So, it snowed today...
Multi-vehicle accident with fatalities outside of town today.
This is why they close the highways in Wyoming.
This is why they close the highways in Wyoming.
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When I'm doing under 20 in the right lane in my SUV and you blast past me at 50+, I will likely see you off the road further up.
People have this weird delusion about 4wd/awd. It helps you start moving, but does not help you stop. We all have 4 wheel brakes. But to see some of the twits in winter you would think owning a Volvo or anything with 4wd/awd makes you immune to the laws of physics.
Trust me, if I'm crawling along in my highly capable SUV, you should seriously reconsider driving faster.
Joan and I got caught in a white-out storm in late Feb early March.
We were on a state highway in CO that runs through Cheyenne WY.
40 miles away from home, the snow got ridiculous and we were crawling along at 10 mph.
The sides of the road were littered with 4wd/awd trucks.
It was weird and creepy.
There were a couple of cars that had run off the road, but it was obvious that they were driving rationally and hit a bad patch.
Their damage was minimal.
The 4wd/awds, however, were demolished.
All of them flipped over.
Too many people think 4wd/awd is a mystical talisman against accidents.
Yeah, ok.
who's there?
Physics"
Claire, Modern Family
When I worked in the panhandle of Oklahoma, my first winter was shocking (I learned to drive in snow country years before). The locals seemed to only have two positions on their gas and brake pedals, full on or full off. 1/4" of snow and they were spinning out all over the place. This was of course long before traction control and anti-lock. Fortunately the snow was always short lived.
Regards,
O.A.
I really hated working fatal accidents.
From what the guy in the video was saying, I'm assuming he's a trucker, but that wasn't clear, 2 truckers hi balling caused the whole thing. There really is no need for hi-balling any longer. The scales electronically track you when you go through, so you can no longer run double log books.
It snowed in Colorado today, too. I think I have 2 or 3" on the grass, nothing building up in the street except slush. It was, however, REALLY coming down earlier, with reduced visibility - we stayed inside.