • paws4thot says:

            Yeah, the Caddy is a Caddy; we have about 100 of them, all LHD IIRC.

            But if you’re arguing that that shot is from an LHD market, all but one of those cars has somehow spun ~180deg in its slide.

            • I Like Peanut Butter says:

              paws: You can see the American style license plate on some of the cars as well. Plus UK tow trucks I’ve seen are not F250 Tow Trucks.

              Yeah Paws I believe the is I-95 in North Carolina during the last snow storm they had. Looking at the cars, they’re all Americanesk designed cars, and many American highways have a “ravine” between lanes.

            • The Steve says:

              We aren’t required to own winter tires either…buying tires that handle well in snow just seems like the smart thing to do if you live in an area with heavy winter snowfall.

              I don’t think this shot is from the UK. Look at the license plate on the Pontiac Sunfire, and the silver Mazda. Don’t you british folks have funny shaped long license plates?

        • Danbala says:

          I didn’t identify any nationality! Oh, and you don’t have to own winter tyres here either, but of course you’re not allowed to drive your car without them (between December 1st and March 31st if the roads are in “winter condition”.) ;)

          • mabsba now in training says:

            I don’t think I’ve ever lived in a state that ‘required’ winter tires. You may be ‘required’ to have a credit card for the tow truck driver, though. :)

            • Danbala says:

              I was curious and googlified it, and there seems to be no laws for winter tyres in any US state. Our law, apart from what I wrote above, also says it’s illegal to have studded tyres between April 15th and October 1st, unless you are driving on winter condition roads.

              Also the pattern on the tyre must be 3 mms deep in winter, 1.6 mms deep in summer.

              TYRES R SRZ BISNIS!11!!

              • Danbala says:

                (That’s at least X mms deep. They don’t have to match exactly that.)

                • mabsba now in training says:

                  WA State did (I don’t know if they still do) have the part about when you COULDN’T have studded tires.

                  • Danbala says:

                    Oh, right. I didn’t google too vigorously, apparently. ;p

                    • mabsba now in training says:

                      Not necessarily. I haven’t lived there for a long time. But I have found that traffic laws are one of the hardest things to find online. I got a warning ticket for using my cell phone IN A FREAKING PARKING LOT and ended up calling a traffic expert to ask if it was illegal (couldn’t be sure from the law’s description online).

                      BTW, it’s not. Traffic laws don’t apply on private property, at least here. Apparently, however, they can GIVE you as many tickets as they like; they’re just not valid.

                      • oɹɹɐɥɔ says:

                        Yep! Same thing applies to stop signs in private lots – you don’t have to pay attention to them! They’re not real!

                        • justacanuk the Official Booty Wench of Asgard says:

                          Are they just a figment of your imagination?

                          BTW, as far as I know, we have traffic laws here in Canuckland that specifically apply to parking lots, private or public. At the very least, it’s used to determine whose at fault in a parking lot accident.

                        • oɹɹɐɥɔ says:

                          Yes, they are.

                        • mabsba now in training says:

                          Here you get rear-ended in a parking lot, you’re screwed if the other person doesn’t want to admit fault. It’s equal fault, period.

                      • froofrou the fierce Texan with a gun says:

                        If the private land owner in question decides to allow the police on their property in order to enforce things like handicapped parking and whatnot, I believe the tickets issued are legal. Diss?

                        • mabsba now in training says:

                          Ah, they can issue tickets for disabled parking violations. But no other tickets are valid. Not in NM. You can get charged with something like vehicular manslaughter, though (I think). But that’s filed by the DA, not a police officer.

                      • One question though, does that mean if you get a ticket for parking in a handicap spot without a placard you can contest it?

                        BTW, I’m one of those that WILL confront you if you aren’t handicapped and park there.

                        • mabsba now in training says:

                          No, my understanding is they can do that; they just can’t ticket for moving violations.

                          Our NPR station does a best bumper sticker contest on the Friday afternoon music show, and my favorite winner was not a bumper sticker but the note someone left on a car illegally parked in a disabled spot: “Being lazy is not a physical handicap, jerk. Leave it for those who need it.” LOL.

                        • oɹɹɐɥɔ says:

                          I hate people who park in handicapped spots that are not handicapped. I don’t even do it when it’s 3a.m. and the whole lot is empty.

                        • mabsba now in training says:

                          After my dad’s first heart attack, he couldn’t walk uphill and stupid people would park in the only handicapped spot next to the building.

                          It’s a great use for cell phones, IMO.

                        • Default User says:

                          I’m all in favor of running those people over. Makes them honest.

  2. I Like Peanut Butter says:

    Where’s da funneh, except for the picture.

  3. good thing the assholes went into the ravine
    but not the smart people
    ROFLCOPTER ATTACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. CivilSarah says:

    I think the caption is probably accurate. It’s what stupid Americans do. (I’m an American too, and I really hate rubbernecking.)

  5. MarliO says:

    Less funny when you know the circumstances (including fatalities)…

  6. mothergoose says:

    This picture made me cringe… where I live (South-central Pa) is supposed to get dumped on starting this afternoon until sometime late Saturday… they are calling for anywhere from 14-20″… and I’m sure everyone will be rushing to the grocery store for the “three essentials”: milk, bread and toilet paper. It happens EVERYTIME they call for snow… you get to the late, and it’s all gone… which begs the question: IS there some bizzare “snow emergency” survival recipe I don’t know about??

  7. UpTheYingYang says:

    I’m a little underwhelmed with their “Ravine”

  8. The Steve says:

    I liked the “Capt. WOW has been txting and driving” caption!

  9. ash says:

    Ravine? Really? That’s a ditch where I come from. Ravines are deep, nasty things. Ditches you slide into in the winter and out of which you drive if you have skill and the ability to stay calm under the circumstances.

  10. The Steve says:

    God there are some dumb captions for this one.

    ZOMG Global Warming captions – Yes, a photograph of snow absolutely proves that global climate change is a myth.

    4 Wheel Drive Vehicles still slide on ice – True, but NONE of the vehicles in the ditch are even offered in four wheel drive.

    • I Like Peanut Butter says:

      Agree on Global Warming ones, the only reason this is said is I believe this is in the South…. not supposed to snow there.

      However there are two cars in the Ravie that could have AWD or FWD. The Green Aztec behind the blue flipped car, and if that’s a Mazda 6 Speed it has AWD (with racing tires, but still AWD)

  11. Paranoimia says:

    Smallest ‘ravine’ I’ve ever seen. More like a ditch, I’d say.

  12. anon says:

    it doesnt matter where you are from…every year we act like we have never driven in snow before…which is worse then driving normal (in most cases, not all)

  13. Danbala says:

    Oh, and I see that today the thing to do is to point out that IT NO RAVINE, IT A DITCH!!!!!111!1!1!q

  14. Nathanael says:

    I laugh because they call that a ravine…

  15. Cndn Driver says:

    It’s Ottawa, Canada. That was a 60-car pile up on the first real snow of winter. An embarrassing day for Canadian drivers…glad to say I was not there! http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/12/14/ottawa-highway-416-closed.html

    • Gustav says:

      It wasn’t the first real snow, it was unusually thick fog. It was cleared up by the time this picture was taken, but essentially, the cars drove into a fog patch so thick you couldn’t see the front of your car.

  16. Tom1969ca says:

    Yeah, this was out just past the on-ramp near my house – about five minutes from here! I had to wait three hours for the Auto Club to show up to jump my battery because of this…


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