Icy road driving rules....
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Icy road driving rules....
Well we got our first ice storm of the season, and as usual, there are cars strewn all over the median of I-40...... 
So here's a few good rules to go by......
1. If you're too scared to drive in icy road conditions....STAY TF HOME!
2. If you're too scared, but must drive, take the back roads and stay
TF off the interstates and major hwy's...!!!
3. If you're too scared, and insist on driving on the interstate or Hwy's
STAY TF OUT OF THE LEFT LANE!!!!
That is all....thankyou for letting me rant a little.....
So here's a few good rules to go by......1. If you're too scared to drive in icy road conditions....STAY TF HOME!
2. If you're too scared, but must drive, take the back roads and stay
TF off the interstates and major hwy's...!!!
3. If you're too scared, and insist on driving on the interstate or Hwy's
STAY TF OUT OF THE LEFT LANE!!!!
That is all....thankyou for letting me rant a little.....
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Originally Posted by Daniel90conv
2. If you're too scared, but must drive, take the back roads and stay
TF off the interstates and major hwy's...!!!
TF off the interstates and major hwy's...!!!
The interstates are almost always the best maintained roads, and will be the safest bet for travel. They are always the first priority to get cleaned and salted.
The back roads are often left as-is for a long time after conditions deteriorate...and if you do run off the road, it might be awhile before someone finds you. Not a good choice at all.
Last edited by Y2Kvert4me; Dec 22, 2004 at 11:02 PM.
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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
Living in an area accustomed to snow and ice, this is probably the worst adivice.
The interstates are almost always the best maintained roads, and will be the safest bet for travel. They are always the first priority to get cleaned and salted.
The back roads are often left as-is for a long time after conditions deteriorate...and if you do run off the road, it might be awhile before someone finds you. Not a good choice at all.
The interstates are almost always the best maintained roads, and will be the safest bet for travel. They are always the first priority to get cleaned and salted.
The back roads are often left as-is for a long time after conditions deteriorate...and if you do run off the road, it might be awhile before someone finds you. Not a good choice at all.
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Good rules. Too bad people just don't listen to them. 
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Hey Daniel90conv,
Where are you in TN ?
Where are you in TN ?
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Lets not forget about the Black Ice.....No not black guys....black ice......
Black Ice took me and my dd out of commission this past February. Granted it gave me the ride of my life......but the Black Ice is deadly.!!!!!!!!!!!
Drive safely and still drive like you stole it!!!!!!
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Drive safely and still drive like you stole it!!!!!!
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it's the news media hyping this stuff up....you hear how bad it's gonna be and people start panicing...even up here in maine.... they have ..stormcenter... its a big production on the news every time we get 3"..... wtf.... it's maine... it snows and it gets friggin cold....
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Lets not forget about the Black Ice...
Anyone who rides a (motor-driven) two-wheeler can vouch that black ice is a one-way ticket to the ditch -- and it's invisible. The trick is knowing where it's likely to form, like in shaded areas, or places that were shaded and recently saw the sun, etc.Columbus is the world's largest glazed doughnut this morning.
The ice isn't hiding today . . . it's freakin' everywhere.
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Originally Posted by Daniel90conv
Well we got our first ice storm of the season, and as usual, there are cars strewn all over the median of I-40...... So here's a few good rules to go by......
1. If you're too scared to drive in icy road conditions....STAY TF HOME!
2. If you're too scared, but must drive, take the back roads and stay
TF off the interstates and major hwy's...!!!
3. If you're too scared, and insist on driving on the interstate or Hwy's
STAY TF OUT OF THE LEFT LANE!!!!
That is all....thankyou for letting me rant a little.....
So here's a few good rules to go by......1. If you're too scared to drive in icy road conditions....STAY TF HOME!
2. If you're too scared, but must drive, take the back roads and stay
TF off the interstates and major hwy's...!!!
3. If you're too scared, and insist on driving on the interstate or Hwy's
STAY TF OUT OF THE LEFT LANE!!!!
That is all....thankyou for letting me rant a little.....
..and dont brake in the turn.
