and its still dumping
Snowed in, Castle rock area of the Santa Cruz mts
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damn...it's in the 70's here
i agree... as long as they aren t coming towards me in my rear view mirror !!stosh said:
you should see some of the texan champions that arrive here in germany and have their first day ever driving in snow... talk about madness...
well the same dummies are up here....just spent the last two hours dealing with crashed cars, downed powerlines and trees...
when i was in colorado some djs on the radio were laughing their asses off that 2" of snow in virginia caused over 100 accidents.stosh said:
professionalschicodude said:
...seriously, i think it s just laughing at someones misfortune... we all love it..
how can people who live there have never seen snow ??? trips me out... i mean its what - 2 or 3 hours drive to the mountains from out there yeah ??? (not SC)...
partsbara said:professionals
seriously, i think it s just laughing at someones misfortune... we all love it..
how can people who live there have never seen snow ??? trips me out... i mean its what - 2 or 3 hours drive to the mountains from out there yeah ??? (not SC)...
Some people are terrified of driving in it, which would explain why they wouldn't go looking for it.
If it snow at school here, parent freak and take their kids out early. I think this town is about ****ty of a place to have to drive in the snow.
The worse is the first big snowfall in the Sierras. My fellow Bay Areans will drive out to look at it, sometimes before the CalTrans tire chain check begin, and they will stuck in the dozens.partsbara said:professionals
seriously, i think it s just laughing at someones misfortune... we all love it..
how can people who live there have never seen snow ??? trips me out... i mean its what - 2 or 3 hours drive to the mountains from out there yeah ??? (not SC)...
shame there aren t a few more scared people then... keep things less crowded...chicodude said:Some people are terrified of driving in it, which would explain why they wouldn't go looking for it.
some people are scared of anything... i vote they stay home and watch american idol... the outdoors is lame... TV is the future... plasma beotchhhhh
I drive in marin every day & they are by far the worst drivers I've seen anywhere in the country... actually, I'll break that out to the entire bay area... no control over their vehicles + a preocupation with mobile devices while driving.sanjuro said:drove in that weather, sure i would get into a wreck. Unfortunately, Marin people are not so adept at bad-weather driving:
One of the reasons i bought a volvo
Forget snow most people here in Cali. can't handle rain. The other thing that make me chuckle is seing people out in a little drizzle with their wipers on super turbo mode.stosh said:
Dude, SoCal drivers freak out if the freeway lanes merge. They still don't understand how to drive in "foul" weather.maxyedor said:Forget snow most people here in Cali. can't handle rain. The other thing that make me chuckle is seing people out in a little drizzle with their wipers on super turbo mode.
Looking at the snow this past week from santa clara has been awesome. I need to take my road bike up there.....
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Hell really is freezing over.
snow driving is a good skill to have. I live in the pnw but am visiting AZ this week. While I was in Flagstaff this weekend, they got TWO FEET in 24 hours. Heh, and I'm in a borrowed subaru, no problem there.
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maxyedor said:Forget snow most people here in Cali. can't handle rain. The other thing that make me chuckle is seing people out in a little drizzle with their wipers on super turbo mode.
In socal maybe. At my house its not uncommon to get 8 inches of rain in a day.
Umm, who said CO knows how to deal with snow? It took me 4 hours to drive from Vail to Boulder (115 miles) because of the obscenely slow traffic in a small snow storm. I don't get it.gnurider1080 said:
Holy exaggeration Batman!chicodude said:
Funny, I think Volvo drivers are some of the worse.dump said:I drive in marin every day & they are by far the worst drivers I've seen anywhere in the country... actually, I'll break that out to the entire bay area... no control over their vehicles + a preocupation with mobile devices while driving.
One of the reasons i bought a volvo
Mostly, I think it is important that driving somewhat aggressively is key to safe driving: like maintaining a decent speed in your lane, even if it is 10 miles over the speed limit. Then cars who are maintaining a certain speed will not have to brake when a Volvo driver is doing a "safe" 60 mph, particularily in the left lane.
I am sure this will create a storm about safe driving, but what happened was the first time I drove to Skeggs, I was on I-280 when I saw a sign saying my exit was a 1 1/2 away. To be safe I merged over to the right lane right then.
Anyway, I come over a rise, and there is a Volvo wagon braking, trying to maintain a 50-55mph speed. I was doing 65-70 (and I believe 65mph is the limit on 280), a very natural speed given that I was headed downhill. The Volvo had no cars in front of it for at least a quarter mile nor did it get off at the next exit, so it is had no reason to brake.
I had to slam on the brakes to avoid rear-ending the Volvo, forcing the pickup behind me to swerve into the next lane over to avoid rear ending me. The truck then swerved out-of-control back into my lane, which I then swerved into the shoulder to avoid getting sideswiped.
I remember how mad the truck driver was at me until he realized it was the Volvo who cause this whole mess. The truck driver started tailgating the Volvo in retribution, and I got in front of the Volvo to block it.
It was the only time I had a partner in my road rage.
you haven t met mesanjuro said:
... i m the guy flashing my high beams at you as you crawl in the overtaking lane - get over !!... usually you won t see me cause i m pegged at 200 kmph (about 130mph)...i will miss driving in germany
There is no such thing as "snowed in."
Sh*t most drivers here can't handle dry/clear conditions.:mumble:maxyedor said:Forget snow most people here in Cali. can't handle rain. The other thing that make me chuckle is seing people out in a little drizzle with their wipers on super turbo mode.
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Yeah - it's a real rip in the ass to see the stupid asses from up north move down here and crash in the rain. I also love how inconsiderate they are. It has been a steady influx of imports ruining our roads. Please take all of your "cold weather" drivers back. Thank you.stosh said:
The funniest thing is that 2 inches of snow in Denver causes the same. :mumble:gnurider1080 said:
$hit - they have trouble driving when it's sunny and dry.stevew said:
The Blizzard of '02 was an official "snow-in" here. I had 48" of settled snow in my back yard in two days. That storm kicked ass!I Are Baboon said:
The right lane is the "slow lane" - I never get too torqued over people driving slowly in the slow lane. Just keep them the f**k out of the fast lanes.sanjuro said:
You should pay more attention to closing speeds to avoid emergency maneuvers like that.
