winter driving techniques!!
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James Rothwell
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I saw a woman yesterday trying to get up a slight incline obviously skidding and going no where. She then got out of the car WITH the car still in gear and the wheel spinning and she went around to the back of the car and was trying to push it!
DUUUUHHHH!!!!!
DUUUUHHHH!!!!!
I've seen some terrifying driving in the past few days, and have almost been hit a couple of times while stationary. I've noticed in a majority of cases that its been women in small hatchbacks who have been the worst culprits. Maybe because their cars are able to move on their skinny tyres they get a false feeling of confidence.
The award for the worst goes to the BSM instructor who'd taken a learner out in our road which is just pure ice at the moment. It scared me something rotten when he nearly drove into me with his wheels locked, so must have really upset the learner!
The award for the worst goes to the BSM instructor who'd taken a learner out in our road which is just pure ice at the moment. It scared me something rotten when he nearly drove into me with his wheels locked, so must have really upset the learner!
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HA!!! one of the funniest things i've heard all day!
Worst mometn was having a 4x4 (driven by a woman, but that's probably not relevant) sliding back towards me as I was, perfectly safely, driving up a snowy hill courtesy of decetn winter tyres....luckily for me, the 4x4 eventually manged to stop itself by ramming the hedge on the side of the lane.....should have had decent tyres fitted
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Seriously, I'm considering buying ad space for
PUT IT IN 2ND AND DON'T TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR!
and
BUY WINTER TYRES!
Anyone want to chip in?
My winter driving technique involved eBay and a 3rd car
Learn how to handbrake turn...good fun to be had by all
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Handbrake very good for hill descent (acting through the diff as it does) but not so much for handbrake turns
Now, the oversteer when you come off snow and onto tarmac however..
Trouble is, you try using the "handbrake" in most Mercs...not quite the same control with a foot operated parking brake!
Seriously, I'm considering buying ad space for
PUT IT IN 2ND AND DON'T TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR!
and
BUY WINTER TYRES!
Anyone want to chip in?
My winter driving technique involved eBay and a 3rd car
Late model ES the headrests actually slide up an down like a normal car not a lot of people know that
Handbrake is only a transmission brake and is on the rear output flange so if one wheel loses grip the car will move.
Lynall
Say fitting locking diffs would cost you $100 per unit.
The fact you have locking diffs would need to lift your volume by a certain percentage to make the same profit margin.
The number of people who care about locking diffs could not supply this uplift.
Ergo, nada.
ETA; my point being that whatever you want to call the system we "thrive" under, the common good is pretty far from a driving force for change.
The fact you have locking diffs would need to lift your volume by a certain percentage to make the same profit margin.
The number of people who care about locking diffs could not supply this uplift.
Ergo, nada.
ETA; my point being that whatever you want to call the system we "thrive" under, the common good is pretty far from a driving force for change.
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Re: locking diff's, I had a VW Bora 130 PD TDI and that had an electronic diff lock as standard equipment. I was very impressed when I deliberately put the nearside wheels on snow near the kerb while the offside wheels were on salted tarmac then gunned it, and it pulled hard, straight and true up a hill!
The unfortunate reality is that most drivers don't have a clue what benefits a locking diff will give them in poor grip conditions.
The unfortunate reality is that most drivers don't have a clue what benefits a locking diff will give them in poor grip conditions.
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I have found the technique of simply letting the automatic "creep" you out of a particulalry icy patch i.e. no throttle whatsoever - has helped over the last coupel of days to get that initial momentum.
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Haven't been out in mine anywhere - I tried it on my drive and gave up after about 2 seconds. So it's tucked up nice and warm in the garage while I've been using the wife's Honda CRV. And yes, I know it's not a proper 4x4 before anyone says anything but it's alot better than mine in the snow!!
