Reports of Thunder snow in Suffolk.

http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content...A35%3A41%3A960

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zaax
Frustration casues accidents: allow faster traffic to overtake.

On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:00:46 +0000, zaax wrote:

Frustration casues accidents: allow faster traffic to overtake.

******.

On 2009-12-18, Simon Bennett wrote:
On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:00:46 +0000, zaax wrote:

Frustration casues accidents: allow faster traffic to overtake.

******.

Hardly. Being stuck behind someone doing 35mph in a 50mph zone is
_intensely_ irritating. I've seen people overtake in really stupid places as
a direct result.

Jim
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Jim wrote:
On 2009-12-18, Simon Bennett wrote:
On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:00:46 +0000, zaax wrote:

Frustration casues accidents: allow faster traffic to overtake.
******.

Hardly. Being stuck behind someone doing 35mph in a 50mph zone is
_intensely_ irritating. I've seen people overtake in really stupid places as
a direct result.

Jim

Maybe they deemed that the safest speed for the conditions. Speed limits
are not targets.

Anyway, back to the weather...

On 2009-12-18, Chris Smith wrote:

Frustration casues accidents: allow faster traffic to overtake.
******.

Hardly. Being stuck behind someone doing 35mph in a 50mph zone is
_intensely_ irritating. I've seen people overtake in really stupid places as
a direct result.

Jim

Maybe they deemed that the safest speed for the conditions. Speed limits
are not targets.

Clear road, good visiblity. Just a slow driver.

Anyway, back to the weather...

Agreed.

Here in Stafford we've had about 1mm of snow (yesterday), although some
harder hit areas have had as much as 2mm where it's drifted.

Jim
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"Get over here. Now. Might be advisable to wear brown trousers
and a shirt the colour of blood." Malcolm Tucker, "The Thick of It"

On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:05:51 +0000, Jim wrote:

I've seen people overtake in really stupid
places as a direct result.

That's impatience and poor judgement. Not the fault of the driver in front.

Anyway, a hefty 1-2mm of drizzle in Ramsgate overnight!

"Jim" wrote in message
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On 2009-12-18, Simon Bennett wrote:
On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:00:46 +0000, zaax wrote:

Frustration casues accidents: allow faster traffic to overtake.

******.

Hardly. Being stuck behind someone doing 35mph in a 50mph zone is
_intensely_ irritating. I've seen people overtake in really stupid places
as
a direct result.

Jim
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Around here, most motorists are taking it very carefully. However ....

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.

jim, Northampton

"jbm" wrote in message
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"Jim" wrote in message
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On 2009-12-18, Simon Bennett wrote:
On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:00:46 +0000, zaax wrote:

Frustration casues accidents: allow faster traffic to overtake.

******.

Hardly. Being stuck behind someone doing 35mph in a 50mph zone is
_intensely_ irritating. I've seen people overtake in really stupid places
as
a direct result.

Jim
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Around here, most motorists are taking it very carefully. However ....

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.

jim, Northampton


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. Any snow
on the bonnet will obviously continually blow onto the windscreen. Also
advisable to remove powder snow from tops of tyres if it has got on them by
blowing since as soon as you drive off it will compact in the tread and
reduce your stopping ability. Driving is a different ballgame; it needs
practice which is best done obviously on a deserted lane or disused
airfield. The most frightening situation in my experience is coming
downhill, you need to slow down well before the hill and then keep going
slowly avoiding the brakes, if you do have to brake use the deeper possibly
rutted snow at the side of the road, that will stop you. But remember, even
the most experienced drivers on snow, even in 4x4s, can come a cropper, but
will usually come to no harm if you keep your speed down. Dented cars can be
fixed, dented humans are less easily fixed.

Will
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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.

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.

--
Alan LeHun

"Will Hand" wrote in message
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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. Any snow
on the bonnet will obviously continually blow onto the windscreen. Also
advisable to remove powder snow from tops of tyres if it has got on them
by blowing since as soon as you drive off it will compact in the tread and
reduce your stopping ability. Driving is a different ballgame; it needs
practice which is best done obviously on a deserted lane or disused
airfield. The most frightening situation in my experience is coming
downhill, you need to slow down well before the hill and then keep going
slowly avoiding the brakes, if you do have to brake use the deeper
possibly rutted snow at the side of the road, that will stop you. But
remember, even the most experienced drivers on snow, even in 4x4s, can
come a cropper, but will usually come to no harm if you keep your speed
down. Dented cars can be fixed, dented humans are less easily fixed.

Will
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Very well put, Will. You don't fancy coming up here and explaining that lot
to all the plebs that live up the road from me, do you?

BTW, the sun's out now.

jim, Northampton