Ok so apparently it is winter time if you live in the US...and the majority of us are suffering through snow, ice, rain, and hail. With this being said , I'd like to share a few pointers to those of us who have to drive through these sometimes deadly weather warnings.
*Its Snowing, why are you driving down the highway at 85? - Yes i know that you have a Ford F450, that is fantastic. But what about the rest of us with normal cars ...or those of us who just simply like driving safely? I have a 2 door car that is as light as a feather and as soon as i drive over a puddle/patch of ice, i hydroplane. While you are speeding down the road, if I or anyone else that experiences this (and i know there are quite a few people) goes over a patch or tries to switch lanes there is a high possibility that you wont have time to stop or slow down because of the weather conditions. This can result in tragic death. What is the big rush???
*Ok Its Snowing- But you dont have to drive at 2 miles per hour. Slow is great, its safe, and better than sorry. But please...if you're going to drive so slow that you're forming a bumper to bumper line behind you, get into a lane that you are more comfortable in, not the fast lane...
*Expensive cars aren't invencible- Just because you have a brand new BMW, Benz, Corvette or whatever...doesnt mean that your car can do backflips and fly above the road while the rest of us drive normally. Read your standard feature list.
*Use your blinker!- Is that so difficult? When you decide to cut in front of someone because the person in front of you is going too slow, that is more acceptable in dry weather. When theres ice, and people have to slam on there breaks you can cause a 50 car pile up.
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i agree with you 100% percent.
hahaha. it made me laugh..how well you could pin point all the stupidity that we actually have to put up with. (no offense to anyone)
First off, great eye catching title!
If I could add to your list, be sure to have proper winter items in your car! A blanket, an emergency kit, JUMPER CABLES! I know this is stuff we should have in our car at all times, but in the winter add some warm clothes to your car. I had got into a car accident on my way home from church in December while wearing a skirt. Thank goodness I had sweats in the trunk. It got real cold real quick!
Amazingly enough, the 4*4's is what I always see in the ditch. They come flying past you like they own the road and their mighty powerful truck will stop when it needs to. Well most of the time, that is down a ditch!
Here is a link to winter driving from weather.com
http://www.weather.com/activities/driving/drivingsafety/drivingsafetytip...
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Yeah isnt that the ironic part! And the salt trucks are going the fastest...though ive never seen any of those in ditches. I dont know why but something makes me feel that if youre salting the ground, you're promoting safety, which means you should be doing the speed limit or below, and the salt trucks are the worst.
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I'm not driving yet, but I'll keep these tips in mind.
-by the way, great title
-Amanda-
Another thing, dont underestimate speed. I have had my car for almost a year, and this is my first winter with it. Just a month or so ago it was snowing and i was coming up on a left turn signal, and it turned yellow so i tried to beat it. Granted i was only driving about 15 miles per hour, that was more than enough to spin me into a complete 360 at the turn. It was scary, but luckily everyone else's light had just turned green and they were still stopped so there were no accidents. I'm sure they were all just pointing and laughing.
For my friends with small cars...go to home depot or lowe's and pick up some sandbags, or bags of small rocks. Weigh your car down and build traction..
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Bitchin' Camaro, bitchin' Camaro
I ran over my neighbors!
Bitchin' Camaro, bitchin' Camaro
Now I'm in all the papers!
I ran over some old lady
One night at the county fair,
And I didn't get arrested
Because my dad's the mayor!
Repeat Refrain
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Haha, hilarious. Id actually take advantage of that too, but only to show road rage infected fools what theyre doing to others.
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