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360Picture t1_izuiiny wrote

I'm going to say it once, speed kills. As a driver you can always slow down.

Safe driving typically involves reducing speed in rain, snow and night time.

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AndSoItBegins-Again t1_izv2nkm wrote

My girl was driving in this, going extremely slow and still sliding all over. Yes going slow helps but you ain’t stopping easily on ice. Even if you’re going slow.

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FieryRayne t1_izv4yl9 wrote

I nearly rear ended someone tonight going 1-2 mph. Pretty safe speed overall, but my car just would not stop.

It's a mess out there.

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AutoMorbirator t1_izx38gh wrote

I experienced that pulling out of my driveway last year. I was coming out of my (poorly treated by me) driveway and saw a truck coming down the street. I was already going less than 5mph because I could tell I was slipping, so I started breaking 30ft+ from the end of my driveway, but my driveway was sloped and I could not stop on the ice. At all. It was almost like my breaks were cut. My options were drive into my fence to the left or drive into a 6ft high stone wall on the right.

The truck also refused to stop and nearly slammed into me... so the dude got out, blocked my car in the street, and started yelling at me. The near-accident all took place over about 5-10 seconds, which is a long freaking time to avoid an accident. It all happened literally and figuratively so slowly, but this guy just refused to stop to avoid a collision out of principle. I don't think I've ever been so pissed at another driver.

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atelopuslimosus t1_izvga64 wrote

Also, it seems to take people a snow or two each year to remember that it's four-wheel drive, but not four-wheel stop.

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Vi0lentByt3 t1_izvfcw0 wrote

Can confirm couldnt go over 50 most of the time stuck yo 45 most of 93

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Maronita2020 t1_izum1f9 wrote

Your right, but slowing down can kill too if all the other drivers are not slowing down.

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skyhoppercc t1_izur1uo wrote

Let us add predictable and consistent speed to this

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Metroskater t1_izurbnl wrote

Agreed. Luckily most of the drivers seem to be slowing down, at least on the route I was on

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Maronita2020 t1_izuzhat wrote

Don't know why people downvoted my post. Are they all new to MA and don't know this?

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qwrrty t1_izv932k wrote

Speaking for myself, I downvoted your comment because, in the context of this post, it's terrible advice. If you're in a snowstorm (or any kind of storm) and the road conditions have deteriorated, you slow down. Period.

If the rest of traffic are still going at 70-80mph, that does not mean that slowing down was a bad idea. It means that you should get off that road as soon as you can. You do not tell people who are driving slowly in a snowstorm that _they_ might cause an accident because some other morons are still driving like it's the Indianapolis Speedway.

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Maronita2020 t1_izvuokp wrote

I agree that they should slow down. I in no way was advocating for not slowing down. I was simply pointing out it can go both ways.

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qwrrty t1_izwqtma wrote

Not in this situation.

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Maronita2020 t1_izwrq0d wrote

I didn't say this situation. I simply said going slow CAN also cause accidents.

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