Driving in Snow - Measure for safety
01-02-2018, 06:36 AM
#21
It's fun being out in snow unless there is a compulsion. Doesn't feel that good if you have to move around everyday in slick snow, irrespective of the weather conditions and visibility.
01-02-2018, 07:05 AM
#22
In addition to just the driving part I make several changes to the items that stay in my truck during Winter. I add:
Overalls
Carhart Jacket
Muck Boots
Extra Gloves and Hats
Snow Shovel - Sometimes
Tow Strap - Stays in truck year round.
You never know when you'll wind up stranded or can be a saving grace for someone else that is. Word of caution... Don't strap up to somebody unless they have hooks/mounting points. Last thing you want to do is pull somebody's bumper off trying to get them out of a ditch and being responsible for it. That, or, keep a stack of waivers in your truck for them to sign.
Overalls
Carhart Jacket
Muck Boots
Extra Gloves and Hats
Snow Shovel - Sometimes
Tow Strap - Stays in truck year round.
You never know when you'll wind up stranded or can be a saving grace for someone else that is. Word of caution... Don't strap up to somebody unless they have hooks/mounting points. Last thing you want to do is pull somebody's bumper off trying to get them out of a ditch and being responsible for it. That, or, keep a stack of waivers in your truck for them to sign.
Last edited by nickf2005; 01-02-2018 at 07:13 AM.
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01-02-2018, 10:37 AM
#23
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+1000: we see very little snow usually so even with just a thin layer of slush, all the urban dip****s in their Yarises and Priuses with 2/32nds summer tires lose their minds, and the result is that the rest of us normal drivers are put at risk (in the same mall I saw a Yaris spin tires for a good 5 seconds without the driver realizing she had lost traction, and another dude in a Titan skidding 5m to the stop sign going way too fast and continued going fast like it was nobody's business 
).
If more people understood / gave a damn about safe following distances we wouldn't have so many needless accidents.
).If more people understood / gave a damn about safe following distances we wouldn't have so many needless accidents.
My wife and I were like what the eff is that guy thinking...one ounce of traction and he was through the back of that vehicle in a heartbeat.
Failed on both loss of traction and following distance.
01-02-2018, 01:41 PM
#24
In addition to just the driving part I make several changes to the items that stay in my truck during Winter. I add:
Overalls
Carhart Jacket
Muck Boots
Extra Gloves and Hats
Snow Shovel - Sometimes
Tow Strap - Stays in truck year round.
You never know when you'll wind up stranded or can be a saving grace for someone else that is. Word of caution... Don't strap up to somebody unless they have hooks/mounting points. Last thing you want to do is pull somebody's bumper off trying to get them out of a ditch and being responsible for it. That, or, keep a stack of waivers in your truck for them to sign.
Overalls
Carhart Jacket
Muck Boots
Extra Gloves and Hats
Snow Shovel - Sometimes
Tow Strap - Stays in truck year round.
You never know when you'll wind up stranded or can be a saving grace for someone else that is. Word of caution... Don't strap up to somebody unless they have hooks/mounting points. Last thing you want to do is pull somebody's bumper off trying to get them out of a ditch and being responsible for it. That, or, keep a stack of waivers in your truck for them to sign.
01-02-2018, 01:52 PM
#26
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01-02-2018, 02:15 PM
#27
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01-02-2018, 02:36 PM
#28
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Word of caution... Don't strap up to somebody unless they have hooks/mounting points. Last thing you want to do is pull somebody's bumper off trying to get them out of a ditch and being responsible for it. That, or, keep a stack of waivers in your truck for them to sign.
01-02-2018, 02:55 PM
#29
That's a good idea. I could still see a sourpuss trying to come after you if you do the slightest of damage.
It's funny. I pulled a CRV out of the ditch last year, but they had been rear ended a couple days prior, so their frame was handy to hook up to.
It's funny. I pulled a CRV out of the ditch last year, but they had been rear ended a couple days prior, so their frame was handy to hook up to.
01-02-2018, 04:04 PM
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LMAO every time I see this. Why do the macho guys always hook to the front of their truck to pull someone out?