People need to SLOW DOWN, be patient, LOOK TWICE- what the heck. A lot of
these clearly could have been avoided. I hate when an impatient jerk who is
going too fast and/or cutting off slower drivers wreck and hurt someone
else who was doing the right thing. Absolutely ridiculous. I would make
sure me and my passengers were okay and then smash someone's face in with a
tire iron. Jerks..
I don't think it is that Russians are the worst drivers in the world.They
have bad weather just as we do in some parts of the states. However, they
have cameras in their cars and I think we should also (Americans). We could
turn world's worst driver into an Olympic Sport. As bad as they seem here,
I really think we could take the gold on this one.
+Lindsay McMillian I wonder how long before it is a requirement of car insurance to have dash cams (front and back)? And how long before all drivers have to have a re-test (say every 10 years) regardless of driving history? Now that would clear the world's roads of some very dangerous drivers.
After about a year watching this site and others from around the world, I
think I've become a better driver. I now see where I used to go too fast,
sometimes I didn't signal and various other foolish things. I've slowed
down and always signal my turns now. What I've seen these people do that
I've never had a problem with is entitlement. Even when they are obviously
wrong, they insist they are right! Perhaps if we all got a better grip on
our true rights, we'd have a lot less accidents on the roads.
+Karen Dobrowolski Often forgotten by some people in this 'modern' age when they shout and moan that they have rights, is that it come with the other 'R' word ... Responsibility. A driver might be in the right but they are also responsible for their actions. One never goes without the other and only the stupid think otherwise. For example, a driver might have right of way at a junction but only the stupid proceed without keeping an eye out for oncoming traffic. By simply paying attention it has saved me a number of times.
no, it's not fun then. I'm joking, they really should ..
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I've been driving without winter tyres for almost 50 years, I have NEVER
had an accident, I was a class 1 police driver, member of IAM, ride a
motorcycle and currently drive an Evo X. Bet your 'ass I could outdrive you
on any scenario, hows that for immaturity from a 66 year old? true
though.....
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Nice ad, very professional. I like how you didn't try to sell your services
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cars I'd come to you!!
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Was looking at the comments and i think 90% of the people didnt listen to a
word this guy said by the questions and statements there making. YOU CAN
AVOID AN ACCIDENT EVEN IF U HIT BLACK ICE!! they were just driving on an
ice rink. turn the direction u want to go tap your breaks then hammer the
gas simple. if you didnt know that before you watched this video go sell
your car an start taking the bus idiots. Front wheel drive is probably the
worst car to own in the winter E-brake helps u turn (if u hold it u will
spin out and probably crash). rwd = more power and you can drift corners if
u lose control dont have to slide straight when your trying to turn like
you do with a FWD car.AWD is best becuase u just turn tap break an hit gas
and you have the most control of your car. Good Knowledge of how to drive
the car you own is all you really need to avoid an accident, if u panic ur
gunna crash. if your use to sliding and have fun in the snow and ice,
practice in a parking lot or somewhere where theres no traffic and try to
control your slides. I drive like a boss in the snow. Obviously speed will
play a factor if your driving WAY to fast for the conditions and lose
control your probably gunna crash.
Been driving since the 60's when all we had was rear wheel drive and drum brakes. Then the Olds came out with the fwd. By the eighties almost everything was fwd except for sportier cars. The difference between rwd and fwd is huge in the snow especially when most of your braking power is in your front disk brakes. Fwd is by far the safer bet even more so than a 4x4. I'm a courier and I'm out in every type of weather no matter what and what do I always see stuck in snow banks? 4x4s! There is much more weight on the front wheels of a fwd for traction and if you know not to hit the brakes hard, you'll easily get out of most situations. Back when I had a 65 mustang I learned to loosen up the front brakes so the back brakes would grab before the fronts so you could still steer your way out of a slide without the front wheels locking up on you. I also had to put cider blocks in the trunk for traction...Best cars in the snow back then were Volkswagen Bugs... Rear wheel drive with the engine in the back for weight, but no matter what you drive, once you lock up those front wheels and keep them locked, you're screwed.
Not trying to be a dick, but the only correct thing i saw in your comment was the awd part. Rwd does not mean more power. It mean the power is distributed from the rear wheels. In snow driving the more powered wheels the better, hence why awd is the best. Not only do the rear wheels give support, but the two front wheels in charge of steering also have power. In a rwd car if the rear wheels get stuck your screwed, you can turn your front wheels all you want but you wont go anywhere because they arent spinning only digging in. Now if it was fwd once you dig in far enough from turning the wheel left/right the tires will be back on asphalt which will give you grip and let you move on. Its a slow process but a very useful technique Ive seen plenty of rwd cars have to sit on the side of the road while fwd and awd cars pass them up. Hell you can watch a vid of a red frs getting stuck in its own driveway shortly after pulling out of the garage and that wasnt even a hill lol.
and what we can do on black ice???? You can't see it and you don't know
it's there.what I should do when I noticed I'm on black ice and the car
started to skid? Just realise the gas and gently apply the brake? Also
anyone know a place in Glasgow where I can practice?