One lane at a time

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by tinytim, Jan 10, 2009.

  1. tinytim

    tinytim Road Train Member

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    When there's snow on the road why do people think it's O.K. to use the whole road. I know everyone has their own comfort level on white roads. Depending on your load/experience etc. you may go pretty slow compared to what someone else may feel comfortable driving. Fine, but if you can't figure out where to be on the road and feel the need to just wander all over a couple of lanes it might be a good idea to park it until the plows have gone by.

    There, I feel better now :biggrin_25525:
     
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  3. Chain Drive

    Chain Drive Medium Load Member

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    10-4 ran into that the other night, bad weather here and there was no room to get by I wasn't going far so I just fell in line,but I know what you are saying
     
  4. Wiseguywireless

    Wiseguywireless Road Train Member

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    driving accross US 2 in MI, 4 wheelers will drive in the center of the road and expect you to go into the ditch. I had to come to a complete stop a few weeks ago there as I had to show the driver that he was on MY side of the road. it was a face off and he wanted me to take the ditch.
     
  5. LandShark

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    well last year while in wisconsin coming down 43 to south beloit from Milwaukee the only way i could even tell i was on the road was the lower ground in the median and the trees on the right What Lane was i in Hell i just hoped that was on the road
     
  6. tinytim

    tinytim Road Train Member

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    I drive down that road pretty often from the 117 to M35. I imagine it's worse getting closer to Mackinac though. But yeah, when your right wheels are on the rumble strip they shouldn't be wanting you to move over farther.
     
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  7. Wiseguywireless

    Wiseguywireless Road Train Member

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    Been times that I had to just feel the rumble bumps on my right side tires. Now If that tire is on the center rumbles, I am an trouble!
     
  8. carrot top

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    the reason is because the shoulders ice up or become slick first. thats y 3 lanes become 2 and also because of limited visibility in heavy snow fall
     
  9. Wiseguywireless

    Wiseguywireless Road Train Member

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    Up in La Crosse, WI the other day I was making a right turn, but the snow plow has been letting the bank come further and further in to the intersection, there were cars there so I did a button hook to get the trailer out as far as I could, and it still caught the bank that was in the street. my Tandems on the pas. side rode up on the bank instead of cutting thru because I had a empty wagon and It lifted up my Right side drives enough so that I was stuck.
    Had to drop the air and that helped bring the tires up a bit more. then I shoved fire wood under the tires that were up and then put the air back into the bags. that put more weight on them it was then and only then that I was able to pull on accross the bank.
     
  10. RickG

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    I came down through MI and OH in the snow . It wasn't really slippery but some drivers wouldn't go over 45 m.p.h. . If you can't do better than that , park it . Do you really want to use up 6 hours going 200 miles ? Four wheelers would poke along in the center lane and if you tried to pass on the right they'd move over towards you . I drove over 300 miles in that stuff and never had a wheel slip and didn't see any big trucks off the road .
     
  11. Wiseguywireless

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