This is really why I avoid going out on nights like tonight. I'm not afraid of the snow and the ice. I know how to drive on it. It's the other people that scare me.
Doesn't matter how good of a driver you are in the snow. Somebody in front of you will block the road eventually, and you will be stuck. And praying the guy behind you notices you're not moving before slamming into you.
That officers panicked voice made me 10 times more nervous than the traffic situation. I guess he must know how stupid these people are. Me, personally, when it's icy out, even though I have 4 studded snow tires, when I see a giant pile of cars in the road with flashing lights everywhere, I SLOW DOWN. I can't believe these people that come flying into that mess at full speed.
Yeah, that's just it: the first problem is speed, the second problem is not paying attention (which includes looking up ahead, as well as glancing behind and to the side). A LOT of people apparently learn to drive from TV shows and movies... and thousands pay with their lives (both those drivers, and their victims).
The amount of people who stop 5' off my rear bumper when I have 7 rear facing beacons and a traffic director going and wonder why my truck isn't moving and I have to get out and tell them to go around would shock you
In ANY amount of snow, you gotta watch for inattentive drivers. I was on my way to work on Thursday, and we had gotten just a light dusting of snow, and saw where, yep, that was enough to send a driver careening off the road onto the sidewalk lol. People just don’t know how to, or forget how to drive in this stuff. And if you ARE a good driver, you just gotta be extra vigilant and assume that everyone else is an idiot and can’t drive worth shit in it lol.
One time I ran a red-light (luckily with no cross traffic) because I saw the car behind me sliding into home. And also the driver had turned their hazards on so kudos for the warning
I’m in Iowa and this happens a lot on I-80 and I-380 corridor. I’m originally from CA and had never dealt with snow and ice EVER. The first day I got to Iowa, it snowed. I had to go run errands and almost ended up in a ditch. I learned a very important lesson that day: SLOW DOWN. The truck that went by was going slower and was doing just fine. Just because the sign says 55, doesn’t mean you should. Stay safe out there and 1) SLOW DOWN 2) keep distance from others in case you do lose control, it’s just you. 3) keep looking forward. Don’t rubberneck, fiddle with the radio, nada. 4) Don’t go out unless it’s absolutely necessary. If you can wait for road crews to go by, please wait.
When dealing with a thin layer of ice and snow, yes, you can slow down to single digits and crawl home... but when you are stuck out and the roads are no longer being plowed, you have to maintain a minimum speed (~30mph) to keep the snow from sticking to your windows/wipers and to have enough momentum to get through the 6"+ of snow on the highways. Make sure you have blankets and a shovel to when you get stuck and top your gas tank off every chance you get.
If you've learned to drive in all the various kinds of weather like Minnesota has, then driving in California during the rain is a 'piece of cake.' As former resident of the gopher state, I don't miss that weather @ all. SoCal was 70° today -- normal, beautiful weather! Decades of enjoying it!
Do not speak for all of california. We get 2 feet overnight in some areas. Our conditions are unique compared to the midwest or other frozen flat winter areas. People are less likely to be injured in a solo crash, but very likely to kiss a snow bank or just get stuck with no traction, as most of them haven't a damn clue what they are doing.
I think they are too kind , for the absolute crazy drivers. 46 yrs in a semi , the lower 48 states , Canada , Alaska - Hands down the worst drivers ,craziest sh*t is Minnesota
"An inch of snow" doesnt mean anything - theyre sliding on black ice, not snow. Honestly the lack of a large amount of snow is probably what caused people to drive a little less safely.
Any footage of Lowry tunnel WB Friday around midnight or so? There was a stalled car in the left lane, but people were still driving fast in that lane despite the overhead signs warning of it. I stopped to see if I could put flares out and help, but quickly realized how dangerous it was after several cars came down the tunnel sideways! Ended up getting the other driver and getting out of there before anyone could crash into me. Too many people going way too fast for what they could handle.
My favorite part of these pile ups is that people just stop on the interstate and act like they don't expect people to slam into them. MOVE AWAY FROM THE CRASH AT ALL COSTS!!!
I used to drive Greyhound buses, and then charter buses from Sacramento to Reno and back over the infamous Donner Pass. This video brings back nightmares of chaining up probably over one hundred times. I'm not driving buses anymore and don't miss that shit!
They should make a special device mandatory for all comercial vehicles that would transmit and receive signals and be automatically activated on impact, or manually by a driver so that drivers within a certain radius would be notified. A simple device can save lives.
West coast girl here. Are insurance rates high in snow areas? If you get into an accident, do your rates go up? Just watching these wrecks increases my blood pressure. Stay safe!
Absolutely ridiculous the amount of people just driving their normal 10-20mph over the speed limit during these storms. It is so frustrating and dangerous. I hate that I have to work during it😭😭
Why I moved from snow country to the south. Got so tired of winters after 64 years, I decided that I had to be where there isn't much of it to deal with, and winter lasts only two months here, compared to the usual 4 to 5 months where I was living.
As a million mile truck driver In 49 states and Canada, Minnesota is shockingly the worst to put out salt in icy weather. They wait until death covers the highway.
It will be interesting to see how FSD handles these various conditions. Theoretically the system will pass information along to other cars; if and when they encounter such conditions. Thus making adjustments and sending more information when the cars encounter those areas in real time. Interesting 🤔
Yes, replacing human skills with computers that never work right is the way to go, LOL. Personal development is the only answer yet too many people are addicted to having someone or something else improve their life.
@@petebusch9069 yes if people would learn to pay attention and slow down and maintain safe distance and not use their phones it would be a wonderful world. However people are irresponsible and you have to limit their actions for safety.
I'm a truck driver who drives in the Twin Cities everyday. It's like a third world country. The self entitlement of drivers is at the highest level I have ever seen.
YEAR AFTER YEAR PEOPLE DON'T LEARN TO SLOW DOWN OR STAY OFF ROADS DURING THIS TYPE OF WEATHER. MAYBE IF THEY TELL PEOPLE TO SPEED UP THEY DO THE OPPOSITE🤔🤔 IM JUST GLAD IM OUT OF THAT WEATHER🥶🥶🥶 STAY WARM EVERYBODY✌️
The median cable guardrail is a good stopper for cars but what about motorcycles? In accidents they often get seriously hurt when the crash into the guardrails, because of this the guardrails in my country and other parts of Europe get an upgrade (dubble row of metal sheets) so they cannot slide under them. How is this problem mitigated with the cables?
I've lost control of my vehicle doing 25 around a curve after driving on the edge of the road because I couldn't see the lines from the snow. Luckily I didn't overcorrect and I was able to regain control. Too many people drive too fast.
How many were trusting their "ALL SEASON" Tires? ..... granted, a dedicated snow tire is no guarantee, but from personal experience, beats any all season hands down.
Minnesotans should already know how to drive in the crappy weather we have. By the time winter is gone, they will remember how to drive then forget summer driving. Yes, I’m a born and bred Minnesotan.
Shocking ‼️ What are you supposed to do if you see BRAKE LIGHTS ⁉️ SLOW DOWN PEOPLE, PAY ATTENTION WHEN YOU SEE BRAKE LIGHTS, SLOW DOWN ‼️these kind of accidents can be so preventable! 🤦♀️
i think the dumbest thing drivers do is NOT MOVE OUT OF THE WAY! Everyone if you're involved in a crash, whether by yourself or another vehicle, please for your safety and others, pull off to the side of the road or to a safer area. You do NOT have to stay where your car comes to rest after a collision. If your vehicle is in the path of other motorists or blocking lanes, you can and should move it if it can still move under its own power. Police will say the same thing, they can reconstruct accident scenes without the vehicles staying where they are. So if your car is ever in a crash and can still move, please for everyone's sake, move it off the freaking road!!!
It really just comes down to out-of-date infrastructure. Ever see how the Autobahn updates speed limits ahead of crashes? Wealthiest country in history of the world, huh?
If money grubbing bosses would just tell workers to stay home on these kinds of days, these things wouldn't happened. No, one day, even a few hours, and "WHOA! I can't let that happen... I'm the BOSS!!" Today it's a little better with that, but years ago bosses were really bastards with that. I remember even getting the old "well I'm made it here!" I wish I had the guts back then to say, "I'd agree, but then we'd both be wrong". How many times I white-knuckled it all the way home and was ready to call the producers of "I Survived" for my story!
Unfortunately many, many people have no idea how to drive defensively and slooww down and if you are in a crash or fender bender and can still move your vehicle get it out of harms way, perhaps you can still help reduce the number of accidents waiting to happen.
whenever it snows or there's ice it's ok 2 go 45 -55-65 or 75 mph if it is the speed limit and what I like 2 do is put my arm outside the driver side door or my whole head without my seatbelt on trusted to have fun
Too many idiots on the road. I drove for a living at one point and that was my biggest complaint. People ignored common sense while driving in bad weather. The law is too lenient. I would snatch licenses left and right for the stupidity that happens on the road.
I know they need to call out for help and make sure nobody else gets hurt, but the officer sounds like he's about to lose it. Almost sounds too hysterical for the situation.
I think this video told me everything wrong with U.S. Highway traffic codes. How come that a driver is not required to remove a blockage of the road immediately. If you hit something, okay, but then move the car out of the way. There is no need to wait for police blocking a highway lane, it's huge risk. If your insurance requires proof, they shouldn't be allowed to require proof who's getting will endanger more traffic and even lives. Also, how come that in the U.S. you are not required to use an emergency triangle and place it at least 120 meters behind an accident site if such is on a highway as is in most European countries. That emergency triangle will warn other drivers to slow down in advance before they reach the accident site. Also, how is it possible that in the U.S. people are not required to use warning indicators on their cars if they see a blockage or any danger ahead, like the end of a traffic jam, things that work in Europe for years, in this case without even being in written traffic law, its like unwritten customary law on a highway to flash your warning indicator function when you see any danger ahead, especially such that requires to slow down gradually quite fast. Besides, in bad weather conditions you will come across sections of European highways, especially German Autobahn, that uses programmable remotely controlled traffic signs to issue warnings of traffic situations and more importantly open and close lanes and reduce the speed limit.
IS MINNESOTA LIKE THIS every winter? Or does it seem like perhaps drivers are getting stoopider and more careless? This and other videos from MN look insane, like driving there when it snows is gambling away the undented condition of your vehicle because something bad is LIKELY to happen??? Wow.
Why is it that each time a person hits their brake and looses control they hit the object they want to avoid? Even the guy at the beginning hitting the pole when a couple of feet either way and he'd be fine. 😂😅
I’m an LEO in a snow state. I constantly hear crash victims say “I was going the speed limit”. They fail to realize that the posted speed limit is for ideal conditions. It is incumbent on the driver to slow down to a safe speed when weather deteriorates. I guess this isn’t taught anymore.
@@SadisticSenpai61 I think if a person has been driving since high school, one should remember how to drive. Most of it is common sense once you've driven in these situations.
Driver: I've lived here all my life. Don't tell me to slow down. This weather is nothing. Officer: License and registration please. Had a few drinks tonight?
Never ceases to amaze me how when you're driving in the snow and your car gets a little loose it knows right where to go to hit a telephone pole or a tree.
It's because people tend to look at and focus on the thing they don't want to hit and end up steering right for the telephone pole. You must look and focus where you want to go to have the best chance of going there.
I've long said, "..that vehicle is in a big hurry to get to their crash". Weigh your hand! Takes less time to delay/change plans than trudge the road of time in physical therapy, work lost, court, insurance falderall, etc. Durrrr. 🙄🤕💯
They need an education as to what will happen, when it is time to stop, from those speeds. It’s hard to believe this is in a Winter climate. Plus the speed going into that tunnel should slow mandatory, in rain and cold/snow. It looks like zombies driving.
... or if the had driven cars with a modern drivetrain / FWD and *not* a RWD + automatic transmission configuration ... which is the worst set-up in slippery conditions, heavy rain or with old tyres. The axle with the lowest friction "wants" to lead - that why the people in the video are crashing. The lack of attention & experience certainly IS a factor, too.
@@f.d.6667 I don't agree, I drive my 4WD pickup in 2WD 99% of the time in Minnesota winter. 4wd only gets you going faster but does nothing to keep you on the road. FWD is the worst if you get loose in a corner so please stop spreading false information.
@@bobby1970 that's because you don't really learn anything important in the drivers ed in the States. Like choosing appropriate speed for conditions or watching out for actions of other drivers
Try being a tow truck operator as we use flashing EMS lights yet most driver's FAIL to slow down or Change lanes because they see no law enforcement at the scenes. Most driver's do not care until after the fact and they face criminal charges. This is a given, proven fact.
I watched Sheriff Fletcher & Deputy Scott travel all over Ramsey County last night. I only seen them slip on one corner the entire 6 1/2 hours they were out. People really need to learn to drive according to the road conditions and pay attention to what’s ahead of them!!!
@@brandons9398 A winter tire has a soft rubber compound that stays soft in the cold. An "all season" tire has a hard rubber compound that gets harder when cold. A very big difference in traction.
@@ducewags Yes I know that, I sold and mounted and balanced tires for many years. However they do not correct the fact of you or whomever over driving the conditions. It was less than an inch of snow, you have to slow down!
I’ve driven on snow and ice enough in my life to still be amazed how fast people drive on it. Sometimes your vehicle can’t handle certain elements but most of the time it’s because they’re going faster than they’re able to control the car.
Why do people feel the need to just sit there and not attept to drive their car to the shoulder. Just because you bounced off of something doesn't mean it wont still drive.
Also sometimes moving a vehicle that was involved in a collision worsens the damage or can cause mechanical damage that may have been initially avoided by turning off the car and not driving it.
The most helpful advice for teaching student drivers I have heard is to tell the student driver that while in slippery conditions "drive as if you do not have any brakes." Thus, the necessary heightened awareness kicks in for: speed, distance between vehicles, vehicle weight, etc.
I was about 17, coming home from a concert, started coming down a hill at about 80-85. (This was the 57 fwy in LA…speed limit 65) My buddy asked me: “If your brakes went out right now, how would you stop us?” “Ummm…I don’t think I would” That was over 20 years ago…and I still carry that sentiment anytime I’m driving. “What’s the back up plan” In climbing, you always have a redundant safety system, whenever possible. You don’t ever rely on 1 system to always work perfectly. Driving should be the same.
Point the steering wheel in the direction you want to go. Real simple concept that would significantly reduce overcorrecting and fishtailing. Other simple concepts that would improve control of vehicles: Using appropriate tires Knowing what speed is safe for your vehicle, and knowing the limits of traction(it snowed recently? When you first start driving in a safe area, hit the brakes and figure out where abs kicks in). Don't drive faster than you can see.
There is absolutely ZERO education opportunities for training on how to drive on ice, at least that I know of. Drivers ed completely skips over this and does not give a student the opportunity on a closed course to develop their ice driving skills. This is the problem and the best our pathetic society can come up with is to slow down despite the fact that we prove every winter this does not solve the problem. Slowing down may help but is FAR from being the solution.
I'm a born and raised Minnesotan and every winter I'm still amazed at the sheer idiocy of people when it comes to driving in these conditions. If it's this bad I don't go out but for people who have no choice; slow down! Take it very easy and be aware of your surroundings at all times, it may take you longer but the results are worth it. Arrive alive!
To drivers who get caught in an accident... Unless there is a reason to immediately get out of your vehicle (fire, other life threatening conditions), the safest thing you can do is to remain in your vehicle. As you can plainly see, the guy who is exiting his vehicle nearly gets hit by another vehicle. At a bare minimum, while in your vehicle, you are protected by the steel chassis. There's also the fact that unless you have winter tires, you really should not be driving anywhere near that fast with those kinds of road conditions. Even with winter tires, it is better to be careful.
Your timely videos remind me that even though it just seemed like a light snow, I was right to drive slower back roads home. Took me an hour instead of half an hour but it was worth it. Thank you!
Funny idea I had during this video: On days like this, someone from either the city's town hall ; the police department or hospitals could get all the TV channels and alike to show a warning of the current weather for at least a minute saying "In bad conditions, don't approach the speed limit, stay between 20 to 10 mph slower" *-And what I said above is the polite version of my first thought* " SLOW THE FUCK DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON SNOW! The speed limit if 55mph? DON'T GO ABOVE 45MPH! "
All wheel drive/4 wheel drive only MAGNIFIES your ineptness, inexperience and/or stupidity while driving in inclement weather. All you need to do is slow the hell down…..
Vehicle spins wildly out of control slamming into ditched cars while the next driver passes by uneventfully as if he were just popping out to pick up some milk. Use your head people.
