Idiots in the SNOW!

[Irving]

I've always had front wheel drive cars, and couldn't imagine driving around in a RWD truck without being in 4WD. I had a Tacoma, but wrecked it before I learned how.

[jerrymrc]

I've always had front wheel drive cars, and couldn't imagine driving around in a RWD truck without being in 4WD. I had a Tacoma, but wrecked it before I learned how.

Piece of cake. My last year with the 70 Grand prix was 96-97 or so. We had two years there when we had that late (April 19-21 as I remember) snow that dumped on the springs. The first year I made it 1/2 block away from my place on the west side and had to park when the car became a snow plow.

Next year was the same thing only I had a Sunbird FWD and got to the exact same spot.

And being old fashioned I like my RWD cars with a limited slip please. I know some get into trouble but I want both wheels please. My 70 GP had a LS diff as have all my RWD cars.

[Irving]

Yeah, I have a limited slip on my current FWD car and I love it. I remember driving my little brother to school in my dad's Lincoln Mark VII on I-70. Every time I'd go over an over pass, the car would jerk and threaten to fish tail on me. Scared the shit out of me.

[opie011]

Well it wasn't as bad as the time it took me 16hrs from Bakersville to Vail. Truckers got caught with no chains,icy,snow 1 1/2 ft.They were all over the road spinning sliding... That was what 4yrs ago?

Screw that. You could almost walk it in that time frame. There was a trucker with no chains on blocking the right lane going up to Eisenhower today and and a cdot person banging on his door as he was pissed off! From the Cotrip.org site:

Statewide, the fine for not chaining up when the chain law is in effect is $500 plus a $157 surcharge.

The fine for not chaining up and subsequently blocking the highway is $1000 plus a $313 surcharge.

[68Charger]

I used to drive a '79 Dodge D50 (a Mitsubishi mighty-max with Dodge badges) 2wd, open differential as a delivery driver all winter in Anchorage, AK.. about 20k miles in 8 months. I did learn to drive in Alaska winters, tho

I had 800# of lead pigs in the bed, and studded snow tires all the way around...
never got stuck, even pulled a few cars out of the ditch (had an awesome nylon tow rope, with a lot of stretch to it), I had a minor fender-bender once- was trying to keep momentum up while going thru 18"-24" of snow in the road, and pulled into a driveway that was unexpectedly plowed, but glare ice... slid about 40' into a parked car, barely touched it- but fessed up & paid for repairs.

but it did have it's limitations- there was a "4wd only" sign on hillside (switchbacks going up the mountains at the edge of town), I didn't make it 50ft beyond that sign

preparing the vehicle, and knowing how it reacts, and it's limits are key..

[SNAFU]

Screw that. You could almost walk it in that time frame. There was a trucker with no chains on blocking the right lane going up to Eisenhower today and and a cdot person banging on his door as he was pissed off! From the Cotrip.org site:

No kidding,,my Powerstroke had no problems,,also had a sleeping bag,food,,full tanks.

Speaking of chains,used to plow McClure Pass. Funniest no shet braindead trucker,from Mississippi. "Chains,we never need chains in Mississippi" me So what are you doing on McClure with the chain law signs up?,,trucker " Well they told me this was a shortcut to New Mexico"

Got him up over the Pass,,didn't have the heart to tell him of the Passes he'd have to go over later.

[Hannu]

And if you feel uncertain on snow & ice, try a set of these : http://www.rallirengas.fi/rallirengas-ice-1458013.jpg

Just do not put those under a lifted truck, it is gonna get rolled over on smooth ice

And then there are only few cars actually designed so a man can handle the car when it gets slippery. No wonder, why there are so many Subaru STI´s in Colorado

[Troublco]

Sand on the road is bad enough on a bike, but riding in snow like that? Damn, if you have a death wish there are other ways to take care of it.

[TFOGGER]

Sand on the road is bad enough on a bike, but riding in snow like that? Damn, if you have a death wish there are other ways to take care of it.

I've had to ride in the snow (not by choice). It's not so bad, unless the pavement freezes, then it massively sucks. Both legs out as outriggers, 10 mph. Or, take the dual sport bike with ice screws in the tires!

[alan0269]

Or, take the dual sport bike with ice screws in the tires!

I've done that before (without the ice screws), and it's just a blast. I'm not sure I'd want to be out there on a cruiser or anything even close to one.