Queen Elizabeth II Way between Edmonton and Calgary AB in 2013. A snowsquall caused a whiteout, leading to the carnage above.“Many Russians appear to be absolutely raving lunatics. In one of the cars on ice youtube specials you see them one after another turning a corner to go down a hill and pile up. They just keep doing the same thing over and over.”
Saw the same thing here in PA not too long ago. Hundreds of cars piled up and some stuck for days. When ice is just the right wetness, you’ll fly faster downhill than on rolling tires.
Has happened to me during freezing rain. I was going maybe 2mph after a stop sign and just start flying downhill. Brakes and wheel absolutely useless. I ended up reaching 30-40mph with wheels locked and braced for impact into a ditch. Luckily I hit a patch of gravel and suddenly came to a halt maybe 2 feet from the ditch.
I’ve driven countless miles through snow, offroad on mud/rocks and never had an accident. Hell, I’ve drifted through snow and mud. But this 1/8” of wet ice almost got me from a near standing start
Queen Elizabeth II Way between Edmonton and Calgary AB in 2013. A snowsquall caused a whiteout, leading to the carnage above.One winter in Michigan, I came over the top of a hill on a little suburban road, and Newton was in the driver’s seat. It was the shady side of the hill, and there was a thin layer of ice. None of my control inputs mattered.
I slid down the hill for a while, and hit a curb. Wound up bending the front control arm on my car. Did not realize it at the time. It was only about a month later, after driving the car every day, when I finally hit dry pavement, that it became clear that the two front wheels were pointed in different directions.
The funny thing is, the car drove much better in the snow after my impromptu “modifications”. Unfortunately, it tried to tear itself to pieces on dry pavement!