Winter driving

Its just a general equation for new drivers. As an experienced driver you should know that no matter what it is going to totally depend on the situation at hand. Obviously if you go up a hill with a 2 or 3% grade then you certainly aren't going to go down a gear lower. If it were icy though you may go down two gears lower. Also going to depend on how you are loaded.

So we can on and on about all the different situations, which could be endless or he could write us for advice for every hill he approached in his career or we could simply give him a general equation that the industry usually teaches as a rule of thumb.

 

Neutral. YOLO!

 

Lmao.

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One use if the word "YOLO" that agree isn't stupid lol. That's awesome

 

Special Note: I-84 W/B Cabbage hill. Your lowest high gear, not faster than 25 with 4 ways on. 4 miles down the hill after the last bend you can ease up to thirty. The last mile of grade start picking up gears and ease down the last mile. Watch your tach so you don't over rev. Don't go so slow you cause a cluster, not so fast that you over run the flow.

 

YOLO ?? the heck is that ?

 

or simplified

here ya go.......

 

I drive with the thought in mind that I have no brakes. Imaginary , yes , but it just helps with my mindset that you need to look as far ahead as you can see, always on the lookout for brake lights , flashers etc . and to adjust your speed long before you think it's necessary . Everything seems to happen far more quickly ; and following too close, failing to keep yourself aware of " A mile " ahead are sure fire ways to get into trouble. The jake brake and downshifting are areas of concern . Anything that will suddenly create drag , deceleration , can induce sliding and jack knifing. The spray from tires on the vehicles ahead says the road is wet , not frozen , black ice , but assume nothing. So many variables , so much good info from experienced drivers who " make it work " for them. On hard packed snow I drive as normal , but again , keeping an extra clear safe distance , looking as far ahead as possible , use brakes very , very conservatively , try to avoid their use , leave the power divider and jake alone , or if you use the engine retarder, 1 stage at first and test the waters. There are conditions where I opted to just shut her down and wait A few hours. On the PA Turnpike I did that after rounding A curve and encountering A U Haul , with A few geniuses attempting to retrieve A bed out of the road , all in A pretty good snow storm. I do not know how I avoided them , it happened so fast , but that was enough to let me know that sometimes discretion is the better part of valor. I parked in one of those rest areas until some grumpy trooper told me I'd been there over my time limit ? So , the watchword is alertness, avoid any sudden variances in speed or direction, don't play with the " magical " doo-dads like Jacobs or the differential lock , slow and easy , test as you go. Someday find A big , open parking lot , get permission, and experiment in A safe environment where you can see how the rig reacts to different driver input on snow and ice. The non-driving part , semper paratus.. cell phone and charger , shovel , sand , dry clothes , A small ladder , fuel filters , flash lights , fuel system treatment , and , my favorite , food !

 

Stands for

You
Only
Live
Once


Younger people use it as an excuse to party all the time and do stupid crap.

It really means to live each day to the fullest, don't take anything for granted.


Sorry for getting off topic

 

There is some pretty good advice posted here--I quoted this in particular because it once again points out--there is NO SET ANSWER--
But if you are really looking for a solution and one that does fit EVERY MOUNTAIN SITUATION--IMHO--the way it was explained to me--way back when I was a pup--Never go down any faster than--you can completely bring your vehicle to a SAFE STOP without heating up the brakes! I know it may seem like a little overkill--and the folks that taught me back then--had no jakes--bias ply tires--split rims--and oh yeah--every mountain(downgrade)was a 2 lane with bad curves etc...
And of course the old adage still applies--YOU CAN GO DOWN A HILL TOO SLOW AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT--BUT YOU CAN ONLY GO DOWN TOO FAST---ONCE