Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Lessons learned about driving in the snow...

Bone got me to thinking more about doing this post. See here in Colorado it seems that too many folks THINK they know what they're doing when it comes to driving in the snow, but they don't! That's how we end up with so many accidents I think. So here's my tips for how to stay safe.

1) If the snow is over a foot and they haven't plowed the streets...STAY HOME! Really, nothing is going to be open anyway so your trip is just a waste of time that could kill you. Is it worth it?

2) If the bottom of your car doesn't clear the top of the snow...STAY HOME! You would think that one would be a given.

3) Sports cars were NOT made to drive in the snow. Get off the road.

4) Invest in a good ice scraper with a brush to sweep the snow off your car. Not only will you save yourself a lot of headaches, you'll be doing the same for other drivers. Any idea how scary it is to have a snowball the size of a basketball flying directly at your windshield from another car? Not FUN!

5) Have good tires on your car. It is bad enough that the snow causes a lack of traction but if your tires can't even reach the road you have no business being out there.

6) Now is NOT the time to show off your race car driving skills! If others are poking along there's a reason...we don't want to be DEAD! Slow down!

7) But don't slam on your breaks either. Keep a good distance between you and the other cars...don't change lanes into someone else's buffer. And don't stop at the bottom of a hill...you need that momentum to get up the hill.

okay that's all I can think of now, but if you know some other good tips, please put them in the comments!

11 comments:

  1. If you are scared to drive in the snow...STAY HOME!!! The rest of us don't want to deal with you out there.

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  2. If you think you are an amazing driver in the snow...STAY HOME!! You really aren't and are a nuisance to the rest of us.

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  3. Take corners VERY slowly. Slower than you think you need to at that! Ask me how I know... :-[

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  4. HAHA! All these things seem common sense, but most people don't have common sense. You might need to repost this next winter? Thanks for the tips.

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  5. Sound like some good tips!! I always leave extra room and drive slooowwwwly!

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  6. see, i'm envious of people who get to have actual winters, but then i read all the "real" stuff about having to deal with snow and i consider myself lucky.

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  7. I have never driven in the snow and have no idea how to. We don't live anywhere the snowfields in Victoria. You have such cold winters and short spring, how do you bare it? All in what you are used to I suspect. :)

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  8. If others are poking along there's a reason...we don't want to be DEAD!Haha. Good one.

    If there was ever over a foot of snow here... well, we'd probably be in the middle of the next ice age so it wouldn't matter.

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  9. And all this is why I live in sunny Southern California instead of somewhere cold.

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  10. It was 70 here today. I refuse to even try and think of additional suggestions. If you wanna repost this come like November, I'll be happy to participate then :)

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  11. If you don't want to follow numbers 1-7...give everyone a break and move where there isn't any snow : )

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