Winter has come

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Sasquach

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How is it possible that every year in winter its like the general public's FIRST experience driving in winter?

-Driving too close
-Driving too fast
-People in trucks or AWD vehicles think they are hot **** and can overcome any obstacle
-Everyone just gunning it and letting the tires spin thinking they will get more traction (when in reality it will eventually create a very icey spot if they do manage to gain enough traction to start moving)
-No winter tires, low tread tires, summer tires.

I passed a lifted truck this morning going up a slight incline...the guy was stuck and spinning his wheels, pretty close to the bottom where the incline just begins....

And I have a RWD, lightweight, low slung sports car with winter tires......
 
it's the same with people who are somehow afraid to driven when it's

  1. dark
  2. raining
  3. foggy

Mostly it comes down to people with not enough experience driving overall. Pair that with the common stupidity and you have the people you just described.
 
People in general, everywhere, just plain suck at driving. Their driving skill and general awareness is the last thing on the mind of the average Joe when they're behind the wheel.

I don't know how many times I've sat behind someone at a 4 way stop or any intersection, seeing them come to a stop...look around for a while, look again, then slowly start pulling out. This is on a nice, sunny day with no other traffic in sight. I always just sit there wondering what in the world this person in front of me is trying to process and what could possibly take so long. It doesn't get any simpler than that.

I'm also always amused by the people doing 80mph on the highway until they get to a turn, then hit the brakes, go UNDER the speed limit, then speed back up. I can never figure out why someone would want to drive so fast when they clearly have no clue how to handle a vehicle at even the speed limit, let alone 10-15mph over it.

I have a list a mile long. People just want to get A to B and never think about the part in between.
 
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One of the many reasons I’m excited about retiring soon is that I won’t have to spend the day on the highways with dangerous people who should never have a license. It’s gets scary sometimes :(
 
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not here :p
 
Lazy8s said:
May the Arizona dust perpetually cover your windshield :lol:

To be honest, drivers here don’t even need snow and ice to be dangerous.
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guy pasted me like i was standing still on the 51 freeway the other day i was moving with traffic look at my speedometer and i was doing 85 in a 55 :eek: :o

he had to be doing 100+:nuts:

51 has as always been a raceway
 
It's dumping outside as I type. 6" so far. Luckily I had the winter tires installed last week.
 
Munkus said:
It's dumping outside as I type. 6" so far. Luckily I had the winter tires installed last week.
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Currently 69f here, sunny….:bleh:

It’s unpredictable here. We’ve gotten hit as early late Sept (years ago) and on the other end, nothing until late Jan.

I really wouldn’t mind a milder winter this year.
 
bill dennison said:
guy pasted me like i was standing still on the 51 freeway the other day i was moving with traffic look at my speedometer and i was doing 85 in a 55 :eek: :o

he had to be doing 100+:nuts:

51 has as always been a raceway
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I get it. The trick here isn’t to keep up, it’s to just not get hit. Every day I see people in sedans trying to squeeze past semi’s that are doing 70 :nuts: Sometimes it ends just like you think it would, badly.
 
Its not about how safe of a driver you can be, its about how safe you can drive to avoid other people.
 
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