Driving in snow

Can't get up the road at all. 3 inches or so of snow with ice under and me, my step brother, and my step dad are completely unable to get it up a flat piece of road (not driving skill before anyone says, step dad did rallying and stuff, he can drive :P). Gonna swap my old wheels with less sporty tyres on in a bit as this is just silly.

Step brothers saxo of fail is awesome in it though, he's mastered drifting into our road. as irresponcible and silly as it is it's very funny.
 
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stockhausen said:
Incidentally, I gather that farmers often have a shovel that they can fit to the front of their tractors and that back in the day, they frequently cleared snow from country roads; they have apparently been told that they will be prosecuted if they do this because they use "Red" diesel in their tractors. I understand that this also applies if they offer to tow vehicles stranded on the public highway :rolleyes:
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Its a bit like how you cant grit or clear pavements in front of your house now in case somebody falls and your liable.

Yea at the same time you get politicians on the news telling us to show the Dunkirk spirit and do exactly that.
 
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Just watched an E61 SE try and drive along our road (guess he had made it up the gritted tracks on the hill though). Sideways and spinning not going anywhere. I was about to go and help him but he gave up. Snow > DSC. :p

Our E61 M-Sport hasn't moved all week and neither has my Saxo VTR. We collected Mums new Fiat 500 today (that's why I'd had to go out and dig/grit tracks in the hill) and that just about made it to our house. As that has the thinnest tyres and has done a whole 14 miles now it's gonna be the sacrificial car until the snow goes!
 
Been out driving in the snow all day. Where Leicestershire meets Warwickshire there are scores of little villages and all the roads are completely white. Great fun!
 
Well Dad's Flying Spur is very adept in the snow, far, far more capable than my Jag anyway (not that, that's much of an achievement mind). Was out in it with him today, was fine really, just have to be very careful with the loud pedal.
 
Moeks said:
Well Dad's Flying Spur is very adept in the snow, far, far more capable than my Jag anyway (not that, that's much of an achievement mind). Was out in it with him today, was fine really, just have to be very careful with the loud pedal.
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that'll be because it weighs 2.5 tonnes and has 4wd :p

who needs an off-roader? just get yourself a bentley :D
 
or indeed, a Bentley Dominator..

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stockhausen said:
There is an interesting article on driving in snow and ice at BBC online.

Incidentally, I gather that farmers often have a shovel that they can fit to the front of their tractors and that back in the day, they frequently cleared snow from country roads; they have apparently been told that they will be prosecuted if they do this because they use "Red" diesel in their tractors. I understand that this also applies if they offer to tow vehicles stranded on the public highway :rolleyes:
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My father is a farmer, he used to be offered running costs, and given a snow plow attatchement for our tractors to clear snow. I think this still does happen in some counties, but certainly not in ours any more. Tbh i think its a pretty decent idea, as tractors are more than equipped to drive in snow and pull things about. As for being prosecuted thats just sillyness.
 
Nice story.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/8448516.stm

A group of 4x4 vehicle enthusiasts have helped move a 109 year-old woman from her home after the snow prevented the emergency services from getting there.

The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire 4x4 club was called on Thursday to help take the woman from her home in High Wycombe after her heating failed.

Since Tuesday members have been helping to get to vulnerable people in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

The group normally organises weekends of off-road driving.

"I know people slate us a lot for our 4x4s, but we like to give back to the community"
John Carter, 4x4 club
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helpimcrap said:
i really fail to see what the issue with snow is. i haven't driven much in the last 2 years and i don't think i've EVER driven in proper snow like now.
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Snows simple if you're careful.

However if you hit sheet ice, you're a passenger regardless of what you're driving. (unless you've got spiked tyres)
 
Hi

I got up this morning, looked out the window and found several cars trying to get up the road. The council binmen even struggled to cope! they had to help other drivers.

Anyway, I said to my otherhalf, there is no *****ng way Im going out in that today. 2 hrs later I was wiping the snow of my window screen ready for my journey.....:(

We HAD to go shopping, popped to my local shopping area, parked up then it all began. We returned to my car and for the life of me I couldnt get out of the car park. My car is a Citroen C2 VTR sensodrive and it went into snow mode but that did not help at all.

I got out the car and noticed about 5 other cars that were stranded, with people in them and they were just sat there doing nothing. I decided to go to each car and ask them if they wanted help. We all rallied together and we got each other out in the end.

Moral of the story.......stick by your guns......I shoulnt have went out!
 
Bug One said:
Snows simple if you're careful.

However if you hit sheet ice, you're a passenger regardless of what you're driving. (unless you've got spiked tyres)
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The main roads round here are fine but country and side lanes are just pure unbroken snow. Most of the lower layers are frozen and fresh snow has fallen on top, so downhill sections are VERY tricky because touching the brake has you locking up and even engine braking using 1st means the car is going too fast to be controllable.
 
Had nothing in the house so just had to go to Tesco.

Once I got out of my parking space (Someone had decided to dig a path for their drive and put a mound of snow behind my car so I couldn't get out - How very helpful) it was okay, got a little bit stuck on my road but a bit of rocking got me going again.

Main problem is you have to go up one of three hills to get to my house, thankfully managed to make it by the skin of my teeth but was a bit of a do or die moment!

I don't know who has taken the grit out of one of those yellow boxes on one of the hills but they've obviously just used it for something other than the road becuase it is still sheet ice! Selfish morons!

Ta

Alec
 
I have new front tyres on my Honda. It's now rather good in snow/ice. I guess nice thick tread helps. Didn't have any trouble getting up any local hills or navigating the snow/ice. Was driving around quite happily yesterday evening with 4 friends! Defender my arse ;) :D
 
stockhausen said:
There is an interesting article on driving in snow and ice at BBC online.

Incidentally, I gather that farmers often have a shovel that they can fit to the front of their tractors and that back in the day, they frequently cleared snow from country roads; they have apparently been told that they will be prosecuted if they do this because they use "Red" diesel in their tractors. I understand that this also applies if they offer to tow vehicles stranded on the public highway :rolleyes:
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Rubbish. Gritters and snow ploughs are permitted to run on red diesel.
 
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