This is what happens when you don't SLOW DOWN in bad winter conditions

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Originally Posted by Danvitt

But i've been on roads that you just don't know what your up against until its too late. You can see it in the video. These drivers are probably screaming, yanking on the wheel, applying the brakes, hitting the gas, and yet that vehicle just keeps traveling as straight as can be like its on a string. Doesn't slow down 1 bit. That's solid ice. I've been on ice like that and it was so slick that if I could got out of my vehicle, and providing that I could stand up on my own two feet. I could have pushed my 4x4 truck sideways right off the road.

He probably was paying attention, but he didn't stop either. Last i heard it was 193 people involved in that mess. It would be a stretch to say they all must be idiots. There is a fine line, you can't stop driving every time there is a little snow on the ground or you won't make a dime. But then there is a small chance that it will lead to situations like these where suddenly the snow turns to ice. Somebody has to find out about it first. In the incident I mentioned the only way I got out of it was driving 2 mph with my right side tires off the shoulder driving on some farm land for traction. In this case 2mph was too fast. Then I came up on a culvert so i had to get back on the road. It was a real challenge getting those tires back on the road without ending up in the ditch on the other side. It took me like a half hour to drive 2 miles.

I don't care how good of driver you are or what your driving, when you end up on ice like that, your in trouble.

 

In truth man, it was just really bad timing. Might've been funny later, but it's kind of like telling a bad Elvis joke to somebody who thinks Elvis is still alive…

 

I was coming down I-88 WB from Chicago on 01/08. There was no lake effect snow, obviously, but snow was blowing. The road surface was wet and it froze quickly once the sun set. I knew the conditions deteriorated just from the way my drives were acting. I had little slips during speed changes and around curves. Isn't that enough to tell people to slow down? I drove past two sizable incidents within three miles of each other after I dropped speed. I saw a Reddaway slid off into the median as well (near Sterling, IL). Rigs were still peeling past me at 60<. I would think seeing cars off the road should be your second clue to slow down. It seems like they're always the first ones to lose it.


*Edit... WB duh. EB would put me in the lake. That'd be a fun video.

 

Fixed that for you.

Never said every one involved was an idiot, just everyone involved who went into that pile at dang near full speed! I'm sure there's more that few who managed to get stopped and then got collected by someone plowing into the back of them.

I've more miles than most in crappy conditions, I'll run until they close the roads except for 2 conditions: glare ice and zero visibility. I also happen to be comfortable at a faster pace than most on messy roads, but you have to know what you are dealing with, as far traction and visibility. These fools rolled into that squall without bothering to find out what conditions were like inside that squall, on a heavily traveled section of highway, no less.

It's more than a bit humorous that the same crowd (not directed at you specifically, Danvitt) who tells me they'll "see me in the ditch" because I'm going faster than they are, are now preaching there was nothing that could have been done to prevent this. I didn't make it 10 seconds into this vid before my mouth dropped open after seeing the speeds involved.

There's an easy way to have prevented this, and it's as simple as knowing what the hell you're driving on before you continue balls to the wall in reduced visibility. I don't care how fast or slow you're moving, if you plow into a pile at a speed only marginally less then you were traveling, you going too #### fast!

End. Of. Discussion.

 

Dude nothing wrong with being silly. Nothing wrong with posting the pictures, but please leave your darn tootin, razzle dalzzle, I don't got no pannies on, commentary to yourself. If you want humor talk about how u left a 48 cent per mile gig to choose how fast you can go broke on A Schneider load board.

You really have the nerve to talk to a super trucker extraordinaire about how lonely it is being otr. Dude I have more hours logged driving in my sleep then you have in your whole year of holding a steering wheel. Now listen up buttercup. This didn't have to get to this. All you had to say is Dinomite forgive your servant for making such a bad judgement call. I would have told you well done sir. You have potential to be like me one day now carry on and fill the forum with laughter. But no you had to play the I'm a lonely trucker card. Sorry we only take American Express. Now please learn from your mistake or I will have to take you out to the woodshed.

Dino has spoken!!