Getting stuck on ice/snow

[omalak]

Alright not a funny matter, but i can't help myself..

I live in a 2 storey condo building.. my condo is on the first floor, and right behind my unit, the ground slopes downward (it's like the loading area) so... due to the weather and of course our horrible building maintenance staff the area has iced up..

To turn around and exit the back, you have to go into the slow and reverse out..

Since 9 am this morning i've heard about 7-8 cars getting stuck back there and just spinning their wheels lol.. And these folks just floor their pedals.. that can't be good! Eventually they do get out (after an hour or so haha) but flooring gets them nowhere..

So with that in mind i headed to youtube.. and found this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec8BDnhy1-0

should have called a tow truck :chuckle

[Thrizzl3]

should have called a tow truck :chuckle

now they need a bodyshop:chuckle

[b.rabbit]

Fail!

[aris]

lmao:chuckle

[mit-gee-mui]

Unfortunately, this has been posted before. (Last link at bottom of this page.):whoa

[jaimie08mazda3]

ive seen this before. i laughed hard. id like the guy to explain this to insurance.

[omalak]

Unfortunately, this has been posted before. (Last link at bottom of this page.):whoa



lol no way... doh...

still video aside, i just laugh at the people flooring their pedal when they are stuck.. if it didnt work the first few times why continue to floor and risk damage to your engine..

[She_Prime]

lol no way... doh...

still video aside, i just laugh at the people flooring their pedal when they are stuck.. if it didnt work the first few times why continue to floor and risk damage to your engine..

My ex and I had some "good times" with that last winter. My sisters bf got stuck in the snow and no matter what we couldn't get him out. Then my ex drove a Rwd Miata and he got out MUCH easier than my sisters bf. He was pissed.

Rule of thumb: rwd or awd cars in the winter are the best.

Even though we are all driving fwd cars for the most part.

Yeah start gloating Ziploc. :)

[condor888000]

Not really. RWD and slippery conditions means it's a lot easier to step the rear end out unintentionally. With FWD you just start to understeer if you try and over drive the car. Natural reaction is to brake, which pulls the nose in and lets you turn. Lot easier and safer in winter conditions for the average driver.

And a lot of AWD drivers have way too much confidence in their ability to stop, which gets them into trouble. There's a reason you see a lot of SUV's in the ditch.

First major thing for winter driving is snow tires. Second is common sense. Doesn't matter if the car is FWD, AWD, or RWD.

[Flagrum_3]

Not really. RWD and slippery conditions means it's a lot easier to step the rear end out unintentionally. With FWD you just start to understeer if you try and over drive the car. Natural reaction is to brake, which pulls the nose in and lets you turn. Lot easier and safer in winter conditions for the average driver.

And a lot of AWD drivers have way too much confidence in their ability to stop, which gets them into trouble. There's a reason you see a lot of SUV's in the ditch.

First major thing for winter driving is snow tires. Second is common sense. Doesn't matter if the car is FWD, AWD, or RWD.

I agree with your last point, common sense being the most important factor! but...

I've driven both RWD and FWD vehicles thru many winters and I'm agreeing with She_Prime on this one, main point here is on FWD your 'driving' wheels are also your 'steering' wheels this right away puts you at a dissadvantage~I'm talking ice or very slippery conditions here.With a RWD vehicle if you loose it, it's usually from the back and that is easily corrected with proper steering technic.In this situation, with FWD you might as well just wave your hands in the air or pray you don't hit anything bigger then you.:chuckle


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[DumpInfo]

just wrong :loco

[kevcol74]

Not really. RWD and slippery conditions means it's a lot easier to step the rear end out unintentionally. With FWD you just start to understeer if you try and over drive the car. Natural reaction is to brake, which pulls the nose in and lets you turn. Lot easier and safer in winter conditions for the average driver.



Only true if you have abs. If you brake and dive your noce on ice/snow, you will lock your brakes without abs, therefore making steering useless. Locked front wheels can't steer. In this case you need to accelerate to get traction AND steering capabilities. It still holds true about snow drifts, RWD you can let off the gas, you will plow through, FWD you need to maintain speed or accelerate a little to pull yourself through and retain steering ability. Braking or letting off the gas will cause a nose dive (engine braking by letting off the gas, even in auto). You nose dive into a drift, and you are in the ditch facing the other way before you know what happened!
Its all about educating yourself on winter driving and also being able to react to it.
I'll drive AWD, FWD or RWD, I don't care, but my driving methods will change depending on what I am driving. And as mentioned, it doesn't matter what you are driving, braking in the ice/snow is very much the same! Take it easy and brake early and soft, not late and hard!
I grew up outside the big cities... I have lots of experience with all of them! lol Mind you my Impreza was the most fun in the snow for acceleration!!

[Blue_Jinnee]

hahaaa :chuckle

[JMAK74]

I've always heard about RWD vs. FWD as:

"It all depends on which part of the car you want in the ditch first - the front or the back."

No ABS

As others have said - common sense based on road conditions regardless of drive wheels.

[Chuckie]

My old condo ramp was heated but early in the mornings it hasn't de-iced yet and its near impossible.
There was this subaru forester with winters that would run up that thing like it was nothing. Kind of makes you want one when you see something like that.