I hit a tree the day after christmas because of nasty road conditions.
Before you go blaming it on me being SUV happy, it wasn't that, I was driving my 93' Sentra and it was just really icy. I was going like 10 mph to compensate for it but going around this curve in the road, it didn't matter. I hit ice and we just wouldn't stop - pumped the brake and everything. It was kind of funny because we were going to slow, it was the most leisurley crash ever. I was with two other people, and the three of us were like "We're going to hit that tree." "Yup.. its comin'..." "Still gonna hit the tree..." "Here it comes guys..." I ended up hitting the front left side right in front of the tire.
I was going to drive home but I realized that the front left brake was working much less than the front right one so when I stopped the car would try to turn to the left. Thats when I decided to have my friends drive me home and get a tow in the morning. My mom was pissed til I reminded her that trees can't sue, and that my friends couldn't either because we were going so slow, even the person who wasn't wearing a seatbelt didn't get hurt.
I never had the dancing super heroes one - this is my avatar from way back in the day. Ah well, you know what they say: Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Venimus wrote:
Number of times this has actually happened: 0
Adding fuel to the fire, over the years in Maryland I've born witness to variations on this scenario a good half dozen times at least, and I've seen the aftermath more times than I can count.
Portland has lighted crosswalks where it matters, like at intersections of busy streets, or in front of schools. On the really busy streets, like Powell (the one I was crossing), theres no stopsigns at all - only lights and marked crosswalks. People are still sposed to stop at the crosswalks, they just dont. If i was to walk out in front of a car on a marked crosswalk and get hit, It would be their fault because I had the right away. I think.
4WD is better in snow. -- False. You can accellerate faster, and will bog down in snow less. OTOH, this does not help you stop better, and has only negligable effects on turning.
Antilock brakes help you stop more quickly. -- False. Antilock brakes will at best stop you in the same distance as conventional brakes, and often times will not stop you until you have traveled further. Their big advantage is that while you are stoping you hae more control of the vehicle. ( less fishtailing or spinning out).
Off road vehicles or SUV's are "better on ice" -- they may perform better, and take less damage when you drive off the road with them, but they offer you no advantage as to control on ice, and in winter driving control >> all.
maltheos wrote:Top myths of driving in snow debunked.
4WD is better in snow. -- False. You can accellerate faster, and will bog down in snow less. OTOH, this does not help you stop better, and has only negligable effects on turning.
four wheel drive stops fishtail, and gives you more control.
maltheos wrote:Antilock brakes help you stop more quickly. -- False. Antilock brakes will at best stop you in the same distance as conventional brakes, and often times will not stop you until you have traveled further. Their big advantage is that while you are stoping you hae more control of the vehicle. ( less fishtailing or spinning out).
learn to pump your breaks if their antilock, then it will help you stop more quickly. or at least give you more controll.
and when did a vehicle-pedestrian violation get turned into an argument about winter driving?
