Snow, its nothing but trouble!

ScumLord

I have no fear of the slippery road surface, I know how my car behaves in it and know how to deal with it.

Everyone's been going on about how horrible the roads are but I can only think how fun they've become. It all backfired on me today though, the driveway into my place of work was iced over, I'd felt the sliddyness of it when I came into work the last few days and decided to take full advantage of it today. I came in fast pulled the handbrake did an awesome 4 wheel slide into the parking lot powered into the lot, handbrake into a parking spot. Big smile on my face! look to my right and there's the boss getting out of his car (I'd hand braked into the spot beside him in a company car).

Damned roads! Everyone blamed the slidy roads, I couldn't admit my awesomeness and had to give credit to the stupid roads for my super driving skills.

Pdfile

our snow is alot like finding out you got aids - its ****e.


go somewhere like japan... or sweden where they get Real snow.... then mess about...


ill call the insurance company ahead of time and book the bed in the hospital.

brendansmith

This thread fails

ScumLord

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Im doubt you would have been so smug if you got it slightly wrong and pinned your boss to his car. I love the snow but I when I mess about in it I am on a empty race track. I normally hate getting on a high horse but acting the clown in a place where you dont know what the enviroment might be like is dangerous and silly.

It would have had to have been some amassing gravity defying slide to do that.

robbie_998

i must say,

i have driven in snow before and have noticed no difference at all to driving in dry sunny conditions (probably cos im such a careful driver anyway ).

I think i'd be much more worried about Ice , Ice Patches and Black Ice.

Seth Brundle

ScumLord wrote: »

I have no fear of the slippery road surface, I know how my car behaves in it and know how to deal with it.

This is smug enough but this puts you into Prius ownership smug levels!

ScumLord wrote: »

Damned roads! Everyone blamed the slidy roads, I couldn't admit my awesomeness and had to give credit to the stupid roads for my super driving skills.

However, most people would not be impressed with your expert skills!

Cookie_Monster

ScumLord wrote: »

I have no fear of the slippery road surface, I know how my car behaves in it and know how to deal with it.

Everyone's been going on about how horrible the roads are but I can only think how fun they've become. It all backfired on me today though, the driveway into my place of work was iced over, I'd felt the sliddyness of it when I came into work the last few days and decided to take full advantage of it today. I came in fast pulled the handbrake did an awesome 4 wheel slide into the parking lot powered into the lot, handbrake into a parking spot. Big smile on my face! look to my right and there's the boss getting out of his car (I'd hand braked into the spot beside him in a company car).

Damned roads! Everyone blamed the slidy roads, I couldn't admit my awesomeness and had to give credit to the stupid roads for my super driving skills.

+1, driving around the car park this morning was great fun

cascade35

I like your style. LOL

stealthyspeeder

If there is an empty car park filled with snow, most drivers who are not completely dead inside and completely devoid of fun and laughter in their lives (especially FWD owners like me who dont get the chance normally) feel an irresistable urge to take advantage of these rare conditions to hankbrake, J turn and reverse donut in a safe environment!

Good times!

Lisnagry

ScumLord wrote: »

I have no fear of the slippery road surface, I know how my car behaves in it and know how to deal with it.

Everyone's been going on about how horrible the roads are but I can only think how fun they've become. It all backfired on me today though, the driveway into my place of work was iced over, I'd felt the sliddyness of it when I came into work the last few days and decided to take full advantage of it today. I came in fast pulled the handbrake did an awesome 4 wheel slide into the parking lot powered into the lot, handbrake into a parking spot. Big smile on my face! look to my right and there's the boss getting out of his car (I'd hand braked into the spot beside him in a company car).

Damned roads! Everyone blamed the slidy roads, I couldn't admit my awesomeness and had to give credit to the stupid roads for my super driving skills.[/QUOTE

And then you woke up

ScumLord

kbannon wrote: »

This is smug enough but this puts you into Prius ownership smug levels!

Anyone who can't make a statement similar to that about their driving shouldn't be let near a car. Most people haven't a clue how their car works or how to control it outside of their comfort zone (which is tiny).

Cookie_Monster

kbannon wrote: »

This is smug enough but this puts you into Prius ownership smug levels!

Why?

Everyone should know the limit of their car in all types of road conditions.
How are you going to deal with an uncontrolled skid on a busy snowy road if you've never pushed the car to try something like that in more controlled circumstances on empty roads/ carparks...

SV

Well you people can stay on your high horses but I sure had fun in empty car parks that were frozen over

Hooch

SV wrote: »

Well you people can stay on your high horses but I sure had fun in empty car parks that were frozen over

Ya we all did......in EMPTY car parks. As stealty said we all need a laugh with our FWDs.......but in an empty save car park. Not one at work.

Raiser

ScumLord wrote: »

I have no fear of the slippery road surface, I know how my car behaves in it and know how to deal with it.

Wow! ~ 1.5-2 tonnes of metal propelled at velocity x over distance y with consideration to the coefficient of friction z of the portions of your tyre thread actually in contact with the mixed surface of snow, slush and loose/packed ice - All carried out by a Driver who lives in Ireland and probably drives in these conditions a handful of times in a decade and has your smarmy attitude, incredible self-belief, silly smugness and seemingly immature nature.... Hmmmm, not sure what to think really.......

ScumLord wrote: »

Damned roads! Everyone blamed the slidy roads, I couldn't admit my awesomeness and had to give credit to the stupid roads for my super driving skills.

I'm not going to speak up for your "awesomeness" either.

EPM

It's great fun but there's a time and place for that and a public car park ain't it. I was nearly creamed two years ago by a guy having a laugh like that. Instead he made sh1te of the car behind me. Bet he thought he was in full control too

Bobo78

This weather is awsome especially when I m driving around my driveway.

ddarraghh

i think the snow is a good chance to learn some car control

i went to one of our many empty industerial areas and enjoyed about an hour of slow speed madness.

nevee difted a transit around a roundabout before twas fun
made many mistakes and learned a trick or 2

fwd sucks what good is that in the snow

Whosbetter?

ddarraghh wrote: »

fwd sucks what good is that in the snow

I went to work this morn in a '74 Rover V8.

All back roads, in the dark with 'feel free' power steering.

I've had better fun...

Seth Brundle

How can one be in control when one is sliding on ice?

stealthyspeeder

kbannon wrote: »

How can one be in control when one is sliding on ice?

I think snow was what was being discussed, but my office car park (empty when I arrived) was still fun in the ice.

Anyway for a FWD car, how I remain in control is start the slide by turning the wheel, giving the hand brake a tug (just enough to lock the wheels for a split second to start the slide), then feathering the accelerator and turning the wheel into the slide to end it and with it to continue it! For the longer slides, I change to third gear. The slide can get out of control if the front wheels spin, and this will set you into a 4 wheel drift, to get out of this, change up the gear, turn into the slide and accelerate gently until you get traction. With practice you can get the hang of it, and it is a lot of fun. Best to do all manouveres in the centre of the car park so if you f**k it up you wont hit anything! Also, do it in a carpark you know is flat as snow can hide little islands with kerbs on them!

Seth Brundle

The OP mentioned how there was ice...

ScumLord wrote: »

I have no fear of the slippery road surface, I know how my car behaves in it and know how to deal with it.

Everyone's been going on about how horrible the roads are but I can only think how fun they've become. It all backfired on me today though, the driveway into my place of work was iced over, I'd felt the sliddyness of it when I came into work the last few days and decided to take full advantage of it today. I came in fast pulled the handbrake did an awesome 4 wheel slide into the parking lot powered into the lot, handbrake into a parking spot. Big smile on my face! look to my right and there's the boss getting out of his car (I'd hand braked into the spot beside him in a company car).

Damned roads! Everyone blamed the slidy roads, I couldn't admit my awesomeness and had to give credit to the stupid roads for my super driving skills.

stealthyspeeder

kbannon wrote: »

The OP mentioned how there was ice...

Apologies, the title fooled me! anyway its the same principle!

Seth Brundle

OK, so when I heading up the M1 doing say 120km/h and suddenly I hit some ice, I should tug my handbrake, feather the accelerator, turn into the slide (assuming I am in a FWD car)?
Thats brilliant because I reckoned that I may have been in the central median (asuming there were no dawdlers in the overtaking lane) by the time the handbrake was pulled!

stealthyspeeder

kbannon wrote: »

OK, so when I heading up the M1 doing say 120km/h and suddenly I hit some ice, I should tug my handbrake, feather the accelerator, turn into the slide (assuming I am in a FWD car)?
Thats brilliant because I reckoned that I may have been in the central median (asuming there were no dawdlers in the overtaking lane) by the time the handbrake was pulled!

I may have mistaken Ice for snow but pretty sure we were talking about a carpark here?? Im not sure how fast you drive in these, but I certainly wouldnt be getting anywhere near 120 kmph!

On the M1, assuming you were going in a straight line, I think you should keep the car/wheel straight and ease off (not lifting off suddenly) the accelerator. If you are changing lanes or the road is bending, depending on the length of the ice patch, its pretty much out of your hands.

Certainly controlable at lower speeds though, you should go out and try it in a large empty space, might cheer you up!

Seth Brundle

I've often had slides in an empty car park. I drive a RWD car so I'm well used to slides on ice and snow.
I would not drive into an icy/snowy car park fast (where there are other cars, especially not my bosses (when I am in a company car)) and then do a handbrake turn in a parking spot. The OP thought that he was being uber-cool but most folk (IMO) just thought he was being incredibly foolish if not dangerous!

Cookie_Monster

Another fun morning this morning in the estate and work car park.
Sliding over ramps is a strange feeling.


Aside from the dusting of ice all over the estate there is one part where the green drains across the road due to the slope. This has been lethal 5ft wide "river" of ice across the road for the last week. I'd say even parking in the space on the side of this is a bit dodgy as you car could slide overnite:eek:

NiSmO

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Seth Brundle

He was in a car park but there were other cars and pedestrians about.

the_syco

kbannon wrote: »

He was in a car park but there were other cars and pedestrians about.

With added fail...

ScumLord wrote: »

look to my right and there's the boss getting out of his car (I'd hand braked into the spot beside him in a company car).

If he crashes the company car over the next few weeks in the snow or ice, the boss will wonder was it because of him doing something stupid

ScumLord

kbannon wrote: »

He was in a car park but there were other cars and pedestrians about.

What cars? We're on 3 day week our carpark never even hits half it's capacity at the best of times anymore.

Mostly everyone had gone home at this stage and we do have a sizable car park. Now everones just assuming conditions that diddn't exist because they enjoy getting upset over things.

kodute

ScumLord wrote: »

What cars? We're on 3 day week our carpark never even hits half it's capacity at the best of times anymore.

Mostly everyone had gone home at this stage and we do have a sizable car park. Now everones just assuming conditions that diddn't exist because they enjoy getting upset over things.

+1

the boss isn't a pedestrian, he's a target...

Seth Brundle

ScumLord wrote: »

What cars? We're on 3 day week our carpark never even hits half it's capacity at the best of times anymore.

Mostly everyone had gone home at this stage and we do have a sizable car park. Now everones just assuming conditions that diddn't exist because they enjoy getting upset over things.

My comments are based on what you have told us (especially those highlighted in bold below)

ScumLord wrote: »

I have no fear of the slippery road surface, I know how my car behaves in it and know how to deal with it.

Everyone's been going on about how horrible the roads are but I can only think how fun they've become. It all backfired on me today though, the driveway into my place of work was iced over, I'd felt the sliddyness of it when I came into work the last few days and decided to take full advantage of it today. I came in fast pulled the handbrake did an awesome 4 wheel slide into the parking lot powered into the lot, handbrake into a parking spot. Big smile on my face! look to my right and there's the boss getting out of his car (I'd hand braked into the spot beside him in a company car).

Damned roads! Everyone blamed the slidy roads, I couldn't admit my awesomeness and had to give credit to the stupid roads for my super driving skills.

I don't believe that you had control of the car when doing a handbrake turn on ice. The fact that you hadn't seen your boss getting out of his car indicates that you were unaware of what was around you when doing this messing. IMO you were lucky not to have hit anything or anyone!

c4cat

ScumLord wrote: »

I have no fear of the slippery road surface, I know how my car behaves in it and know how to deal with it.

Famous last words

c4cat

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Why?

Everyone should know the limit of their car in all types of road conditions.
How are you going to deal with an uncontrolled skid on a busy snowy road if you've never pushed the car to try something like that in more controlled circumstances on empty roads/ carparks...

By Driving carfully so that I don't get into an uncontrolled skid