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anonumos posted:If it ever snows in Florida, I'm staying home. I have a friend that moved around as a kid. After living in MN, he moved to FL. His mom would go to the nearest hill and watch drivers whenever the temperature dipped/it snowed.
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Brigdh posted:Just think how bad it is in a state that rarely has snow. This is one of my favorites, from Portland, OR, which rarely gets snow despite being in the northwest. Also the majority of people have their AWD Subarus, so they are convinced that snow changes nothing about the driving experience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCoxOReXlHI I saw a similar thing happen in a hilly parking lot elsewhere in Oregon. Just dozens of cars swirling around, seemingly gravitating toward each other, at about 3 MPH. People would get them stopped and then all of a sudden they would pirouette off sideways in whichever direction was downhill.
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Geez all this talk of snow is making me remember when I got stuck on a bus for 8 hours on the highway leaving Seattle. Didn't even have a smartphone at the time to gently caress around on. Wasn't all bad I got to push a car off the road. 
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Four-way stops are the best to watch when it's icy or snowy for the first time in the year. A buddy and mine ordered a pizza and sat out on his front porch just watching clueless people slide through and bump each other. I think next time I move I'm going to make sure it's near someplace like that or with a good view in case I need some easy entertainment.
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Why did that moron keep hitting the throttle?
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veedubfreak posted:Why did that moron keep hitting the throttle? It reminds me of playing Asteroids. You always think you're gonna give it just the right nudge to perfectly balance yourself and wind up flailing wildly out of control.
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Sometimes I will randomly think of Portland video floor-it-into-everything guy and it just makes my day.
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Dec 10, 2013 16:01
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There was a video where a fire truck slid down an icy hill. Anyone remember that?
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Belerus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpyGe6bcSe4 Yes it is awesome not terrible
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Ringo Star Get posted:Four-way stops are the best to watch when it's icy or snowy for the first time in the year. A buddy and mine ordered a pizza and sat out on his front porch just watching clueless people slide through and bump each other. I used to do just that in college. When it snowed, we would go out on the porch with beer, and just watch people go into the corner way too fast and crash. 
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Dec 10, 2013 18:02
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Hey look that decorative towhook might actually be used!
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Chinatown posted:Hey look that decorative towhook might actually be used! Ripping the front bumper off, causing even more damage.
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Dec 10, 2013 18:43
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SlapActionJackson posted:Ripping the front bumper off, causing even more damage. Yeah I can't see how that could possibly be attached to anything solid - the whole front of the Z/G is a fiberglass molding.
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Dec 10, 2013 19:41
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That looks like the factory tow hook to me. Threads right into the aluminum bumper beam.
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Ror posted:This is one of my favorites, from Portland, OR, which rarely gets snow despite being in the northwest. Also the majority of people have their AWD Subarus, so they are convinced that snow changes nothing about the driving experience. This is definitely seattle.
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It seems to be uploaded multiple times with "x city name here" so people can say how bad their city's drivers are.
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jamal posted:That looks like the factory tow hook to me. Threads right into the aluminum bumper beam. Fun fact; all imports have (or had, pre-dealer) functional tow hooks. Have to be able to secure them on a transport ship. 
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veedubfreak posted:Why did that moron keep hitting the throttle? Just a guess, maybe trying to flee the scene of the accidents?
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BraveUlysses posted:This is definitely seattle. You're probably right and god drat are there a lot more where that one came from. Do a Youtube search for Seattle snow or ice and you'll find a treasure trove of madness. anonumos posted:There was a video where a fire truck slid down an icy hill. Anyone remember that? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhZCyQ3emQg This one has a firetruck at the end, but no sliding from it. There's a bus at 3:15 though! Ror fucked around with this message at 06:34 on Dec 11, 2013 |
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BraveUlysses posted:This is definitely seattle. No, it actually isn't. It may have aired on KING 5 but that clip definitely happened in Portland. I remember watching it on TV. Which isn't to say that Seattle isn't full of lovely drivers even when it's sunny. The Queen Anne Ave hill is especially fun to watch if there's even a dusting of snow. (Big fuckoff steep hill that only one bus is allowed on at a time regardless of weather.) e: The Metro bus system still refers to it as the "counterbalance" to this day: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Piece-of-history-concealed-within-Queen-Anne-Hill-1198180.php Farmdizzle fucked around with this message at 06:36 on Dec 11, 2013 |
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Farmdizzle posted:e: The Metro bus system still refers to it as the "counterbalance" to this day: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Piece-of-history-concealed-within-Queen-Anne-Hill-1198180.php I'm kind of surprised at how they refer to it as if a counterbalance isn't something in common use today. Most elevators, except for hydraulic elevators (which you rarely see outside of anything taller than 3 stories), use them.
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NoWake posted:This makes me think of something along these lines: This sounds like the perfect set up for a Top Gear episode featuring our favorite tame racing driver, the Stig.
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some texas redneck posted:I'm kind of surprised at how they refer to it as if a counterbalance isn't something in common use today. The idea was used pretty regularly back in the streetcar days, too, but often it would involve waiting for a streetcar going the other direction and just hook the two together to act as each other's counterweight.
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Is there anything you can even do in that sliding-down-the-icy-hill situation?
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M42 posted:Is there anything you can even do in that sliding-down-the-icy-hill situation? Panic.
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0rganDonor posted:Fun fact; all imports have (or had, pre-dealer) functional tow hooks. Have to be able to secure them on a transport ship. Have to be able to, but don't have to actually do it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38jDQkkaxT8
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M42 posted:Is there anything you can even do in that sliding-down-the-icy-hill situation? Pray.
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M42 posted:Is there anything you can even do in that sliding-down-the-icy-hill situation? Downshift, take your foot off the brake, try to point it straight down the hill and hope your tires have enough grip to slow you down via engine braking. Or steer into a wall.
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M42 posted:Is there anything you can even do in that sliding-down-the-icy-hill situation? Take another route. If no other route exists, go back home.
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FWD can engine brake when going forwards down ice; RWD should NOT. You'll spin out because your rears will break traction and then they'll want to get ahead of your fronts.
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Jonny 290 posted:FWD can engine brake when going forwards down ice; RWD should NOT. You'll spin out because your rears will break traction and then they'll want to get ahead of your fronts. As long as you revmatch your downshift to avoid balance upset, or even better, downshift before starting the descent.
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It can still be tricky on a RWD car because the rear tires will "lock" to a certain extent. It's really not a huge deal if you're paying attention and know how to countersteer.
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88h88 posted:Panic. Pretty sure that's what the driver of the first car in the Seattle video did. That seemed like less successful strategy.
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Belerus This is in the wrong thread. Also, Eastern European women are loving gorgeous.
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FogHelmut posted:Have to be able to, but don't have to actually do it. Nooooo not another bug eye 
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FogHelmut posted:Have to be able to, but don't have to actually do it. Forget the cars fuuuuck being on a ship in that weather. 
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M42 posted:Is there anything you can even do in that sliding-down-the-icy-hill situation? tie a rope to a pillar and throw your anchor out the window. try to catch a light post.
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atomicthumbs posted:tie a rope to a pillar and throw your anchor out the window. try to catch a light post. Someone said, "Panic", but the real response is, "Use your towel to catch a light post and DON'T panic!"
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Coasterphreak posted:This is in the wrong thread. Also, Eastern European women are loving gorgeous. Right up until you marry them, then they turn into babushkas. Same thing with Italian women. Absolutely gorgeous, then as soon as the ring is on the finger *POOF* fat, mustachioed spaghetti-cooking mama.
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