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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lepton1, post: 4280829, member: 101602&quot;]The part I boldfaced is important.&nbsp; It&#039;s possible to go too slow on banked roads.&nbsp; At times I&#039;ve had to stay gently on the throttle and steer to the OUTSIDE of the curve in order to maintain my lane instead of sliding down into the next lane, oncoming traffic, or a guard rail.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Very true.&nbsp; Sometimes running a couple of hours out of your way can save you days of sitting in a blizzard.&nbsp; Classic example for me was two winters ago, loading at a shipper in St. Louis.&nbsp; Two trucks getting loaded at the same shipper, one planning on running I-44 to OKC to then head west on I-40 to LA.&nbsp; My brother and I look at the weather map and see a line of thunderstorms and tornado warnings on the I-44 and instead head west to KC and then southwest on US-54 to catch I-40 in New Mexico.&nbsp; We were a few hundred miles north of the bad weather in OKC and managed to squirt on through before a blizzard came roaring down through Kansas.&nbsp; We delivered on time, the other truck was a day late after shutting down when all Hades broke lose on I-44.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If for any reason you were running without your CB on and come to stopped traffic, the correct procedure is NOT to turn on the CB and ask, &quot;Hey!?&nbsp; What&#039;s the hold up????&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Shut up and listen.&nbsp; You&#039;ll find out soon enough.&nbsp; Not to mention hear the &quot;Hey!?&nbsp; What&#039;s the hold up????&quot; about fifty times before getting through the trouble zone.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Do NOT forget to have proper coverage of your ears and nose in very cold temperatures, especially if there is a wind.&nbsp; Most frost bite injuries are to the extremities, like fingers, toes, ears, and nose.</p><p><br /></p><p>Consider using mittens instead of gloves when it gets that cold.&nbsp; Mittens are warmer because they allow complete circulation in your fingers and allow heat to transfer from finger to finger.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Steel toed boots are a bad idea in bitter cold.&nbsp; The steel will wick away heat from your toes in a hurry.&nbsp; If you need toe protection in really cold weather consider composite protection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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