Just a little bit of advice. if you are doing 5 mph on a flyover and previous to that traffic was going 60 mph, prepare to have a whole ****load of cars backed up on your donkey.....or worse, rear ending you.
Furthermore, if you proceed to shake your fist out the window and start throwing things at the cars behind you, prepare to get your donkey either a) shot or b) pushed off the road by a big rig who doesn't give a ****.
I don't care how bald the tires are on your POS chrysler, if you can't maintain a speed safe for the flow of traffic, you better keep your donkey at home.
Saturday a car in front of me on Mingo came to a screeching halt in the left lane. After I honked they then moved into the center turn lane to go around a flat piece of cardboard in the road. After completing the "difficult" maneuver around this "hazard" they then presented a hand gesture to me. I drove on without any swerving or sudden stopping as I knew that the item in question went easily between the wheels of even the lowest vehicle and was no threat of damage to either itself or my vehicle. I also knew sudden braking on ice is dumb.
Hows about you just stop whining ever time something doesn't go exactly the way you want it.
I would like to give a big round of applause to the white minivan doing (literally) 8mph this afternon through the IDL. Your traffic calming techniques (1 mile backlog) are impressive.
I wondered where O.J. Simpson was...
The ice/snow made the roads tricky. The clueless drivers made it dangerous. Oh well, I guess ignorance is the price we pay for our generally mild winters.
This storm reminded me of a big snowstorm in the late 80's when I was in college. Back before anyone had SUVs, I had a big-donkey 1969 Olds Toronado. It was front-wheel drive and was built like a tank. Nobody could navigate the roads except the emergency vehicles...and me. For a short while, I was the TU student shuttle to anywhere in town.
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Originally posted by PonderInc
The ice/snow made the roads tricky. The clueless drivers made it dangerous. Oh well, I guess ignorance is the price we pay for our generally mild winters.
This storm reminded me of a big snowstorm in the late 80's when I was in college. Back before anyone had SUVs, I had a big-donkey 1969 Olds Toronado. It was front-wheel drive and was built like a tank. Nobody could navigate the roads except the emergency vehicles...and me. For a short while, I was the TU student shuttle to anywhere in town.
The same effect is seen elsewhere. Denver really doesn't see a lot of rain. I was there when they got a quick storm. dropped about an inch in an hour. Cars were piled up at every intersection, people off the road. It was nuts.
I have to admit, I drove with my middle finger extended quite a bit. According to my calcs, I drove about 120 miles around Tulsa from Weds. night to Sunday night running various places. It's like all normal traffic rules *must* go out the window because *gasp* there is snow on the road.
I've got a two-wheel drive 1/2 ton truck and didn't get stuck once and added no extra weight other than the snow that fell in the bed.
Things that pissed me off:
-Cars stopped dead in the middle of main arterial streets while their driver went to help push some poor schlep onto a side street.
-Cars stopped in dedicated right or left turn lanes either to help push someone else or just to stop and stick their finger up their nose.
-People with the gas pushed through the floorboard thinking additional friction would eventually free their car.
-People walking on main road ways.
Simple tips for slick roads:
-Small manipulations of the throttle work far better than mashing the gas to get out of trouble.
-When approaching a red light give yourself plenty of room to slow down and keep your vehicle at a slow crawl without stopping if at all possible. Momentum is your friend.
-Don't stop in the middle of a right-of-way.
-Don't allow your tires to catch the snow bank on the side of the road- it will suck your car off the road.
-Do not make any sudden control inputs i.e.: steering, brake, clutch, or throttle.
-Use common sense and pick a route that will present the least challenges to you and your vehicle.
-If you have had a cranial/rectal implant, do not have the capacity for rational thought or common sense, and as a general rule drive like a total idiot at all times- stay at home.
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Originally posted by Cubs
Hows about you just stop whining ever time something doesn't go exactly the way you want it.
Excellent.....!
You are finally taking that first step...
Admitting that you may have a problem...
Mister
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Conan wrote:
-If you have had a cranial/rectal implant ...
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What hospital performs those procedures?
[}:)]
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Originally posted by rwarn17588
Conan wrote:
-If you have had a cranial/rectal implant ...
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What hospital performs those procedures?
[}:)]
I believe it is actually a birth defect or either done right after birth like circumcision, people tend to exhibit the symptoms from day one.[:P]
One request--please scrape the ice/snow of the roof of your car. I know its a pain, but there is nothing more annoying than driving on the highway, and having an avalanche of snow from the car in front of you smack your windshield.
I enjoy the tank drivers. Those people who put all their time into scraping one narrow slit in their windshield that makes it look like they're driving a tank.
So what if it takes time to get your car cleaned up and going. Get your (tail) out of bed earlier.
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Originally posted by pmcalk
One request--please scrape the ice/snow of the roof of your car. I know its a pain, but there is nothing more annoying than driving on the highway, and having an avalanche of snow from the car in front of you smack your windshield.
So funny you said that. I went home for lunch and no sooner than I got on the hwy, I saw plates of ice flying off a van two cars in front of me. The guy in front of me was having to weave back and forth to dodge the ice, I just changed lanes and thought "there's another rant I need to post when I get back from lunch". [}:)]
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Originally posted by sgrizzle
I enjoy the tank drivers. Those people who put all their time into scraping one narrow slit in their windshield that makes it look like they're driving a tank.
So what if it takes time to get your car cleaned up and going. Get your (tail) out of bed earlier.
There's another moving hazard- some dip $h!t with a snow-packed rear window and frozen mirrors.
I throw some clothes on first thing, go out and start both our vehicles, then do the final clearing after a shower and breakfast (about 20-30 minutes) and I find it a lot easier to clear the snow and ice and many times the hood and top are warm enough to just push the snow off them.
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Originally posted by Conan71
There's another moving hazard- some dip $h!t with a snow-packed rear window and frozen mirrors.
I throw some clothes on first thing, go out and start both our vehicles, then do the final clearing after a shower and breakfast (about 20-30 minutes) and I find it a lot easier to clear the snow and ice and many times the hood and top are warm enough to just push the snow off them.
Or get remote start. [:D]
Since we are on a traffic rant-
Last night I got stuck in the parking lot that HWY 75 N became with the jacknife wreck at the BA interchange. I got on at W. 41st and had to slow within about 200 yards (I didn't get the traffic update from KRMG until it was too late). What pisses me off is the yo-yo's who get over on the shoulder and drive as far as they can until they try to bully their way back into line. It doesn't speed anything up for anyone and just pisses everyone else off, especially when three or four other cars decide to follow the first car.
Personally, I refuse to allow someone back in from the shoulder, I don't have a problem with merging from legal lanes and am quite accomodating, but shoulder dwellers get the cold shoulder from me.