drivers in snow

Has anyone ever used snow chains, they have been around for ages, why not make it illegal to drive in snow without them [or snow tires] make them mandatory equipment…

Most motorists can’t change a spare tyre let alone fit a set of snow-chains, and a badly fitted snow-chain is a menace in itself! Snow tyres are a better idea, and are more easily fitted (on a second set of wheels) but even snow-tyres are next to useless on ice and IMHO it is mainly the inexperience of the average driver that causes the problems in snowy conditions; snow-tyres may simply extend the point at which their inexperience gets them into trouble.

Ice road Idiots.

Well there’s always one-or-two who slip through the the net. But don’t ever beleive all that’s shown on the television… the best clips are the best parts played !! The Hi-lite to my day was as i approached my local supermarket, the exit side was blocked by a Women-Driver mounted upon the 10” high railings by the ticket-hut. The whole car-park was ice-free, she sat there with her foot down trying to get off. A few of us tried to shove it off, couldn’t be done…eventually a fork lift appeared to remove it. I tried to photograph this on my phone but it was too dark…. 3.22pm !!

Has anyone ever used snow chains , they have been around for ages , why not make it illegal to drive in snow without them [or snow tires] make them mandatory equipment for mot’s , like a breakdown triangle and spare bulbs , Hi Vis jacket , I know there a ****** to put on but if it keeps a country ‘going ‘ then why not , ……make it part of the driving test to put chains on a tyre [drive wheel s] it must cost the country Millions every year by Holdups .

For cripes sake get a grip:D

I know women drivers etc etc ! but hey I’ve seen em on Ice Truckers and they can manage as good as the Guy’s .:diablo:

Ice road Idiots.

Twice yesterday within a minute two stupid women drivers, who, after being given way from drivers in the opposite direction waited until i was about 6 inches away before pulling-out, a purse-sized scrape on their side window. Had i crashed into them it would ofcourse been my fault !!!

my GTO has no problems in the snow, infact it loves every minute.

the best part is that i pass folk who dont know how to drive landrovers and any other 4×4 on hills. its great to watch thier faces as a low sleak sports car comes by them as they sit and polish the road.

“Don’t play s.b’s and there’s no problem. Gentle with the right foot, use gears to slow down”
Spot on, Blue2 and is true for almost any vehicle. That and plain, damned common sense!

my 38 year old MGB GT and I manage perfectly well in the snow. Don’t play s.b’s and there’s no problem. Gentle with the right foot, use gears to slow down (but I do that anyway) and it’s not a problem. The puny heater’s a different matter however…

No bother for the Landy 😀

I don’t think people properly appreciate braking distances. I find it rather scary that have left a nice distance between me and a car in front, an idiot drives close behind. Yes, I’ll stop before the car in front but they’ll come crashing into the back of me. 😡

Almost all the ‘improvements’ that modern cars have had over the years become distinct liabilities in snowy conditions on the roads; (particularly) wider tyres, ABS brakes, power steering, more powerful engines with greater low-end torque and (far more) automatic gearboxes, plus cars are a lot heavier than they used to be (and so take a lot more stopping).

Peoples overall driving ability doesn’t help either but it seems that the ‘average’ driver doesn’t even think that they will struggle with the road conditions until they are uselessly spinning one front wheel at full throttle on a minor gradient, and blocking a major road artery in the process!

Still it only happens every winter. :rolleyes:

First sign of ice, my car stays where it is. Rear wheel drive automatic 4 litre V8. No way on ice!!!!
In fact I may move it to the car park nearby to prevent numpties skidding into it.

It isn’t common sense to use gears.
If common sense was the norm, there would be a million things not happening which happen today.
95% of people have an office job and most of them have never had any practical experience of “Mending stuff” and are quite oblivious as to how a car/machine works. Get in it and go attitude.
Example, I work with a 32 year old at work, he cycles to work. He has the bikes brakes and tyres checked at Halfords every month. When they need replacing, he pays Halfords to do it. (This is not on some sort of maintenance contract btw). I asked if he was ashamed to be a male, not being able to check and change rubber brake pads and tyres on a goddam pushbike. His reply “It’s only money”.
Sheesh.

probably the same sort of fools who drive along doing paperwork or with a phone constantly clamped to their ear ! Or as i saw, on one occasion, to my complete horror a lorry driver steering with his elbows while he wrote something on a note pad !

Drivers can be unbeleivably stupid at times, i reckon its time for a major change in the way driver testing is done and the way people are taught how to drive.

Unfortunately the general standard of driving, in the sense of awareness of the conditions and other road users, is poor so when conditions are bad the problem is exacerbated.:(

Almost all the ‘improvements’ that modern cars have had over the years become distinct liabilities in snowy conditions on the roads; (particularly) wider tyres, ABS brakes, power steering, more powerful engines with greater low-end torque and (far more) automatic gearboxes, plus cars are a lot heavier than they used to be (and so take a lot more stopping).

Peoples overall driving ability doesn’t help either but it seems that the ‘average’ driver doesn’t even think that they will struggle with the road conditions until they are uselessly spinning one front wheel at full throttle on a minor gradient, and blocking a major road artery in the process!

Still it only happens every winter. :rolleyes:

Not snow, but driving home last night in temperatures of -4, a car pulled out in front of me at a junction with all the windows iced up, not even a credit card sized bit cleared on the windscreen, the driver seemed to assume that he could get by seeing the lights of other cars.

Pillock……:mad:

That works on the assumption that you have rational drivers who don’t just stop for no clear or apparent reason and forget that there are other cars behind them, even at a good distance trying to stop instead of going up the rear of an idiot who shouldn’t actually be allowed out on the road. Gears can slow but they don’t stop. 🙁

I have also seen several cases of where cars hadn’t stopped in time over the weekend.