But that is my point -- how do you measure a gut feeling? You can't -- so therefore how does one know? Like you and many others, I too am in agreement with really bad weather ... nothing is worth it in so many ways.
As you said, someone might drive5-20kms/hr -- to them that is their gut feeling. So are you then saying they are wrong? It is such a dynamic situation and I agree there is no one answer. That being said, how then does one train the up and coming? We all need a base line at sometime.
Winter Speeds when the weather is bad?
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As far as the gut feeling it comes from experience and you can't teach that.
I don't do much driving in the mountains in the prairies what I would do was follow co-op trucks until I developed my own gut feeling for traveling out there.
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I could ask why when I asked a question you respond with a sarcastic passive-aggressive response about a snow phobia. Not sure why that was.
But any event, that is the past. Your point about teaching a gut feeling is true, I agree. But we can also teach the new up and comers some basic of what to look for to help them be safer drivers -- then through that basic understanding they can develop their gut.
I also agree that following behind someone (and we hope the people we are following are good drivers) and watching their moves i.e. when the brake, their speed, their approaches can be helpful.
Since 2004 I have driven mostly the west coast, I have seen a lot of crazy ####. So my whole point of this question to help prepare new drivers ... We can complain and make statements about how bad everyone is and do nothing. -
I know when I am pushing too hard, I'll get a knot between my shoulder blades. Having done this since the 80s, a lot has changed. It has always been that being able to control my vehicle is not a problem but trying to remain separated from others is the challenge; Moreso today than ever before. Also, reading road conditions has changed dramatically since the advent of mag chloride and salt brine versus the old days of just sand.
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Everybody is different.I drive at a speed that " I " feel comfortable with .You can't put a number on it because every road condition is different.
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99.9% of them super trucker asians shouldn’t be allowed to drive when the 1st snowflake hits the ground!
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