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Old 01-23-2012, 01:16 PM   #1 (permalink)
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This winter's best (so far) YouTube reminder to "drive safely in slippery conditions"

Has anyone seen any other particularly good ones this year?



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Old 01-23-2012, 01:20 PM   #2 (permalink)
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(Things begin to get interesting around the 2 minute mark.)
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Old 01-23-2012, 02:24 PM   #3 (permalink)
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My daughter's family was in SLC on 1/21/12, & her sister-in-law posted the same Bountiful youtube link. It is truly a remarkable statement of how inadequately prepared/skilled the average driver is.
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Old 01-23-2012, 03:20 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Some of those drivers were going way too fast given the poor conditions.

Let me guess, none of those vehicles had winter tires. They can dramatically increase traction on ice and snow. But in the end, if the drivers are incapable of assessing the road conditions, winter tires won't make a difference.

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Old 01-23-2012, 03:37 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Does any sane person think we will ever teach those Morons to hypermile!
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doesn't rolling backwards while you're in drive hurt your transmission? A lot of them ended up backwards
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doesn't rolling backwards while you're in drive hurt your transmission? A lot of them ended up backwards
Not when the tyres are still driving forward!! lol
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Old 01-23-2012, 05:48 PM   #9 (permalink)
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No chains in sight, and I bet half (if not all) of them were running summer tires too. What's with the one wagon that decided to gas it?
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Old 01-23-2012, 06:28 PM   #10 (permalink)
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4:03 is my favorite, it's three cars in parallel!

So i guess not that many snow days each year, and no mandatory slippery course to get your licence?


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