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Snow thread 2013
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Snow thread 2013
This is almost exactly how it is for many. Others, for some inexplicable reason, want to drive faster!
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they got winter tyres they are invincible
It's snowing very lightly hear at the moment however this was tuesday this week in Norwich
Yep, those wide wheels will do that, not top mention brake assist, ABS and traction control. Heard some kid in the shop today talking about some hill start device ?
Trouble is, people believe the hype
Not faster, just want to get somewhere, that is all
Yeah, they've got a meeting - with the undertaker.
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Bunch of divs, bus could have easily slid back and squashed them
Normal BT vans got winter tyres but open reach bt got summer tyres? :chin:
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a hill holder?
Norwich seems to have been hit really hard Tuesday, was similar yesterday morning also. But strangly enough, everything outside of a 10 radius was fine. Almost no snow on the coast, unlike Monday morning where we had snow, and none in Norwich. I've just popped outside and the car has a light covering. Not sure if I'm looking forward to 6am drive to work or not yet :devil:
we've had very fine sleet / snow since about 5am, settling nicely on everything, thankfully gritters went down the road at about 4:30am.... I am just hoping they started elsewhere and finished here.
We have 2 to 3 inches so far. Not snowing at the moment but more forecast later. Just seen daft woman over the road trying to get her car off the drive - max revs and going nowhere. it's not even steep ffs
I was so sure everyone was getting worked up over nothing. It was sleeting last night and I didn't think anything would come of it. I was wrong!
So far here we've had a total of about an inch, roads are good and clear though so no issues getting to/from work apart from all the idiots parked in stupid places but that's par for the course around here.
However I expect it'll be getting a lot thicker in the next few hours, still a very fine snowfall just now - we'll see. Luckily I only live about a 1/2 hour walk from work so can still get home if it does get bad
However I expect it'll be getting a lot thicker in the next few hours, still a very fine snowfall just now - we'll see. Luckily I only live about a 1/2 hour walk from work so can still get home if it does get bad
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might go and get me my snow socks - if i dont use em - return em after the snow
i've got chains sat in the boot - but it has to be deep or solid ice to use them
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i've got chains sat in the boot - but it has to be deep or solid ice to use them
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ABS = Crap, build a snow wall with the tyres instead, stops you quicker
Traction Control = Wheels cant grip, why will braking help?
Hill Holder = Wheels have stopped but you havent
Hill Start = dont worry the car will start moving on the hill, but backwards
only good one i can see is the brake distrobution one, so that if there is a wheel that is slipping and the rears aint - the rears will do the work instead
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Traction Control = Wheels cant grip, why will braking help?
Hill Holder = Wheels have stopped but you havent
Hill Start = dont worry the car will start moving on the hill, but backwards
only good one i can see is the brake distrobution one, so that if there is a wheel that is slipping and the rears aint - the rears will do the work instead
Ziggy
Lol! that RX8 at the end...could be me soon :bang:
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where my 10cm gone, weather lady lied again,
You do realise that snow is unpredictable right? At least she can probably construct a sentence properly.
Amazes me how I ever learned to drive without all those 'gimmicks'.
With regular snowfall for months at a time, you either learned to drive or you lost the car (crash it or leave it at home).
With my snow socks on this morning, I sailed past a guy trying to get his merc up a nearby slope. He was moving forward mm by mm, his engine covered 2000 miles, the car covered a mile
