C Dagcote im from seattle and i stood outside with my equipment helping everyone that need help i did it for 4 hours and now is not my job i just wanted to help don’t judge people by one or two person action
Rear wheal drive performance cars with wide tires are the last vehicle you want in these conditions. Front wheel drive with narrow tires have much better traction in the snow.
@@JakeRoot Thanks for the info, but was surprised that snow is rare. I have lived in Chicagoland all my life and have to go back to the 1970's when I used winter tires on a little Corolla and weighted down the trunk.
It's not the RWD it's the tires. They have street easy ride tires, with low resistance and low grip. Friend of mine drives a camaro all year round. She just puts the right tires on. So do I.
With the proper winter tires and some weight in the trunk, those cars would have been fine. I get around without problems in a RWD car but I have sand tubes in the trunk for weight and Blizzaks.
Blizzaks and Michelin X-Ices are the best! Actually, they don't get enough snow in Seattle to make snow tires worth it. Better to bed down where you're at and wait it out. It'll melt the next day.
I have driven in snow and icy conditions like this before. It is not fun and you are constantly on guard for out of control cars. I am originally from Meadville, Pennsylvania which is in NW PA. between Pittsburgh and Erie. Snow is not the problem. It is when it melts and refreezes overnight. That is when it gets nerve-wracking.
I currently live in Erie and that pretty much sums it up. My Focus RS even with summer tires could get around okay but winter tires make a huge difference. I'm now driving a Raptor and aside from hitting black ice (happened yesterday on I-86), it's stable and unfazed by the road conditions even in 2wd.
yeah, he's teaching them a lesson about spending less money at starbucks and more at the tire shop. not my job to hurt my back, or slip and fall, and get hit by someone texting and driving cuz im standing on a road. fuck off dumb ass.
If someone needs help, help them. It's that simple. To stand there knowing there struggling only shows them that acting that way is fine. If you show compassion it opens a window and sometimes the asshole might become nice because he saw someone else do the same for a complete stranger
The fancy alloy wheels with their fat low profile tires might look good in the summer but come the snow, they are utterly useless! You would think that if you can afford to drive a Mercedes, you would be able to afford a set of winter tires. It's not rocket science, winter tires really do work! The clue's in winter :))
Guy in the Mercedes should have just parked it or just drive home backward. The photographer could have offered to give him a push instead of just watching him!
Why would you want him to kill himself pushing that expensive POS all over town? It can't even move on flat ground.... Maybe the owner of the Mercedes should have asked the photographer to drive and he push his car!
In that case you would not have left a comment because there would be no video of it. If a tree falls in the forest you can only learn about it if there is a video of it
People from New York, Michigan, and Minnesota say the same thing... Until they've been in Seattle, and experienced it for themselves. Then they get it instantly. People have no idea just how mountainous this area is. Both these shots are on a pretty decent grade.
Sometimes I use 2nd gear to get up the hills in Seattle. I'd LOVE to see you people bragging about how good you drive in snow come here and put your money where your mouth is by driving up and down the hills on the ice and snow here. Well, maybe better not. I don't want to hurt myself laughing at you all when you can't drive in this snow either.
Since moving to Tacoma, I’ve noticed Washingtonians are very dramatic with weather descriptions. Moderate rain is a “storm” and 6” of snow is a “blizzard”
mark scott it is not how deep the snow is ,, if the road is wet then suddenly freezes it turns to ice, even a dusting of snow would make it difficult to drive , And with all the huge hills in the Seattle area that makes it more difficult. In this case they should not be driving at all more so when they only have summer tires
No you don't need winter tires, studded tires, all weather tires here in Seattle . This much snow happens like hardly ever. In fact 1949 was the last time we had this much snow in a 7 day period. All you need is around $75 bucks for c-cam tire chains which I put on my 1992 F-250 in about 10 min or less including 2 bungees. Same style as you see on big rigs just smaller. When you get out of the snow they take seconds to take off. They even have socks you can put over tires now that take even less time then chains to get you up a hill if you break traction. Expensive tires are for places that have snow events on a regular basis like eastern Wa.
Superbig blue, I agree to a point. The biggest thing is, if you are not prepared, don't go out. Don't wait to get stuck to put on any traction devises. This an annoyance and a danger to you and everyone around you. As for the greatest amount of snow since 1949. This may be true, I do not know. I do know that since 1998 we have had greater accumulations of snow here in Tacoma.
WRONG 1969 had 22"+ over 5 days 1989 Had 14" over 2 days 1990 had 16" over 3 days 1996 had over 2 feet in 4 days 2008 had close to 20" in 3 days 2012 had 13" over 3 days Care to revise your BS statement w/factual data? Oh wait, I just did it for you.
Very nice and fancy cars and they cannot slap some good winter tires on them. I´ve gone through four winters with a FWD Ford Fusion and a RWD Chevy Astro fitted with winter tires without a single slip.
@@terrencebradley5417 and the best way no to get stuck up the hill you just blow the traffic light if it's red or the stop sign, if dumb police stops you tell them try to stop up the hill
Why drive in snow when knowing tires are bald and shitty? I buy new tires every 4 years and I have awd car. I drove on 7 inches snow going uphill just fine!
The driver in the white car : it must feel like life is passing him up!! These two cars look like they're are not meant to be driven in this conditions!!
When you approach an icy slope, you need to gear down, pick up speed and not change anything during the climb. If you don't get enough speed, you will wind up like this.
Haha u for real? Summer tires and snow dont mix.. rwd work way better then fwd in snow with winter tires. Americans never gets it? 4wd/awd aint helping a shit to with shitty tires
Let's be fair; people who don't know how to drive in snow, regardless of what they're in, is a bad mix. I've owned rear-wheel drive (sporty) cars on studded snow tires that went places my 4x4 suburban couldn't make it on all-weather tires. It's more to do with the driver though. See him rock the car back and fourth at all? No, because noob. He should have stayed in his heated garage that day.
That my friends, is why you need studded tires in winter. They say this is the worst snow storm since 1949 in Seattle. I believe it. Last time it snowed 2012 and 2009.
I owned a Lexus with rear wheel drive for 5 years in UTAH, but at least when i got stuck like Mercedes, people does help me push the car instead of filming whole time. Just feel bad for Mercedes drive.
Where I live, people have long lost any form of common sense and can't drive when it's dry, let alone when it's raining or heaven forbid snow. Oh wait, I live in Seattle.
I know they don't get much snow there AND tires DO make a huge difference. There was this old phrase, though, that came to mind, "performance oriented rear wheel drive". I haven't believed that since Audi introduced the Quattro coupe in 1980.
Seattle lies between a 47º Puget Sound and mountains. When we get cold air coming over the mountains or down the valleys from the frigid continental eastern half of the state once every 10 years is when we get into trouble. In Wisconsin, I used to ride my motorcycle in snow like this.
During these trying times, I was standing on my balcony with a cup of Land O lakes hot chocolate, reminiscing the past few snow days within the decade.
Just an FYI, this is NOT whiteout conditions. There's barely any snow. You can see bushes, trees, and pretty clear visibility. Whiteout conditions means all you see it white. Nothing else.
When you yelled "I think he's got it," I busted out laughing. That whole scene was office-level cringe strangeness. I have so many questions for everyone there.
kt4ever02 weird, if there was really “2 inches” of ice under that dust of snow why aren’t all the cars sliding around then?🤔 they just have bad tires my guy😂🤷♀️
It seem like you get a joy out of this and knew that the blue car somehow made it to the main road he has no chance of making it on the uphill with that kind of rear wheel drive traction and you just stand there hoping he gets into deeper hole. pitiful..