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Originally Posted by Cdnwolf
Would snow tires have helped? I always use the first snow fall to go to an empty parking lot and practice skidding and stopping and getting use to the vehicle in icy conditions.
Just hope you and everyone are alright.
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Snow tires really do help, though I prefer chains. much cheaper for trucks, but the only problem is finding a place to pull off and chain down when the road appears again. LOL
And the parking lot is an excellent way to train. Its not a natural act to turn into the direction youre skidding.
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It's just as bad when you're on a bike. I nearly get run off the road at least once a month by some idiot (usually a mother with kids in the car) who can't be bothered to check their mirror, look over their shoulder, or at least glance in my direction before changing lanes.
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Exactly. Some of the close calls I see bikes go through make me shiver. At least I have some protection...bikes have nearly nothing. One of my friends at the shop says that to get a driver's license, everyone should have to spend a day on both a bike and a truck.
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Considering how badly most people drive in good weather, adding snow and ice just increases the odds of getting creamed by some idiot drinking their Starbucks, texting their friends and putting on their makeup (I used to live in San Francisco....and seeing a guy put on eyeshadow was always good for a double take....), or my favorite....they read the newspaper, in rush hour traffic, on the interstate.
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The best one Ive seen so far is someone giving themselves a "manual release" by hand at several different speeds. I really wish I hadnt looked, but I was trying to see why he was "driving in spurts." Nyuk nyuk
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And the sad thing is IF you should have piled over shit for brains, WHO do you suppose they would blame? The trucker of course.. 4-wheelers are NEVER to blame when there's a chance to get $$$ out of a trucking company. Glad you didn't though.
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Yep, Id expect cuffs on scene before the investigation began. The good side is Im a company driver, and the company is big. We might be a deep pocket, but we have a business to run; the company has some pretty high speed lawyers on our side to help get us out of jams.
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I'll cop to the second half of #5 and all of #6. That got my heart rate going!
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Just remember whoever has the most tires wins!
