I better not slow down or drive cautiously in this snow! People would think I’m some sort of pansy!
I feel so lucky to live in a place where winter tires are mandatory for the winter
Where I live, that would unnecessarily tear up the roads. It don't snow here
The roads are already so fucked up here from the corruption that took place in the construction industry (and it still probably does take place). The mafia owned all the construction companies and did shit work and charged more for less. So now all the roads are patched up and terrible to drive on. And the funny thing is as soon as you cross the border to Vermont or Ontario(I'm in Québec) it's like crossing magic portal, the roads are instantly spotless lol
Here you catch a rare glimpse of the untamed auto-mobile in it's natural habitat. When given the chance to romp around and play with each other in a snowy outdoor environment, few can resist the urge despite their handler's protestations. Be warned, such frolicking can be very rough and tumble!
There's been a few crashes in the UK over the years where drivers have driven into heavy fog at full speed, and the number of cars wrecked has been in the double digits.
Stupidity on an industrial scale.
It could be you next.
This is like parents leaving a child in the back seat of a car. Academically you know to never do it, but while it's happening, you don't detect it.
How the fuck
If you don't have winter tires and you lose control in the snow you deserve it. No one should have to deal with your slow, slippery, dumb ass just because you have no self preservation instincts.
There are places like North Carolina where I used to live that got snow once every 3 years or so, no real justification for having snow tires as that point. On the few occasions where it does snow everyone should just stay home, but some don't have that luxury unfortunately.
Good point. For those who rarely get snow but need to drive in it those strap-on tire traction straps might be the way to go. Unfortunately on front wheel drive vehicles you need them on all four wheels or risk the back end becoming your front end in an uncontrollable manner. Then there's the danger from other guys who aren't smart enough to slow the fuck down like real snow drivers in the north do.
So people getting injured and killed in preventable accidents is not a justification for an easy safety measure and the people who are affected just dont have the "luxury" of living another day?
A motor vehicle needs to be suitable to the road conditions. If there is snow, suitable tires should be mandatory. Doesn't matter if it snows once every 3 or every 300 years. If the vehicle isn't fit, it must not be on the road.
Which would be fine if they were the only ones on the road, but when their dumb ass puts me in the ditch too...
"but I have AWD!" /s
You’re saying slow like it’s a bad judgment. It is not a bad judgment particularly in black ice conditions.or any condition involving another human life.
I’m the main character nothing can hurt me in here! Let’s go north!
Here in Norway this year, we seem to have skipped straight from snowy weather to too-cold-for-snow weather. I'm not sure whether I'm happy about that or not
Well, it is bad for plants to be exposed to -20° without a protective snow cover.
True. There is a thin layer of snow over everything, but nothing I would call proper snow. Proper snow means shovelling the driveway twice a day
OK, this genuinely made me laugh, thank you!
