Driving in snow

Driving a fwd car with ESP in the snow is hilarious, chuck the car into a sharp corner, front end starts to slide so the car brakes the back end so you get a 4wd drift on the go.

Whilst its not as much fun as the mazda was it does mean i can get some backend out fun :p
 
Had some great fun in the garage at work, looking out seeing all the people sliding around the corner into the curb :D
 
[TW]Fox;15667806 said:
Whoa a gritter? In winter?
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whats one of them?

anyway i binned car twice tonight or shall i say my nobend mate thought it would be funny to pull handbrake on twice, dint hit anything though luckily enough
 
Car is bad enough up here in sunny Scotland where the weather has been pretty bad over the last week. Just getting out of my street which is on a slight incline is bad enough as the ice and snow has been hard packed for weeks and has not been gritted apart from a wee bit at the bottom of my drive which I did myself using the salt/grit from the ( now empty and not filled up since 4 days ago ) box in the street.

But try driving a Volvo FLL-15 fire appliance quickly to an incident on dodgy roads. Main roads are bad enough but when you end up trying to get up a side street that is like an ice rink whilst heading to a house fire/persons reported, the Adrenaline certainly kicks in. You don't have the option - You have to get up the street to your destination. Compound that with frozen hosereels and fire hydrants and things get interesting. :eek:

We've also had an increase in road traffic collisions recently and I have had a few icy sideways "moments" in our FL6 18 Volvo Rescue Unit on the way to incidents in the past few days.

Then, once the thaw starts, I've got the flooding to look forward to attend. Ah well, all in a days work. :p
 
You have everyones respect for not wrapping your hand in and staying at home in the warm whatever the weather Draeager, especially given the hugely important job you do :)
 
drivin home today and saw this woman in a bwm stuck on the side of a small bridge with a bit of a incline. i asked her if she was orite and she said she couldnt get it up as the back end kept on going. i think this other person tried first but anyway i jumped in and had a go. first gear and clutch just slightly dipped and i got it up on the first attempt. :D
 
B&W said:
drivin home today and saw this woman in a bwm stuck on the side of a small bridge with a bit of a incline. i asked her if she was orite and she said she couldnt get it up as the back end kept on going. i think this other person tried first but anyway i jumped in and had a go. first gear and clutch just slightly dipped and i got it up on the first attempt. :D
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Do you not think that was a rather stupid thing to do?

Of all the times to drive uninsured in a strangers car doing it to try and crest a bridge covered in snow sounds like about the daftest.
 
B&W said:
drivin home today and saw this woman in a bwm stuck on the side of a small bridge with a bit of a incline. i asked her if she was orite and she said she couldnt get it up as the back end kept on going. i think this other person tried first but anyway i jumped in and had a go. first gear and clutch just slightly dipped and i got it up on the first attempt. :D
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:cool: Sweet - Gonna sell the Bimmer or keep it? :p
 
[TW]Fox;15667979 said:
Do you not think that was a rather stupid thing to do?

Of all the times to drive uninsured in a strangers car doing it to try and crest a bridge covered in snow sounds like about the daftest.
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I have traders policy, I helped a lady about my mother's age get back home and drove sensibly and slowly enough to ensure that I didn't have a accident.

:)
 
[TW]Fox;15667918 said:
You have everyones respect for not wrapping your hand in and staying at home in the warm whatever the weather Draeager, especially given the hugely important job you do :)
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Thanks Fox, we do try :) Up and down the UK everyone whether they be Fireys, Ambo Bods or Coppers are in the same boat. ;)
 
MagicBoy said:
So why is a tinny 80's hatchback with pram tyres much easier to drive in similar conditions?

I'd have thought more weight would help, even if my choice of tyre is slightly less than ideal.
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its not about the weight, but about the pressure, ie how widely that weight is distibuted

the key is the pram tyres. Smaller contact patch = larger pressure on the tyres, thus they press down more on the snow and get further down.

Notice the snow tyres on rally cars, they're like the stupidly narrow spacesaver ones !
 
My old had 'one of those moments' on the way home from work tonight... generally quite surprised as he's a very cautious driver. Smacked the kerb with his N/S wheel - doesn't seem to have bent the lower arm/ track rod, but it doesn't sound healthy as it rotates. :(
 
allllec said:
I'm at the top a a rather long, steep hill.

Gutted.

I did actually manage to get 3/4 of the way up but the numpty infront of me floored it and started rolling back. Hence I had to do the same to avoid crashing!

Tried to reverse up once, took ages to get a couple of meters, gave up and walked!

*Grumble*
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I'm just by prospect park, and my stupid Audi with DSG didnt want to come off my drive earlier! :( I wanted to get diesel before tomorrow.

Are you on Langley Hill area? It's not too nice around there at the moment I bet!
 
No driving for me tomorrow.....this was a few hours ago..





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