Long ago I lived in Illinois and salt was put on the iced and snow covered roads and that facilitated the rusting away of all vehicles. Do the Iowa road crews still use salt or something else to break the ice and snow?
They appear to be very well prepared. Some drivers just refuse to switch to better tires. Where I live, snow tires are mandatory. If you can't travel with snow tires then you'd best not be out in this kind of weather.
That's just a dusting for us in Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦. Lower Speed, Distance between cars, Good Snow Tires and Common Sense makes a World of a difference.
To be fair, the issue wasn't the snow really - it was the ice/mix that fell first and then the wet slop that came afterwards ... Had it been colder the snow would have been fluffier and less of an issue
@@imretar1578 didn't know they make those for passenger cars till just recently, saw youtube recommendation. I don't need them but kinda wanna try them out.
(IF), you have to get out. Keep a bag, or two of cheap kitty litter / cat litter in your car. Then when you can’t take off. Put some down in front of your tires, about 6’ to 8’ in front of the drive tires. For some of you that’s the ones that make the car go down the road. 97% of them are Front wheel drive. All trucks are rear wheel drive. Then is down on the gas pedal.
That's just a dusting for us in Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦. Lower Speed, Larger Distances between cars, Good Snow Tires and Common Sense would of made a world of a difference. Yes it's ok to stay home a few days!! Since snow and ice provide only marginal traction (so marginal that you need 4WD to start moving) not enough traction is available for safely stopping the car. Neither ABS nor 4WD helps you to stop the car. 4WD is not involved in the braking part of driving at all and ABS only keeps the tires from locking up. While many people think that all-wheel drive is enough to take on dangerous ice and snow, there is almost no difference between AWD-equipped vehicles and common front-wheel drive cars when it comes to cornering, braking and handling in winter
If you live where it snows then have a 4 wheel drive car. If not then stay home or get a 4 wheel drive ride from someone. Looks like even the 4 wheel rides are having to be cautious which means 2 wheel drive has zero business being out on the road. Common sense isn't so common!
So many stupid people driving in snow. Put your vehicle in 2nd or 3rd gear and there not as much torque on the wheels and push on the gas like you drag racing, just let the engine idle. And always slow the down. If stopping or slowing down do not stop on the brake as it locks up the wheels and you will not be able to steer. If you can stay home, most areas are in lockdown and required to remain home anyway. It always appears when it snow people get out for to just be out.
