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2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
That's the way it's supposed to work.
Just doesn't happen often enough.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
I did, nothing there.
Opps got it, Sorry.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I think I'll go for a walk and check some other hills.
Highlight of the morning was seeing three guys push a late model Lexus LS up a hill, woman driving it with a poodle in the passenger seat.
Lots of slipping and sliding, no crashes.
Police scanner is very busy today. My car is in the shop undergoing a condition-of-sale cosmetic repair, so I couldn't go out if I wanted to (which I wouldn't)
With the crappy OEM tires on my car, I probably would have been right there with them though.
How steep is the slope on the hill they videoed?
That was awful to watch.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
The number of driven wheels don't make all that much difference in stopping and turning, especially on ice.
www.kgw.com
15 cars getting smacked. Very inconsiderate. :sick: :sick: :sick:
Here's a link for anyone who is interested
And yeah, it was snow over ice, streets that certainly received no de-icer or sand when they maybe should have. Portland (and all of its suburbs, along with Seattle and all of its suburbs for that matter) are quite hilly, so small amounts of snow and ice cause havoc. Of course, over-confident SUV drivers never help.
Meanwhile, here in Central Virginia just east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, we haven't had any snow or ice yet this winter.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
It was bad in Fairbanks today, but no where near that bad. I got a chuckle out of all the 4x4 trucks spinning at the intersections, no traction at all. I didn't have any problem, but I have studded snow tires on my 4x4. I almost got rearended once, I scooted forward just in time so the car behind me could get out of the way of a sliding truck that just missed rearending them.
I have a little story for today as well.
I am on my way to work this afternoon to do a delivery on my day off. Moderate traffic on the two lane road that connects my town to the town the dealership is in.
It is very, very cold here today down in the teens in the hill towns. There is some patch ice in some places but none on this particular road. About three cars in front of me someone makes a unsignaled high speed left turn. Everyone slams on their brakes and I have more then enough room in front of me so I won't hit the next car. I always glance at my rear view mirror when I have to hit the brakes suddenly and I did this time as well.
This was the first time that I actually meant something because a Escape was coming too fast too close to me and would not be able to stop in time. I jerked the wheel to the right and drove up on the small rise by the shoulder of the road. Thank god for AWD subbies with moderate ground clearance. Unfortunately I didn't have enough space to work with and she still managed to clip my rear driver's side bumper. She took out that taillight too.
I will get a picture later.
The escape was much worse off. Bent the passenger's side fender busted up the bumper skin, took out the head light and fog light plus rippled the hood.
Yep .... and you don't have to buy tickets, just bring your own vehicle.
That was wild.
Glad I wasn't there.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
It seemed a little more slick at the intersections, I wasn't having any problems, it was just watching everyone else that was funny. That's the first time in a long time I've come that close to being rearended. Can you see why I try hard to not be in Fairbanks often??
We are on our way to Anchorage in a couple hours, should be interesting. Taking the dually, people don't usually mess with that big beast. I've heard the roads are just, uh, *lovely*.
Gotta stay away from people like that. That kind of stupidity can rub off. I especially feel bad for their innocent off-spring who inherited those genes. :surprise:
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
>People actually standing/watching, up close and very personal,
The people on the street?
or the people on the rooftop?
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I'm glad it was not worse - a direct rear-ender certainly would have been painful. Sorta have to wonder why the other driver did not just veer slightly to the left to avoid.
Nope, the only difference is that the tanks won't get damaged much. There are some well shown films of Tanks in Europe during the winter of 44-45 that were basically doing the same things as these cars were doing. When you don't have traction you don't have traction.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
The people on the street?
or the people on the rooftop?
Nah .... I'm not going to fall for that. If I answered that you'd be the first one to put me in that category I was talking about. :P :P
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
Probably was going to head down a hill like we saw in that Portland movie.
Rover's Subie was the last chance of avoid a long bumpy white-nuckle ride.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
At least your Subie wasn't hit by that out of control XC90. british_rover!
Was that not amazing?! It was like the driver had a hankering to destroy that poor thing! Just when you thought it was going to stop, the driver would hit the gas and send it spinning off in some other direction. :sick:
If she had swerved into the left lane she might have hit oncoming traffic. The car that made the highspeed left hand turn did it right in front of another car so there was no place for her to go.
That conical evergreen in the left-center background is incredible! Just gorgeous! Is that an arbovitae? The thing I miss most about living further south is the lack of variety in trees and the slow rate at which they grow here.
I'm now programmed to expect collision from the rear every time I have to stop suddenly. As your story indicates, such fear is not unfounded!
If it's the people down on the street, I assume all those are from the vehicles already having had accidents and standing adn waiting. If it's the people on the roof, If probably would have photographed it myself with my Sony in awe of what happened.
I grew up in rural Indiana on roads that drifted. We were always stunned at the (idiots) from towns around who would try to traverse some of the roads that weren't main roads and didn't know how to drive through drifts and when to NOT TRY to go through. Then their car's stuck up on top of snow of off in the ditch and they wanted a farmer to get a tractor out and give them a pull on the end of a chain to get out of the ditch.
This was before 4-wheel drives and SUVs to give people overconfidence. Pick-em-up trucks did better but had rear wheel drive problems because of light beds. And it was before cell phones to call for help!
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Sorry, one never knows about the types you meet on the internet. Should have known you can be trusted since you're here at Edmunds.
I assume all those are from the vehicles already having had accidents and standing adn waiting.
Yep, those are the ones I was talking about.
They were just 'standing and waiting to be run over'.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
it sounds like you had/have a ringside seat at the destruction derby. And I bet it was interesting to watch cars slide, in SLOW MOTION.
Slow motion accidents probably help prevent serious injuries to the drivers and passengers. At least I hope so.
Good luck to all and stay safe.
jensad
I'm a scaredy-cat when it gets too icy, I just stay home. People here have a hard enough time coping with dry roads.
I love laying pristine tracks in the snow ... tire or boot.
A crowded snow covered suburban road full of SUVs and buses and freaked out simps is no fun.
Well, one winter morning, I got up and started getting ready to go to school. Suddenly, I heard raindrops pelting down on the apartment roof above me. No big deal, but then I suddenly remembered what I'd just heard on the radio: IT WAS ONLY 26 DEGREES OUTSIDE.
So, I look out the window to the main 2-lane road heading into town, and I see cars moving very slowly. Freezing rain! It stopped coming down after about 5 or 10 minutes, but that was enough to glaze everything up.
For some reason that escapes me now, I decided to go into school anyway. I took the road into town, going slowly and not having too much trouble.
There was a hill that I crested near the hospital, and going down, a Dodge Dart in front of me started sliding slowly like those cars in Portland, eventually slamming into the curb. My Rabbit started sliding too, but somehow I managed to stop without hitting the Dart or the curb. I think at that point I bailed out and departed from my usual route.
Eventually I made it to the parking lot near the building where I did most of my work. I had to cross a main avenue first on foot. Well, there was this AMC Pacer (if I remember correctly) tooling along at about the normal speed limit (30 mph) on this glare ice. Up ahead at the next intersection, you had to turn right, if you were in the right lane like he was. There was a barrier across the road that basically forced you to make the turn.
I said to myself, "there's no way he's gonna make that turn." Sure enough, he tries to brake and slides straight into the barrier. :sick:
My route took me through a twisty tree-lined road where other cars had slid off to the side. That VW bus just kept right on trucking along. I'm sure it helped a great deal that the engine was right over the rear axle which gave me weight over the drive wheels.
I only kept that vehicle for 8 months and kinda miss it when I see them in Southern California! Mine was medium blue with a white top.
Mark156