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Hills, snow and ice

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  • Lum
    Lum Posts: 6,460 Forumite
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    diable wrote: »
    Don't get why people in a 4 x 4 instantly turns them into a !!!!!!

    Fixed your fix.
  • flyingscotno1
    flyingscotno1 Posts: 1,679 Forumite
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    Do what this guy does. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR6QPi-6u5k

    When there are 2 clear lanes, pick the snowed over one to drive at speed in.

    So lucky nobody was alongside and everyone appears to stop in time! :eek:

    Oh and if you have speakers he does give a wee swear at impact if your boss is around.
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    Last night on the way home the usual low route and still on the blacktop had reduced to a crawl (missus was caught in it for 5 hours 10 days ago) so we took the high route which was showing no blacktop (all white but not bad) but at least the nupties are too scared to travel on it and we were home only 10 minutes later than normal.
  • Billy-no-Money
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    Got caught out by the snow at work and had to ride my motorbike home in it - a few butt-clenching moments but managed it OK.

    I was impressed by the way all but one driver seemed to see I needed space and couldn't go any faster - and tbh even the 20mph I was doing on the worst bits would be plenty in a car anyway, still caught up with the traffic at the next lights.

    Just one idiot decided I wasn't going fast enough and overtook me - but I still caught up with him further down the road. (Overtaking meant I had no room to change my position in the lane if the road conditions changed - it only takes a raised manhole cover to unsettle a bike in those conditions)

    The bike's now not going anywhere until this goes - took the bus this morning!
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  • Lirin
    Lirin Posts: 2,525 Forumite
    Very steep hill near me- went up in low diff. Passed a snow plough sliding slowly back down.... Gave him a wave.
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    anewman wrote: »
    Don't get why people think a 4 x 4 instantly turns them into a driving god in the snow.

    Because they believe all the hype, the urban myths and the sales pitches from the 4x4 manufacturers.
    “I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”

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  • Coveredinbees!!!!
    Coveredinbees!!!! Posts: 3,960 Forumite
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    someone needs to tell them they still need to stop and hitting trees hurts
    Nothing to see here, move along.
  • mustrum_ridcully
    mustrum_ridcully Posts: 1,453 Forumite
    Strider590 wrote: »
    Because they believe all the hype, the urban myths and the sales pitches from the 4x4 manufacturers.

    Bet this guy wishes he'd bought a 4x4, oh, wait, he did :D:p
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVlS3CmEZcU

    These clips show just how badly 4x4s can screw-up (more so than your average 2WD car)
    @2:08 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xkbLEMb3Y4
    and as it's nearly Christmas my fav :D
    @2:52 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FpQoAjM_M8
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  • hubert_cumberdale
    hubert_cumberdale Posts: 828 Forumite
    i was driving in a completely iced out lane thismorning at about 20mph with a 4x4 up my back side i got past the slower cars and pulled in he then proceeded to rag off and 3 minutes later he was on his side around a lampost.

    I stopped and told him the road was ICY and carried on
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    ^^

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hotRwTJsjCg

    Typical idiot in a BMW X5, INVINCIBLE MODE!!!
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