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Old 01-24-2008, 12:17 AM   #8 (permalink)
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WOW... NONE of these people know how to correctly drive an SUV. That Jeep Driver doesn't even deserve to own a Jeep.

When you ACTUALLY drive an SUV, that is, drive it OFF of the ROAD more than you want to ON the road, you deserve to own an SUV. And you'll also know what to do when this happens.

ALL you have to do to know how to drive through Ice and snow, is drive in CLAY-SLIP Like mud with 2WD and make it out without getting stuck " Believe it or not, but REAL Mud, (after a heavy rain, go into a dirt road, not gravel but dirt, and drive on it doing 30, that's real mud) Behaves exactly like Ice, and once your tires get caked in it, it's oversteer/understeer, and the thing you DON'T wanna do is hit the brakes. Let off the gas, and steer into it to correct, or even better, don't move the wheel when your on it, as long as the wheels are straight and your not hitting the gas, you're gonna stay straight until one wheel gets more traction. One thing about mud that's not like ice is, you get stuck in mud, like snow. that's when you wanna hit the gas, to make sure no one is pushing after you get corrected, or you have to call in the local winch owners to get you out.

Driving around gravel roads, and taking corners full speed also is good for teaching yourself to act right in a skid. Hit the brakes and you're just gonna keep going in the way which you slid. most likely into a deep ditch. Let off the gas and slowly steer into it, and you go back forward. This is more practical than Mudding, especially if it hasn't rained in a long time, or your alone.

Or, the best solution is to go on back roads with no ditches, and drive on snowy, icy roads and learn to drive on it, or more safely, the local empty parking lot. purposely go into a skid, and try and correct yourself.

I've done all three so that's one less SUV driver in the ditches. I know one person that will end up in a ditch and it doesn't surprise me. Oh, and he also drives an SUV, and is related to me.

EDIT: Anyone notice the cold weather lately? I don't know if it's true, but I heard in the deep south like LA and GA got snow, and that Utah or something got 8 feet of powder. I don't remember this kind of cold since I was a kid, it's been really cold here lately, and snow has been falling. I can remember it pretty clearly, cause I'm not that old (16).
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