I've driven all over this country in all kinds of horrible weather. Why these people were driving so fast in that kind of weather conditions is beyond me.
Cause they don't know better. I've been on the Interstate on horribly icy roads and blowing snow where you couldn't see ten feet in front of you and had semis blow by me like I was standing still! Then you can't see anything through what they kick up.
If in a car or pickup....once this stuff starts, drive OFF the road into the field as far as you can go. A tow truck 24 hours later is MUCH better than getting crushed by a semi. Get into the corn NOW !!
Is that the knowledgeable advice? --Because I just asked for such info at the last vid... "What do I do with my 4 cylinder, compact?" I asked 'should I back up and move to the outside lane?' But you tell me to actually move entirely off the roadway? Seriously!? Please respond. :-)
I said IF you find yourself in that position....get off the road. You are a caged rat if you stay on the road and you'll literally be risking your life to save the expense of a tow. Also...and this is very important. NEVER back up on an interstate. NEVER !! Clear and sunny or snowy as hell.....NEVER back up.
But there are children in the corn...I know, i saw the movie. Seriously, that's why i drive a heavily modified Toyota 4x4 pickup. I may not be able to go faster than 64mph, but i can go anywhere slow.
Drove for a living for 26 years. In snow drive slow with your flashers on and leave VERY BIG gaps in front of you and throw the schedule out the window! Also if things get real bad find a place to hunker down while waiting for the plows and salt spreaders. These simple things got me through a lot of bad weather days while when I got back to the depot to hear about the another macho driver going to see the boss because he slid into a bunch of cars.
Apparently the person posting can't show the pileup because someone got hurt. So he/she can only show vehicles bumping into each other on icy roads. I guess anything else is just too traumatic for the snowflakes online to see.
@bou path Because highways are generally better roads. Local roads will be snow and ice covered along with all the bumps and unevenness will put you in the ditch.
My former company was always good about letting their driver's stay parked on days like this. It was a major factor in why I stayed with them instead of jumping for more money. I survived fourteen years that way and appreciated when I was seeing more commercial vehicle bans on highways during these types of storms in more recent years.
This is why Truckers should not stop using CBs during operation of the vehicle. In the 80s and 90s, CBs were special tools used to let other drivers know of upcoming conditions that they were approaching. I can't understand why most people nowadays don't use them. The use of a CB will save countless lives. It's not about old-school, it's about safety.
Saint Annie The radios arent used so much anymore because of the perverts,radio rambos and other morons running their mouth on it nonstop. Anymore listening to the radio is about on par with a 2nd grade playground
Besides all of the garbage. They are still a necessary part of trucking. Especially in weather like this, music off, cellphones off, CB on. All attention to the task at hand.
Saint Annie I gave my worthless CB away. The atmosphere in my cab improved immediatly without the filthy thing. There are so many people screwing with truckers that you can't believe anything on that CB.
a lot of companies today do not allow CBs in their company trucks, sad really, it helps so much if you run into an area like this or get lost and don't have access to a map
Are they even using studded or winter tires? If not then good luck with that... Greetings from Finland, where winter tires are compulsory 1.11. -31.3. ("winter months") or if weather requires them to be used, so basically you need to use them 4-5 months easily (yeah, long winters or ar least roads are snowy or icy late fall and early springtime). Studded tires are illegal during the summer times or when those are not clearly needed anymore.
There's alot of useful footage here! Starting with the first blue rig. The tractor trailer's maintaining a safe speed and following distance, were able to avoid near collisions. Some keep their trucks under professional contorl. Very good job!
I noticed that as well. I’ve been driving trucks for 28 years now. I found myself saying “slow down now, slow down now…good job” to the truck drivers and by gosh, they did! That’s what professional truck driving looks like. Sadly, not all truck drivers do this, which is a major source of frustration amongst those of us who DO drive like pros and care about our good driving records. They make us look bad to the motoring public and we just hate that. Just for the record, I have over 2.6 million accident free miles.
One glaring thing we see here is none these drivers had the slightest idea they were driving too fast for conditions until they tried to stop---especially the trucks!!!
The Landstar and Knight trucks were going too fast for conditions but did you notice the blue truck? His/her trailer started to jackknife but he/she smartly let off of the brakes to regain traction. Plus, he/she (I’m a truck driver too and I know plenty of women who drive, hence the excessive pronouns) was able to get stopped in time without colliding with anyone, so, by definition, he/she was not going too fast for conditions. Nice job on his/her part.
Then nobody should drive for that kind of company. It is going to be bad this winter. Nearly everyone is going to drive way too fast in these conditions like they always do on a dry day. I just know it.
Yes instead they use their 4 ways driving down the road with no hazard ahead of them, just because of whiteout conditions that everybody can see, just causes everyone around them to be able to see less due to the blinding lights flashing. They're hazards not weather warning lights
I don't think that they should plow snow from the shoulder or the way left side of the road. Did you see how useful the pile of snow was to the semi truck when he needed to stop?
Thank you!! That's me too. I get yelled at sometimes, but I will always pull over and let folks go by if possible and I ALWAYS get where I'm going safe and in one piece. If roads are icy 45 is about as fast as anyone should be going (slower if conditions dictate). I picked that up in a NHTS class years ago. Never let anyone pressure you into going faster than you feel safe.
I have gone through all the terrible weather without an accident, as a truck driver. The vast majority of such accidents are due to those driving without due fear of the conditions.
You should look at it now in El Paso, Illinois. Feb-17-2022 . They had 100+ vehicle pile up & thats just 72 miles upstream from Elkhart, IL. Mention in the title of the video. Crazy
Great video nice captures, 👍 most of this can be avoided if you slow down and pay attention far ahead of you. This is typical of interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between New Jersey and Harrisburg the area that I'm familiar with. In conditions like this it's a good idea to also turn on your hazard flashers (FOUR WAYS). Some are in a hurry as I'm constantly getting people up my ass and or passing me. Not a good time to be goofing off on your cell phone and I see a lot of that. I recall the winter when we had that whiteout up here on I 78, no one slowed down and of course ended up with a multi pile up.
Those people standing next to their car, next to the icy highway, with a semi truck close to sweeping them off the highway and out of life! Oh my God!! I can’t watch anymore...
Half of that is from people seeing the car ads showing a car or suv doing like 80 though the snow with 3 kids in the back and thinking they can do that too.
I remember driving along in my mom's Civic doing the speed limit (55 mph) when freezing rain suddenly began to fall. I start to slow down by releasing the throttle, then the car in front of the car in front of me lost control. He spun off the side of the road, and rolled his car (later it caught fire...he survived without a scratch). I couldn't stop--I was skating on ice, but somehow the guy in front of me could. So I ended up driving off the road into a field. It took a 4x4 tractor to get me loose.
I never removed mine. It would be silent for days at a time and then I'd hear a warning about something in the road shouted and I'd avoid it only because I heard it a few seconds ahead of time.
@@mmcken3354 highways in America close too. There are gates at the tops of onramps in Minnesota.... People just need to drive slow and with their lights on. The incompetent drivers in this video deserve to lose their vehicles. Its the decent drivers who get hit by morons that I feel for. But hey, thats why we require insurance to operate a vehicle.
Dan Addis well do not think like that, you saw how foggy those roads are which makes it you don't get to see them in time to be able to stop, not only that but the roads are ridiculously slippery, so even if you do see them you will still not be able to stop immediately you will slide even if your going slow, like how you saw that truck trailer, its trailer went all sideways and it kept gliding across the road till it hit something
I'm a truck driver, 23 years, and most of these truck drivers on this video, were driving to fast for the conditions... and Its federal CSA law, that trucks are to travel 300 feet (a football field) apart from any vehicle in front of them. Also do not use the brakes, on icy roads, and the heavier the load, the better traction you have... I have been trained, & certified how to drive and stop, and keep from jack-knifing a truck on ice... If you go into a skid, push in the clutch pedal, if (Automatic trans) let off throttle, look out the mirror (drivers side) and steer to keep the trailer straight, engage the clutch and go on down the road... Air brakes are set-up to stop 45,000 lbs, if you are lighter, they will lock-up, and skid... A sliding tire will move faster than a rolling tire.
I'm not a truck driver. But how about ABS or ALB brakes (whatever you prefer to call them)? A fully loaded truck in Finland (76 metric tons on 9 axles, thats 167 500 lbs) has them. Actually required by law. It has to be safer! Those kind of stockpiles are very rare here in Finland and Scandinavia.
I agree with most of what you said, I do use my brakes a bit to make sure im leaving the top of a downgrade at a slow enough speed that I will not have to use them on the downgrade or barely use them. when other drivers see that, (and theyre right on my ass ) they freak out! Im not gonna let my rig go up to 65 mph on roads like that. so usually I just park it
Please everyone driving in winter install a set of good snow tires it really makes a difference. It could save your life. Speaking as a Canadian Driver.
I was one of the drivers in the accidents along i55 yesterday and was wondering if you could release to me the video of it unedited? State trooper told me I was very fortunate to be alive. Spun out of control, into the ditch, bounced back out and flew under a semi.
Glad to hear you were OK! The accident I captured but didn't show was a car rear-ending a semi. One of the occupants was loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher. This was right at the Elkhart exit on I-55 northbound.
70. I didn't realize there was ice on the ground honestly. When I realized it was too fast, I began to slow down and my car started to spin. Far too fast and my own fault, honestly.
2 reasons: If it was my family, I wouldn't want their injury accident being shown. I am trying to treat the subjects of my videos how I would want my family to be treated. Also, it is against UA-cam's community guidelines to show people getting hurt. My channel's monetization could be taken away if I showed injury crashes.
You do know there are some of us that have seen fatal collisions happen right in front of us right? Or two kids thrown to their death when the bed of the pick up truck they were riding in run a red light. Just hope you don't have to see anything like that in your life.
Really dude! You don’t show a snowy hard to see far away accident because “the occupants sustained injuries” Lame!!!!! Don’t post anymore if your not going to show the whole thing.
Every one of these videos is full of commentors calling all the drivers "idiots." These commentors are the people who are most likely to CAUSE such accidents, since they are so confident that THEY would do the RIGHT thing. Nearly everyone DID slow down. They've driven thousands of hours without issues. What you SHOULD learn is that conditions can get so bad so quickly that you can't predict what you SHOULD do, and instead have only seconds to try to minimize the disaster.
From Minnesota, so understand the icy snow-covered roads thing. Every Fall we have to reacquaint ourselves with Winter Drive Rules. Slow down, watch out for other drivers, use roads frequently traveled, know you and your car's abilities, and when you start to slide aim for something cheap.
From north central Illinois. We don't get as much snow as you do, but we get more freezing rain. IMHO, much more dangerous. Contributes to black ice conditions. I used to drive LTL freight and drove in conditions like this many times. The worst I witness was a morning in mid April, mind you, when the temp dropped to zero and a light glaze had formed on the highway. Fortunately, no pile up but many vehicles in the ditch and I also witnessed a good number of those happening.
cars should follow the railroad "Restricting signal aspect" in these types of weather conditions... Restricted speed is defined differently by different railroads but the core element A speed that will permit stopping within one-half the range of vision. It will also permit stopping short of a train, a car, an obstruction, a stop signal, a derail, or an improperly lined switch. It must permit looking out for broken rail. It will not exceed 15 mph.
closed this as soon as you removed video because someone was hurt. do you honestly think someone typed in "interstate pileup" and expected to not see anyone hurt?
Phantom309 Studded tires will do no good if you are on roads like that with people that don't have them. Better to stay at home with ready to bake pizza,hot tea,cheesecake,etc. and play video games. At least that's what I do.
Meh. 43 years of driving in snowy/icy conditions. No accidents, not even a slide into a ditch. Of course, there is a certain logic to the idea that, if you never go out or do anything, you minimize your risk of being hurt.
Bob, not sure where you're from, so I'm not sure if you are familiar with the area of this crash. I am a first responder in this county where this happened. That area where the crash happened in particular, has a lot of commuters for work about 30 miles from each other on the interstate. This happened right around the time people would be getting off of work and heading home. Hope that helps answer your question.
TIP: DO NOT DRIVE ON THE SNOW THAT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE. IT CREATES RESISTANCE WHICH FORCES THE VEHICLE SIDEWAYS. IF YOU HAVE TO, LET OFF GAS PEDAL. THIS WILL PREVENT SPIN OUT.
No they don't. Driving jobs are plentiful enough, that I will tell the company when I am going to drive not them. If they fire me fine, I was looking for a job when I found this one. I wil find another. Something will come up.
I'm a truck driver and when the weather gets like this, I'm off the road. Sure I'll lose money and get an earful from my dispatch, but no freight is worth your life and the lives of other people.
If conditions worsen and roads are closed, it is hell finding a place to park since truck stops and rest areas will be full. That is why I do not even begin to drive at all.
And all these guys had to do is slow down,every one of them were driving too fast for the road conditions and weather. These professionals are the first ones to cry about insurance rates increasing.
"It's a nice snowy day where the roads all slippery and I can't see 2 feet in front of me! I better get into my car and driver fast and tailgate to see what accident insurance I can collect today"
Too many people driving too fast for conditions and tailgating.I just get off the road and wait til the middle of the night when the children posing as truckdrivers are asleep and off the road.A lot easier drive then
Well said. Maybe it's time to enforce installation of front and rear video cameras so this stupidity gets recorded officially so we can get imbecile drivers off the road for good.
Actually, you are better off with an automatic, i live in Wyoming and had both standard and auto. Shifting down will break the tires loose and put you sideways faster than you react. This is from my own experience, and trust me, i'm 65 yrs old and been sideways, backwards, upside down and inside out, shifting up or down on ice will haunt you for a long time
Dan, glad to see you take the position with regards to copyright protection. Agreed. Good camera work, I shoot in these conditions as well, not easy. Well done.
Patience and not driving fast will get you to your destination, not a 4WD. People as we all know aren't patient. Drove home the other day in a half inch of ice on the highway, the only people I saw sliding around or in a ditch were 4 wheel drive trucks and jeeps, interestingly enough. I took my time in my Caliber and made it home fine. People also seem to think that 4 wheel drive is some sort of magical device that will keep their car on the road no matter what.
I've driven all over this country in all kinds of horrible weather. Why these people were driving so fast in that kind of weather conditions is beyond me.
People just cant comprehend you can only 25-30 mph tops in this
Cause they don't know better. I've been on the Interstate on horribly icy roads and blowing snow where you couldn't see ten feet in front of you and had semis blow by me like I was standing still! Then you can't see anything through what they kick up.
Cause we Illinoisans be driving like this all the time in snow some are worst and drift everywhere they go having fun.
That's what I don't get is way they are driving so fast
@@yago4031 road rage is a national epidemic...
If in a car or pickup....once this stuff starts, drive OFF the road into the field as far as you can go. A tow truck 24 hours later is MUCH better than getting crushed by a semi. Get into the corn NOW !!
Is that the knowledgeable advice? --Because I just asked for such info at the last vid... "What do I do with my 4 cylinder, compact?" I asked 'should I back up and move to the outside lane?' But you tell me to actually move entirely off the roadway? Seriously!? Please respond. :-)
RD S I got a better idea,how about just plain as day not drive in the condition the roads r in
I said IF you find yourself in that position....get off the road. You are a caged rat if you stay on the road and you'll literally be risking your life to save the expense of a tow. Also...and this is very important. NEVER back up on an interstate. NEVER !! Clear and sunny or snowy as hell.....NEVER back up.
But there are children in the corn...I know, i saw the movie.
Seriously, that's why i drive a heavily modified Toyota 4x4 pickup. I may not be able to go faster than 64mph, but i can go anywhere slow.
My favorite is the 2 people standing outside their car as a semi drifts sideways towards them
Blinding snow and people still drive like idiots and a lot do not have their lights on.
Most were driving too fast for the conditions
John O'Quinn Nothing gets past you huh?
Actually, most everyone was driving with caution. That's why there was no 'pileup'.
Thanks cap'
Usually the case.
Drove for a living for 26 years. In snow drive slow with your flashers on and leave VERY BIG gaps in front of you and throw the schedule out the window! Also if things get real bad find a place to hunker down while waiting for the plows and salt spreaders. These simple things got me through a lot of bad weather days while when I got back to the depot to hear about the another macho driver going to see the boss because he slid into a bunch of cars.
Labels video as pile up. Doesn't show pile up...
ClickBait.!!!!
0.55 do you even know what a pile up is?
Apparently the person posting can't show the pileup because someone got hurt. So he/she can only show vehicles bumping into each other on icy roads. I guess anything else is just too traumatic for the snowflakes online to see.
@@jackymullins4144 I think there may have been a death which could be too gruesome to be shown?
@@jackymullins4144 #FACTS
Eighteen-wheeling in the winter: what a tough, miserable job.
@bou path Local roads are usually worse than highways.
@bou path Because highways are generally better roads. Local roads will be snow and ice covered along with all the bumps and unevenness will put you in the ditch.
@bou path
Smaller roads are usually 2 lane and no divider. More chance of head on collision.
They shouldn't drive at all in the ice
@@cristooreal7996 unfortunately some people don't have a choice to only drive on only perfect roads
Last scene where the Semi driver avoids the truck that loses control and spins out is cool,calm, and great driving skill!!!
yah, I bet the driver of that pickup needed to change his drawers after that one.
shocked he didn't get smacked hard.. the trucker amazed me~
2wd, rear wheel drive with no weight in the bed, driving half on the shoulder. Not good!
Every winter I come back and watch some whiteout crashes to give me a healthy dose of ‘don’t drive like an idiot because you’re in a hurry’
Same! I've spent some time learning the hard way, but when it comes to this, id rather learn from watching others!
My former company was always good about letting their driver's stay parked on days like this. It was a major factor in why I stayed with them instead of jumping for more money. I survived fourteen years that way and appreciated when I was seeing more commercial vehicle bans on highways during these types of storms in more recent years.
Amen and Amen
This is why Truckers should not stop using CBs during operation of the vehicle. In the 80s and 90s, CBs were special tools used to let other drivers know of upcoming conditions that they were approaching. I can't understand why most people nowadays don't use them. The use of a CB will save countless lives. It's not about old-school, it's about safety.
Saint Annie The radios arent used so much anymore because of the perverts,radio rambos and other morons running their mouth on it nonstop. Anymore listening to the radio is about on par with a 2nd grade playground
Besides all of the garbage. They are still a necessary part of trucking. Especially in weather like this, music off, cellphones off, CB on. All attention to the task at hand.
They still had the big pileups in the 70's/80's/90's when CBs were highly popular.
Some of the biggest pileups on record happened then.
Saint Annie
I gave my worthless CB away. The atmosphere in my cab improved immediatly without the filthy thing.
There are so many people screwing with truckers that you can't believe anything on that CB.
a lot of companies today do not allow CBs in their company trucks, sad really, it helps so much if you run into an area like this or get lost and don't have access to a map
Are they even using studded or winter tires? If not then good luck with that...
Greetings from Finland, where winter tires are compulsory 1.11. -31.3. ("winter months") or if weather requires them to be used, so basically you need to use them 4-5 months easily (yeah, long winters or ar least roads are snowy or icy late fall and early springtime).
Studded tires are illegal during the summer times or when those are not clearly needed anymore.
There's alot of useful footage here! Starting with the first blue rig. The tractor trailer's maintaining a safe speed and following distance, were able to avoid near collisions. Some keep their trucks under professional contorl. Very good job!
Best drivers on the road are the big truck drivers.
God Bless 'em all.
I noticed that as well. I’ve been driving trucks for 28 years now. I found myself saying “slow down now, slow down now…good job” to the truck drivers and by gosh, they did! That’s what professional truck driving looks like. Sadly, not all truck drivers do this, which is a major source of frustration amongst those of us who DO drive like pros and care about our good driving records. They make us look bad to the motoring public and we just hate that. Just for the record, I have over 2.6 million accident free miles.
I always found a parking lot with a cafe next door when this kind of
weather happened..
Haha that's actually funny and very true. I rather stay at home and rest than risk my life or others for money.
Smart person!!! If there were more people like you, more people would be going home to their families instead of going to the morgue!
Then you would stay home trough the winter in Bosnia and some parts of Croatia. We also have winds that can reach 200 kmh.
One glaring thing we see here is none these drivers had the slightest idea they were driving too fast for conditions until they tried to stop---especially the trucks!!!
The Landstar and Knight trucks were going too fast for conditions but did you notice the blue truck? His/her trailer started to jackknife but he/she smartly let off of the brakes to regain traction. Plus, he/she (I’m a truck driver too and I know plenty of women who drive, hence the excessive pronouns) was able to get stopped in time without colliding with anyone, so, by definition, he/she was not going too fast for conditions. Nice job on his/her part.
Just an FYI when it's snowing you should slow down because snow is slippery.
You're welcome.
exactly fdy, Exactly
With such low visibility I wouldn't be out there. Amazing that so many of these people were driving too fast for conditions.
Semi Trucks should shut down under these conditions. I wouldn't care if I got fired for refusing to work. There's plenty of people hiring.
Then nobody should drive for that kind of company. It is going to be bad this winter. Nearly everyone is going to drive way too fast in these conditions like they always do on a dry day. I just know it.
it's always the same. Heavy snow, snow covered icy roads and drivers are driving waaaaay too fast... Nice video btw ;o)
How much is waaaaay too fast in these conditions ?
@@chriskuehne6945 40
@Chris Kuehne Posted speed limit is too fast.
Back in the day people would put their 4 way flashers on when something was going on to slow everyone down, no one does that anymore.
I do
Jerry Arnold, - well since they are all Texting, they dont think about safety...
It is sad....
Yes instead they use their 4 ways driving down the road with no hazard ahead of them, just because of whiteout conditions that everybody can see, just causes everyone around them to be able to see less due to the blinding lights flashing. They're hazards not weather warning lights
I don't think that they should plow snow from the shoulder or the way left side of the road. Did you see how useful the pile of snow was to the semi truck when he needed to stop?
This video shows some awesome truckers avoiding these accidents, impressive, while some of the smaller vehicles bump right into someone else.
Most of the truckers are driving just as recklessly. If you’re jackknifing to a stop you’re driving way too fast.
Thank you for not having commercials! It’s nice to just watch the videos! :)
I'm like that little white car going 20 mph while everyone passes me. & I have an awd plus 4 wheel drive jeep. But I make it where I need to go!
EXACTLY ... WHY IS THAT SO HARD FOR PEOPLE TO FIGURE OUT 👍👍👍
If you're doing 20mph on the interstate, get off of the interstate.
Thank you!! That's me too. I get yelled at sometimes, but I will always pull over and let folks go by if possible and I ALWAYS get where I'm going safe and in one piece. If roads are icy 45 is about as fast as anyone should be going (slower if conditions dictate). I picked that up in a NHTS class years ago. Never let anyone pressure you into going faster than you feel safe.
Winter tires are more important than AWD.
Pat, we need more drivers like you. good work.
Why does no one ever have a flair....just asking....
do you have at least one in your vehicle?
If your not going to show the wreck, why show the video?
I have gone through all the terrible weather without an accident, as a truck driver. The vast majority of such accidents are due to those driving without due fear of the conditions.
You should look at it now in El Paso, Illinois. Feb-17-2022 . They had 100+ vehicle pile up & thats just 72 miles upstream from Elkhart, IL. Mention in the title of the video. Crazy
One recommended car pile up video and now I can't stop watching them
Ikr me either
Why exactly is that white pickup stopped in the middle of the road? No flashers to top it off.
Great video nice captures, 👍 most of this can be avoided if you slow down and pay attention far ahead of you. This is typical of interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between New Jersey and Harrisburg the area that I'm familiar with. In conditions like this it's a good idea to also turn on your hazard flashers (FOUR WAYS). Some are in a hurry as I'm constantly getting people up my ass and or passing me. Not a good time to be goofing off on your cell phone and I see a lot of that. I recall the winter when we had that whiteout up here on I 78, no one slowed down and of course ended up with a multi pile up.
Don't use your hazards unless your in trouble or see trouble and are trying to warn others. Simple driving with your hazards on is a hazard.
A simple case of hurry up and get nowhere fast.
What it the state would have put salt down before the snow storm happened would the state go broke?
1:45 I'm thinking that's not a good place to stand
Those people standing next to their car, next to the icy highway, with a semi truck close to sweeping them off the highway and out of life! Oh my God!! I can’t watch anymore...
Half of that is from people seeing the car ads showing a car or suv doing like 80 though the snow with 3 kids in the back and thinking they can do that too.
Ska Bob
That’s true!
Ska Bob
The dumbest commercials on tv are about cars.
Cars izz gettin' smarter, peeples izz gettin' stoopider.
Where was the pileup?
I remember driving along in my mom's Civic doing the speed limit (55 mph) when freezing rain suddenly began to fall. I start to slow down by releasing the throttle, then the car in front of the car in front of me lost control. He spun off the side of the road, and rolled his car (later it caught fire...he survived without a scratch). I couldn't stop--I was skating on ice, but somehow the guy in front of me could. So I ended up driving off the road into a field. It took a 4x4 tractor to get me loose.
Lol
I missed that by a few miles that day. Almost lost my truck so decided it was time for a break. Road was crystal clear in like an hour
this is where a cb is worth its weight in gold. but today's drivers don't use them
p2o8wer my cb was silent for 4 years before I removed it.
Had a CB in my truck when I was OTR and it was nothing but vileness and lotsa swearing on it
I never removed mine. It would be silent for days at a time and then I'd hear a warning about something in the road shouted and I'd avoid it only because I heard it a few seconds ahead of time.
Ham radio is better than CB. Licenses are easy to get and the equipment is cheaper these days. Nothing unacceptable on the air between users either.
joe woodchuck people on ham radios are not driving around.
This is what happens when drivers do not adjust their speeds for these conditions! The only solution is not to drive, period!
highways in Europe are not open when conditions are like this, let alone semi- trucks traveling.
@@mmcken3354 highways in America close too.
There are gates at the tops of onramps in Minnesota....
People just need to drive slow and with their lights on.
The incompetent drivers in this video deserve to lose their vehicles. Its the decent drivers who get hit by morons that I feel for. But hey, thats why we require insurance to operate a vehicle.
Dan Addis well do not think like that, you saw how foggy those roads are which makes it you don't get to see them in time to be able to stop, not only that but the roads are ridiculously slippery, so even if you do see them you will still not be able to stop immediately you will slide even if your going slow, like how you saw that truck trailer, its trailer went all sideways and it kept gliding across the road till it hit something
Right. There's always going to be that 1 idiot that thinks the conditions don't apply to them
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I'm a truck driver, 23 years, and most of these truck drivers on this video, were driving to fast for the conditions... and Its federal CSA law, that trucks are to travel 300 feet (a football field) apart from any vehicle in front of them. Also do not use the brakes, on icy roads, and the heavier the load, the better traction you have... I have been trained, & certified how to drive and stop, and keep from jack-knifing a truck on ice... If you go into a skid, push in the clutch pedal, if (Automatic trans) let off throttle, look out the mirror (drivers side) and steer to keep the trailer straight, engage the clutch and go on down the road... Air brakes are set-up to stop 45,000 lbs, if you are lighter, they will lock-up, and skid... A sliding tire will move faster than a rolling tire.
I'm not a truck driver. But how about ABS or ALB brakes (whatever you prefer to call them)? A fully loaded truck in Finland (76 metric tons on 9 axles, thats 167 500 lbs) has them. Actually required by law. It has to be safer! Those kind of stockpiles are very rare here in Finland and Scandinavia.
I agree with most of what you said, I do use my brakes a bit to make sure im leaving the top of a downgrade at a slow enough speed that I will not have to use them on the downgrade or barely use them. when other drivers see that, (and theyre right on my ass ) they freak out! Im not gonna let my rig go up to 65 mph on roads like that. so usually I just park it
What is the point of the video if you cut the best parts out?
Obviously driving too fast and not keeping your distance. I have no sympathy
me neither.....
Yep after watching these videos for years it's one thing I see that's always consistent, people are driving way too fast for the conditions
The problem is they rear end and crash into the people going a reasonable spees
Please everyone driving in winter install a set of good snow tires it really makes a difference. It could save your life. Speaking as a Canadian Driver.
I was one of the drivers in the accidents along i55 yesterday and was wondering if you could release to me the video of it unedited? State trooper told me I was very fortunate to be alive. Spun out of control, into the ditch, bounced back out and flew under a semi.
Glad to hear you were OK! The accident I captured but didn't show was a car rear-ending a semi. One of the occupants was loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher. This was right at the Elkhart exit on I-55 northbound.
I am almost positive that was my accident.
What was you mph when you lost control?
Probaly to fast!!
70. I didn't realize there was ice on the ground honestly. When I realized it was too fast, I began to slow down and my car started to spin. Far too fast and my own fault, honestly.
tell me again how automated self driving cars and trucks will make this better?
Not shown due to injuries?
Unless a human head is visibly seen flying through the air, I think it's quite fine.
why does it say “not shown due to the occupants sustaining injuries”? will that get you demonetized?
I think it's just out of respect for the person injured
Why you hiding the collision? Unless it's fatal we should be able to see it.
Because it could be used in court.
2 reasons: If it was my family, I wouldn't want their injury accident being shown. I am trying to treat the subjects of my videos how I would want my family to be treated. Also, it is against UA-cam's community guidelines to show people getting hurt. My channel's monetization could be taken away if I showed injury crashes.
because we have a snow flake generation who can easily get triggered.
MrUranium238 perfect answer. Lol. Get some tissues,crayons and puppies for them. Freekin snowflakes ❄️
You do know there are some of us that have seen fatal collisions happen right in front of us right? Or two kids thrown to their death when the bed of the pick up truck they were riding in run a red light. Just hope you don't have to see anything like that in your life.
You don’t have anti lock brakes on these trucks?
If you can't see 2 feet in front of you pull into a rest stop if possible or slow down.
Slow down and keep a large distance. Why is this hard?
i have studded tires and i don't drive that fast on the freeway, people are nuts
Johnny Wang
can't use studded tires in Illinois..they are illegal
Someone should rethink that law then. They may be illegal, but they're preferable to what we see here.
There's always 1 = 4 wheeler dead stopped in the middle of both lanes. No hazards on just waiting to die.
“I’ll just drive as fast a s the guy in front of me.”
Is it unlawfull to use stadded tires in there?
Really dude! You don’t show a snowy hard to see far away accident because “the occupants sustained injuries”
Lame!!!!!
Don’t post anymore if your not going to show the whole thing.
If you want to see blood and guts I know the perfect website for ya......
@@mr.meeseeks2060 tell him lol
Every one of these videos is full of commentors calling all the drivers "idiots." These commentors are the people who are most likely to CAUSE such accidents, since they are so confident that THEY would do the RIGHT thing. Nearly everyone DID slow down. They've driven thousands of hours without issues. What you SHOULD learn is that conditions can get so bad so quickly that you can't predict what you SHOULD do, and instead have only seconds to try to minimize the disaster.
Whew! Good thing I wasn't traumatized by seeing a pile up
You blind? Pretty sure I saw a pile up. I mean, its even in the title of the video....
Man... and I thought I was serious about copyright... the "protection" of the video is more fascinating than the video itself.
From Minnesota, so understand the icy snow-covered roads thing. Every Fall we have to reacquaint ourselves with Winter Drive Rules. Slow down, watch out for other drivers, use roads frequently traveled, know you and your car's abilities, and when you start to slide aim for something cheap.
"Aim for something cheap" lol that's a great line.
From north central Illinois. We don't get as much snow as you do, but we get more freezing rain. IMHO, much more dangerous. Contributes to black ice conditions. I used to drive LTL freight and drove in conditions like this many times. The worst I witness was a morning in mid April, mind you, when the temp dropped to zero and a light glaze had formed on the highway. Fortunately, no pile up but many vehicles in the ditch and I also witnessed a good number of those happening.
If your not gonna show the crash why bother posting the video.
Just like my roads 5 months of the year. Very few collisions. Guess we just adapt to routine conditions. Proper tires and lots of practice helps.
cars should follow the railroad "Restricting signal aspect" in these types of weather conditions...
Restricted speed is defined differently by different railroads but the core element A speed that will permit stopping within one-half the range of vision. It will also permit stopping short of a train, a car, an obstruction, a stop signal, a derail, or an improperly lined switch. It must permit looking out for broken rail. It will not exceed 15 mph.
Just look how fast these trucks are travelling it's unreal!
closed this as soon as you removed video because someone was hurt. do you honestly think someone typed in "interstate pileup" and expected to not see anyone hurt?
Some good reactions from all the truck drivers!
Yes I noticed how most of them had their foot down, trouble was it was on the wrong pedal.
Where along I55 is Elkhart Il. What exit?
Waste of time. Nothing watchable in this vid.
GTS4tw agreed, anything but pileup.
GTS4tw yeah this guy is too weak to show the actual crash for some reason.
GTS4tw But yet you posted a reply
Sez the account that doesn't have any content. ;-)
The only thing piling up was the snow.
Why does people turn off the lights!??!
There is only one way to safgely drive in ice/snow conditions- Don't!
There is another way - studded tyres.
ACADMan best answer for this situation I've read yet,just dont go out in it period lol
Phantom309
Studded tires will do no good if you are on roads like that with people that don't have them.
Better to stay at home with ready to bake pizza,hot tea,cheesecake,etc. and play video games.
At least that's what I do.
Some people don't have a choice, I work in the medical field and there's no such thing as a day off in that field
Meh. 43 years of driving in snowy/icy conditions. No accidents, not even a slide into a ditch. Of course, there is a certain logic to the idea that, if you never go out or do anything, you minimize your risk of being hurt.
There were not 55 cars piled up.
Please don't say "55 cars piled up on the interstate."
Aside from the semis, just why do these people have to be driving in this dangerous mess? Were they all just caught in it or went out in it?
Bob, not sure where you're from, so I'm not sure if you are familiar with the area of this crash. I am a first responder in this county where this happened. That area where the crash happened in particular, has a lot of commuters for work about 30 miles from each other on the interstate. This happened right around the time people would be getting off of work and heading home. Hope that helps answer your question.
well elkhart,in is on us 20 also the indiana toll road, its not north of springfield
Some amazing semi drivers in there.
Who is recording this
TIP: DO NOT DRIVE ON THE SNOW THAT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE. IT CREATES RESISTANCE WHICH FORCES THE VEHICLE SIDEWAYS. IF YOU HAVE TO, LET OFF GAS PEDAL. THIS WILL PREVENT SPIN OUT.
Click bate alert 🚨. What’s the point of a video of something where you censor that something
People simply drive too far beyond their capabilities. If you can't handle it, stay home. Keep yourself safe!
Is hazard light not a thing anymore
Trucking companies push their drivers to drive in these conditions!
David Alard They have to. Society doesn't shutdown because of bad weather. People still need logistics to function.
Johan Öhgren
And if they get in a smash up, the world goes on without them afterall.
No they don't. Driving jobs are plentiful enough, that I will tell the company when I am going to drive not them. If they fire me fine, I was looking for a job when I found this one. I wil find another. Something will come up.
Why don't they turn on the harzard lights ?
The semis d should of parked a long time ago.
I'm a truck driver and when the weather gets like this, I'm off the road. Sure I'll lose money and get an earful from my dispatch, but no freight is worth your life and the lives of other people.
If conditions worsen and roads are closed, it is hell finding a place to park since truck stops and rest areas will be full. That is why I do not even begin to drive at all.
That 0 degree Mountain Logistics trucker had to be feeling extra pressure to keep that rig on the road lol
And all these guys had to do is slow down,every one of them were driving too fast for the road conditions and weather. These professionals are the first ones to cry about insurance rates increasing.
"It's a nice snowy day where the roads all slippery and I can't see 2 feet in front of me! I better get into my car and driver fast and tailgate to see what accident insurance I can collect today"
I was going to subscribe, but since you edit out everything, no thanks.
My guy came for the casualties 🤦🏽♂️😂
no fog lights on the cars ?
I plow snow on the roads and people get in the way and cause more issues for us.
If you're only going to show some of the accidents, why bother at all?
Too many people driving too fast for conditions and tailgating.I just get off the road and wait til the middle of the night when the children posing as truckdrivers are asleep and off the road.A lot easier drive then
Thats right driver. All those Solar powered truck drivers are sleeping fast and sound! LOL
Well said. Maybe it's time to enforce installation of front and rear video cameras so this stupidity gets recorded officially so we can get imbecile drivers off the road for good.
Robert Bowersock
But apparently they don't sleep anymore. I used to enjoy traveling at night, but now there's so much traffic there's no advantage.
"video not shown because people sustained injuries?" What the heck was that warning about?
Pick ups are useless in this type of weather. Rear-wheel drive with no weight in the box, fishtail time. Learn to drive a standard for this weather.
Actually, you are better off with an automatic, i live in Wyoming and had both standard and auto. Shifting down will break the tires loose and put you sideways faster than you react. This is from my own experience, and trust me, i'm 65 yrs old and been sideways, backwards, upside down and inside out, shifting up or down on ice will haunt you for a long time
Rigs don’t use CBs anymore?
Cell phones
Dan, glad to see you take the position with regards to copyright protection. Agreed. Good camera work, I shoot in these conditions as well, not easy. Well done.
How can you get overexposure without light? This is it
Crap footage no pileup seen, miss leading title. Title should be changed to mild jack knife.
Patience and not driving fast will get you to your destination, not a 4WD. People as we all know aren't patient. Drove home the other day in a half inch of ice on the highway, the only people I saw sliding around or in a ditch were 4 wheel drive trucks and jeeps, interestingly enough. I took my time in my Caliber and made it home fine. People also seem to think that 4 wheel drive is some sort of magical device that will keep their car on the road no matter what.
1:16 great recovery
Note to self: Don’t drive a white car in snow