What if it Snows?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Dave_in_AZ, Mar 19, 2018.

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  1. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    That was painful to watch, what an Idiot.
     
    Rideandrepair, Jan 30, 2019
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    Wow.

    The video started with the dash cam showing 69 mph. The driver slowed to about 50 mph as he got over into the snow in the hammer lane to make room for the broke down truck, then he gradually sped up to about 60 mph and KEPT speeding up as he was getting passed.

    Why in the world would anyone want to keep speeding up into a whiteout wake blizzard??? THAT'S a good time to back WAY out of it to let that blizzard get ahead of you and THEN ease on back to your preferred speed. He lost sight of the travel lane and by the time he slowed it back down to 55 mph he was going off road.

    You have to make good decisions. In conditions like that my speed might vary from 25 mph to as much as 65 mph. It depends on whether I can see, whether snow is starting to stack up in drifts, whether someone is overtaking me, etc. Speeding up into a wake blizzard is dumb.
     
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    I am reminded of a procedure done to Hal2000 where a crew man got inside and started remvoing what we would call memory RAM chips today in real time creating a loss of computer processing and eventual lobotomy among other damages to Hal.

    Im not sure what episode it was in, but it isnt for kids I can tell you that. (We watched it, but too young to understand the implications.)
     
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  5. lovesthedrive

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    man that sux!
     
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    Yep. Close to Pecos. Only lasted a few minutes - I wasnt about to get out till it quit lol
     
    austinmike, Jan 30, 2019
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    InTooDeep Donner party survivor

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    Way back when driving my vega in New Mexico. Hit a sand storm that made my windows look like bathroom windows and took half the paint off the front of my car. Still thank that sand storm to this day .lol
     
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    That's it. Thread has been officially jacked.

     
    Dave_in_AZ, Jan 30, 2019
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    You said to hijack the thread right?
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    lovesthedrive, Jan 31, 2019
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    They are going to show how drought numbers are calculated tonight on the news. Must see TV.
     
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