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On 2009-12-18, Alan LeHun wrote:
In article , says... But remember, even the most experienced drivers on snow, even in 4x4s, can come a cropper, 4X4's are generally more dangerous on snow than a 2 wheel drive car, on the grounds that they are just as difficult to stop (with brakes) but get going a damn sight easier. They're also (in my experience) driven mostly by people who don't actually know _how_ to drive them properly, people who seem to think that simply by their _being_ a 4X4 they're somehow immune to road conditions. We're talking about people who's closest approach to off-roading is parking next to a damp lawn. Snow has just arrived in Aberdeen. Light but continuous for the past half hour or so. Ground is cold enough for it to settle but I don't expect we'll get enough. 0C. Cold and clear here in Middlewich, Cheshire. Jim -- http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk http://twitter.com/GreyAreaUK "Get over here. Now. Might be advisable to wear brown trousers and a shirt the colour of blood." Malcolm Tucker, "The Thick of It" |
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On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:25:16 +0000, Will Hand wrote:
Before you set off in snow - clear the bonnet, roof and front and rear windscreen of all snow as if you stop suddenly any snow on the roof will lurch forward over the windscreen and cover your view completely. Not to mention, solidify in the cold air-stream and slide or get blown off into he windscreen of the car behind. |
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On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:00:31 +0000, Simon Bennett wrote:
On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:25:16 +0000, Will Hand wrote: Before you set off in snow - clear the bonnet, roof and front and rear windscreen of all snow as if you stop suddenly any snow on the roof will lurch forward over the windscreen and cover your view completely. Not to mention, solidify in the cold air-stream and slide or get blown off into he windscreen of the car behind. ps, Hefty amounts of sleet now in Ramsgate. |
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On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:15:18 -0000
"jbm" wrote: Half of the drivers don't have their lights on. The other half have headlights glimmering through snow covered lenses. And nearly all of them are letting windscreen wipers clear their windows. Idiots. And the normal 10% have a mobile phone held to their ear. Double-Plus-Idiots. Mike -- Mike Causer |
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