We got about 3 inches of snow this morning, all received at about 29-30 degrees, slicker than snot! Take a look at this amateur video of some downtown streets!! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! http://tinyurl.com/y
Started snowing here (Grants Pass) around 10...still going. I had to park two blocks from my house. Streets too steep. I would never have made it up my paved driveway. You out and about Paul?
They drive like that in Boston on dry roads!! What I don't understand is why people kept trying to go after the first car smashed!!! Man, I thought the drivers in MA were stupid!!! Geoff Branch -- Or
I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt... I agree that it looked like he was doing everything just as wrong as possible. Jay must have cringed watching that! David Lieb
On second thought given the way the back end of the minivan slides around at an almost stop there has to be a pretty good slope. At the end of the video when the fire truck pulls in there is a retain
So Jay how is the blame divided up in such cases? I mean there will be plenty of cars hit many times and some that have been hit while parked with no clue how many times and by who. -g
Hi David, Not very steep, maybe 3 percent grade. The problem is this is packed snow at close to the melt point, and when you put the extra weight of a vehicle tire on it, that area liquifies. It beco
Hello Paul, East Coasters and Mid Westerners don't get it about snow out here Paul. .. they can drive in 6 or eight inches, heck even a foot or 18 inches or more and don't understand what the big dea
You seem to be one of the enlightened few (out of the general, driving public) who've been able to grasp the concept that there is a wide range of traction/lack of traction available on snow, depend
I will say that the Pathfinder has proven itself quite adept at handling the varying road conditions that we have experienced here in Texas as of late. Brad
Can't say that I've seen any Pathfinders in ditches, around here. Usually, the local ditch content consists of Jeep Grand Cherokees, Ford Excursions & Explorers, and that sort of top-heavy stuff. The
Here in Oregon, salt is not used on roads. Most areas use either sand or pumice from volcanoes throughout the area. Perhaps THEE reasons rust isn't a problem with our cars. I'm amazed at the cars som
That it is...but...there are enough cars that come up for sale, you don't have to buy one that's rusted. Perhaps I should start posting LBC's that come up for sale here. Someone may be interested. He
Hi Bud, Went out today on a parts run and the roads were a lot better, all but the neighborhood ones! They have the wonderful "Polished" white icy stuff. Portland uses only magnesium chloride and sor