Icy road mayhem in Birmingham, Alabama - January 7, 2017
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- Опубліковано 6 січ 2017
- Learn more about driving on icy roads at icyroadsafety.com Sleet and freezing rain overnight created treacherous driving conditions across the entire Birmingham metro area. Even with clear skies after the storm, vehicles struggled with the slick roads on Saturday morning. For licensing contact Kory Hartman at 605-770-1624 *Copyright notice: All re-uploads and compilations using this footage will receive a DMCA takedown and copyright strike, in addition to legal action where applicable*
Shot list:
1.) Car slides, strikes curb and spins around
2.) Car slides and fishtails
3.) Car in opposite direction spins out, from 3 dashcam views
4.) 4WD truck spins wheels trying to climb a hill
5.) Taxi cab can't climb hill
6.) Car struggles to climb hill with person pushing
7.) SUV sliding backwards
8.) Car slides trying to turn around
9.) Dashcam view of wrecker sliding into a guardrail with the driver outside
10.) Car spins out after reversing down ramp
11.) Car struggles up steep ramp
12.) Multiple cars stranded on steep hill
13.) SUV with chains pulls a stuck car
14-17.) I-65 northbound completely blocked by stuck tractor trailers
18.) Birmingham skyline with icy roads
19.) Dashcam shot of tractor-trailer sliding in Mississippi on Friday morning
This was on my birthday, I remember this year. In west GA our roads were like this. The buddies and I went out drifting all night. Best birthday I've had.
Yo, really glad to hear that, i am reading this comment rn and u make me smile. Be careful while drifting!
Grayson DrivesOnRhodes , people in your region doesnt change tires on winter tires when winter comes?
0:30 to 0:35 that celica drifted like no other 10/10. He was in the fujiwara zone
Of course these people don't know how to drive on the ice. They haven't seen ice like this in 10 years and wont see it again for another 10 years!
@tyler t then how do we do it here in the north? How do the Russians do it then? How about the people in Northern Scandinavia? It's doable, you just can't have crappy all seasons or summer only tires like these people use.
What do you mean "these people"?
@tyler t We in Finland can do it
This is Birmingham, Alabama people. This town averages just an inch of snow per year.
Russians are the most perfect drivers on icy roads, see their videos and learn!!
as someone who lives in an extremely cold place I can't stop laughing
Well maybe because where you live you don’t get black ice, you just get a lot of dry snow which doesn’t affect a vehicle nearly as bad as black ice. In places where winter weather is uncommon, ice storms are more likely to happen over snow storms.
@@nunyab.. Exactly. Snow is relatively easy to drive in. Ice is nearly impossible without winter tire studs.
as someone who lives in an extremely cold place I can't stop laughing at this dumb comment. No matter how many years you live, your unchained/unstudded tires are useless against ice.
i am from Russia. It is very funny)))
@@matbeedotcom Studded tires for the Win! 😅👌🏼
lmao. holding the brakes make it worse. a sliding tire will get no traction. at least if the tires are rolling you still have some control.
Nick Rahn right? Idk how people don't see that, if they stay still they slide, if the tires rotate and you tap the brakes little at a time you'll eventually stop
If you drive on ice once every blue moon, how are you going to learn? They panic and that's the end of it, as most people do first time on ice. And of course have no tires for the condition and should have left the car at home.
hejamodo that's the problem, many people have experienced it multiple times and are still clueless, you should only be allowed to drive if you're good with physics if you ask me
As an Alabamian myself... I will say without shame that we have NO idea how to drive in this weather. It's hard to learn something when it's impossible to practice. This kind of weather hardly ever happens here.
wowitskevin here's what you do, when you're slipping on ice, you tap the brakes and steer it the direction of the slide, if you slam in the brake you'll just slide but tapping you'll eventually stop. Now goin down hill, your best bet is to hit a curb if there's any
In their defense, this does look like some bad ice and I'm from Minnesota.
Always annoys me to hear people from the north talk about "snow driving"............the south rarely gets a "snow packed road", it's an ice rink!! Hell, even our local news had a little shot of a kid skating with his hockey stick on his road.
Sahadi420 that's hilarious if that's true lol. I moved to the south from Chicago and I wish I was that kid! Miss the ice rinks.
Turd Ferg I just moved AK to Huntsville AL. They shut down the state for this storm. luckily it missed Huntsville, but I agree, that ice is nasty no matter where you're from.
www.newsobserver.com/news/weather/article125342079.html
Ditto! Ice is tough on all drivers f they do not have the correct tires on their autos and still some may need chains, cables, straps to assist in gaining traction Problem is people in general think they sneak by without any of these things and most do fail miserably. Here's The best part, If folks want to go ice skating they buy ice skates, right? Yet when they go driving on ice they do not prepare by buying ice rated tires for their autos! Priceless.
you know the weather is bad when a Dodge dually that weighs 10 thousand pounds can't get traction in 4wd
True, but the tires probably aren't right for ice (I mean it IS Alabama!), likely no weight in the bed, and the front diff is open, not a locker or limited slip. Actually, considering all that, I don't think he did too bad.
No tire is good for ice, if a road has zero traction changing tread doesn't change anything, only chains do because you can break the ice up.
Wrong. Ever hear of siping your tires?
Dually's aren't the best for snow/ice.
That dually was a 1 ton pickup so it was only 2 thousand pounds. But still that’s pretty icy
That was scary to look at for me. I live in Indiana now, but I grew up in California's Central Valley, and it's the worst feeling losing control of your vehicle at the drop of a hat like that. Probably worse in the South than up here just because they don't have the same preparations at the ready to handle it because it's not as common. Needless to say, I sympathize with those drivers who have to brave those road conditions.
I live in Canada and though mud terrains would be fine in the winter. I was doing good up until I hit some black ice on a corner and plowed my truck into the snow bank on the curb. I was lucky to not do any damage. The next day I went out and bought a good used set of proper winter tires.
*ABS has left the chat*
😂😂😂😂😂I was thinking about the abs too😂😂
it could be that ABS turns off when after realising brakes wheels weren't rotating much (because of the ice), like if the car stopped
ABS is left the game
Traction Control too
If the tires have no grip at all then theres nothing ABS and TCS can do
I lived in North Dakota and am highly skilled in winter driving, but you can't outmaneuver ice. I can assure everybody that, even with my familiarity in driving on poor road conditions up north, the ice in B'Ham was exceptionally treacherous.
yurp. when the tow truck starts sliding, that's when you know you are truly scrued. have a safe winter!!
You mean to spell that 'scrüd'? Gotta use the umlauts whenever possible.
screwed
Even though I grew up driving on icy roads in Idaho. If I were in Bama for this weather it would be a good day for fuzzy slippers and Netflixs.
IDAHO
*calls work:
Employee: "Hey, the roads are-"
Work: "Have you tried pushing your vehicle?"
Employee: "I-".
Work: "See you soon, busy day!"
That is pretty much it!
I live in a Nordic country. It is funny to see people just pressing brake as much as possible and hoping that car turns or does something :D
I’m from Brantley Alabama and remember the ice storm in 2014,now I’ve lived in Massachusetts since December 2014.I have ret to get stuck in the snow or in a slide out.But I witnessed a lot of people spin out and collide into guard walls on the highway.
All season tires at work...lol
most likely not A/S
Summer tires at work.
Mind you a studless winter tire won't do much better on ice. Snow sure but solid ice means no grip without studs or socks.
Believe me they are all season... I have all season tires and I've spun out while turning at
all season are really just rain tires
Controlled Chaos RC three season tires.
I lived in Bham when this happened. I was one of the smart ones that stayed home. It's not surprising to me that they can't drive on ice. They don't even drive good on a warm, dry, sunny day. Added to that, most of the city is hilly and mountainous.
In these kind of conditions its really important to have proper tires in your car. Slush and undercooled water are the worst IMO. I have had more close calls with slush on the road, than with ice. I had too wide winter tires in my previous car and it was "always" on slushplaning.
Come off the brakes and steer!!
im 4 and i know it
Jim Sneakers I haven't even been born yet. Get on my level.
Not their only problems, nobody uses winter tires in the US, only all season
Oh yeah its because people in Alabama don't use winter tires? You know it rarely snows there right? They'd use winter tires for 2 days out of the year.
Winter tires (studded tires) are illegal in many states because they tear up the road surface.
2:09 Check out that Land Cruiser!
More like check out that MVP tire chain
That's a 80 series land cruiser one of the most dependable off-road rigs out there.
@@NippyMoto would've slid like the rest without chains.
The ONLY vehicle on here that actually had chains on the tires...the rest of these idiots get what they deserve.
It has bmw in the back😒
finally, somebody brought out the chains!
The one smart guy who was actually prepared,and knows chains go on the front of a 4wd
He was towing that car, probably making a few bucks getting people out of there.
Chains is for scandinavians, for mountains. Just use winter tyres. And if you are slideing, dont block tyres by pressing brake. Make roll tyres and controll your car. Americans think they gut BIG truck/car ant they are kings of the road. They look like idiots with chains. Where i live we got ice/snow on roads ~3months a year. Even children know what to do. If you drive pick up you need some weight on back, or else you will look like american with chains on wheels.
Klavs Rubins who cares. Chains are $40, 10 mins, and can also be put on top of winter tires. Why not have them and use them in emergencies? Ever seen Russian crash videos? There ya go
Most of these are in my city. There are multiple reasons that so many of these people can’t drive in one of the snowiest weeks we’ve had.
Reasons:
1.) It hit faster than expected.
We were at school that morning, sent home early, then at around 3pm all roads were completely covered with snow. It kept snowing. And snowing. And snowing.
2.) More than expected.
Normally we get 24-72 hours of snow on the ground, and maybe 12 hours of it actually falling. It’s normally spots of ice, and that’s it. This time, overnight, some of the snow melted and was refrozen into ice. Then, more snow fell. This was thicker/more ice than we’ve gotten in a long time.
3.) Ill-equipped.
We have I think 1 snowplow for a 25 mile radius of hills and valleys. Plus, your every day joe, not the best with anything past normal conditions in the heat, is not going to know the first thing about driving his front wheel drive light sedan with summer tires (all season at best) on a hill that’s iced over.
That’s a lot basically to say “we ain’t never seen dis much snow”
Is it wrong that I *LOVE* these kind of videos?
I should have taken some video of Naizuma and Pawnee Avenue just watching the wrecks taking place there Saturday and Sunday. Thanks for the upload.
A day of roads like this is called a day to stay home.
They call this ice? * laughs in Russian *
Canadians are cooler than u. Figuratively and literally
russians cant drive on a summer day let alone a little ice
Russians can't avoid crashing to save their lives
By all means, I have seen plenty of Russian videos who crash and have no clue how to drive in snow and ice.
insane_ivtec amen
That snow storm the day before christmas eve was pretty wicked. Had to drive home from work in that.
I couldn’t imagine, especially with all those hilly neighborhoods in the city there. I live an hour from Bham
Lol, reminds me of the time we headed south during a cold snap, there were roads closed everywhere that had just a dusting of snow on them. We were legitimately laughing at everyone freaking out
Up north we know how to drive in conditions like this, but drawing as they are down south where it barely snows i understand their struggles
Up north you have the tires to drive in conditions like this, no amount of skill on earth can compensate for 0 grip.
I got the day off of school for this so it was a good day for me
I live in Chicago, but I was in Tn. for a death in the family. On my way back north, early in the morning darkness driving thru the "mountains", the highway was clear and dry until the little tributaries of meltwater that flowed onto the highway would saturate sections of it, and freeze due to it being February. Nothing like zipping along at 65, and hitting these random ice patches, truck starting to slide, and then right back to clean dry pavement.
Thing is, in Europe you are mandated to have ice/winter tires. In Norway, tires are nail studded. There are random checkpoints on roads to make SURE you have the right tires. In the US, 80% of these people are on summer tires or all-seasons at best.
0:54 the Crown Vic lol the legend said that a few minute later he put it in Reverse and magicly it go forward. I love crown vics :D
sweet video keep bringing them on
Ice & driving just don't mix. I live in Arkansas and we don't salt the roads up here and with all the hills, it's just best to stay home if at all possible.
as a I live in Alabama and I'm over the road truck driver I was at the house when this hit and I was the only one in my neighborhood with snow chains and I became the go to guy to get people home
What's with ABS and ESP?
When the thumbnail is the very first clip, gotta like it
2:08 Perfect for BMW commercial.
2:00 Clowns! all parked on the verge... just drive up the verge!
agenthelios1 this literally happens once in 10 years or so, nobody is use to it down there.
I love that he films people pushing the cars instead of helping them. That's legit
Nice to see _someone_ knows how to use a tow hook. I saw someone try to pull a car buy the rim once.
What a nightmare!
*incoming "southerners can't drive in the snow" comments*
But that's the thing. We can't.
That's because we never get snow
And yall can't drive in rain lol
B0omer96 and you're comparing weeks of driving in it per year to days every 3rd year... If you didn't see lots of accidents during 5 months of a year, that would be quite a feat, don't you think?
What people don't understand is when the ice and sleet fall in the south....true 'sutherners' stay home and watch the imported people from up north try to drive here.
Remember that thunder snowstorm in Chicago? People stuck in their cars for hours. That was so bad, yet so funny. Thunder. Snow storm. Like ⚡❄😂
This happened in the middle of the day after everyone was already at work, a lot of people had to sleep in their offices and kids slept at their school
I love the Ultimate Driving Machine BMW being towed by a truck with chains.
It probably rear wheel drive.
I actually like winter, except the ice! Looking forward to when I retire, hope for tons of snow (in Ohio) and staying home.
The only time you can see Grandma doing sick drifts
how could this be a winter wonderland.
such a mayhem
ROLLLL TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRES!!!!
Quality comment there
😂👏🏼
I forget there are people who have never driven in snow. it's a way of life for us. then again I don't what it's like to deal with Alabama mud.
where's the snow??? That's ice buddy.
And yes, driving in 3 feet of snow is WAAAAAAAAAY easier than driving on a sheet of ice. Driving in snow IS like driving in mud...............which is way easier than ice. :)
I like how we in the south very few of us can drive in ice and snow but to their credit the state rarely salts the road and waits till it's too late
1:24 the now open sign fits perfectly 😂
Skate arena is opened HF
How I hate black ice, my car was spinning around and wrecked into another car and their was way too many cars & trucks crashing into everything! And our local police wrecked into a telephone pole & she wasn't hurt that bad just a little shook up a bit!
This is the reason why you must use proper north winter tires.
I live in north europe and i use studded north winter tires, because black ice is very common in here at winter. Many people in here also using non studded tires but still north winter tires.
You can't expect people to spend $600 on a good set of winter tires when they live in an area where it freezes maybe twice a year. Best thing to do, stay home when it freezes.
I’ve done many Canadian winters on all seasons. Not the best... but not impossible.
Tire chains cost $39.85 at Wally World.
You can even use large zip ties in a pinch.
We got so lucky! I live in Cincinnati, Ohio. I/ve always visited family down there but we cut our trip short due to the winter weather. We left only two days before the big hit. Or we would have been stuck there.
There are no ABS's on thease cars? (doubt it would help w/o any grip though lol)
DONT HIT YOUR BRAKES! DONT HIT YOUR BRAKES! DONT HIT YOUR BRAKES!
*hits brakes* Come on ABS!!
Draggon Reaper Lol! ABS is working, but car continues to slide. ABS can't help you today, no grip. Gotta love those icy roads lol!
Why doesn't people let go of the brake to steer when the wheels lock??!! And studded tires FTW!
I know you just think how are they not noticing. It's even better to watch cars with 2 snow tires studded or not, you don't need to turn, brake or maintain solid footing. Nope just as long as you have enough grip to start moving. Had a friend in NJ they closed schools and virtually all non essential business over reports of snow the next day. Guess how much wait for it up to 2" yup 2 inches of fluff. I asked him do they only sell racing slicks for cars around here or something lol.
No-one on alabama has snow tires. There is basically a need maybe every 6-10 years.
Not even snow tires are going to help on black ice…you need studs or chains
If you are uncertain of the surface of the road, hit the brake pedal with maximum force (when there is no one behind you and you are on a straightforward road) and if you feel the brake distance is not satisfying, park your car at home. Peace and love from Scandinavia
Because they are from the South and never learned to drive on snow and ice
Most of this was taken off of Greensprings Rd. I used to live out that way when I lived in Birmingham.
One serious question: Are they using summer tires or what?
lol everyone's drifting :]
KANSEI DORIFTO!!!! 0:23 and 0:30
Birmingham, is that near Greenbow?
I drove my Camaro through 8 Canadian winters and never got stuck. Car was base so open differential no traction control no assist of any kind abs was somewhat present and it was 5 spd. Always had a good set of winters and extra weight around the rear axle and drove smart. When ice hit the road I travel to work i've never seen so many awd cars in the ditches and fields lol. You just gotta drive smart and not get overconfident and be ready for it or it'll own you.
all roads are frozen and impassable but guess what? people are so stupid they still have to go to out to buy some crap they don't need
They have no idea what to do...
Snow chains are coupled diagonally. Like one on front right wheel and one on rear left wheel.
Love watching Southern people drive on ice. It's been worse in the south then it has here in SE Michigan
i find myself telling them to let off the brakes!!! lol.
Scott Cnossen I’m screaming at my phone ugh so frustrating
forget it. put on some hockey skates
www.newsobserver.com/news/weather/article125342079.html
If you start sliding first thing is hold the steering wheel tightly and slowly brake this makes the wheels have more traction, it worked for me 3 weeks ago
I live in Alabama and we we were stuck on the highway because people couldn't get up a hill, and this was the first time we got snow in like 8 years or so.
badass 80 series doing work hahahah 4wd toyota power
Matias Naulin I thought forn trucks were only good at reliability and sucked at everything else
The Toyota had chains on the front tires he was smart
😂😭Dude got me dying @1:10
1 inch of snow in B'ham and the whole city shuts down. This ice is pretty rare.
where are winter tyres? in finland every car even the used ones comes usually with two sets of tires.
А что с дорогами ? где дорожные службы ? 😲
Road services (дорожные службы) can not move because of icy roads.
2:20
Take note that everybody drives on summer tires. I mean... what do you expect?
Yeah what else do you expect in Alabama? 99% of time summer tyres work over there...
I don’t understand why cars are so skidding ... are there really no normal winter tires? Or are there any other standard ones that don't keep a car on the ice at all?
The best part is they sit in the road as if they’re waiting for some sort of official affirmation to move the frick out of the way....
Brains brains them southern brains!
No winter tires was hurt in the making of this video (disclaimer)
Looks just like an ordinary day in New Hampshire where I am
Sometimes im like "maaann I wish theres snow here in Costa Rica" but after this im really glad theres no snow here in Costa Rica specially with our drivers hahahaha
and i thought oregon was bad not salting their roads
It's freaking Alabama. It doesn't happen too often. They don't get snow and ice every other day.
These conditions only come once every 3-5 years, so buying vehicles to distribute salt would sit more than they would be operated.
It has literally happened the last two years.
Yeh. But it's still rare!
How about a mutual aid agreement from another state to use their equipment? Utility companies move hundreds of vehicles and thousand of workers to areas needing additional aid. I guess it's still about cost.
Why would you bother driving is what I don't understand
stupidity mostly. Especially when you consider that it's Alabama..........it'll be 60 degrees tomorrow!!! LOL
they're a bunch of dumb fu*%s down there, that's why
sweet home alabama
I live in southside birmingham where every single street is a hill. I took my camry to walmart the day after this was filmed. I made it just fine because I appear to be the only one capable of knowing which roads I could and couldn't go down.
Kyle Price
not from alabama but I'd get in trouble for not coming to work because of icy roads. i think most people would.
Although the sun was shining temps stayed below freezing from the looks of it.
I looked up icy road mayhem in websters: it said, a combination of ice, automobiles and albamanians
While you're at it, look up "residents of Alabama".
Stay Off brakes,,, people
It's sad that so many people have no concept of how to use momentum to get up hills on slick surfaces and engine braking to get down them...
Unless you take your driving lessons during winter, you aren't going to learn how to drive on ice until its Icy
That is why I taught my daughter to drive on icy roads...and how to drive a standard transmission.
So much for ABS braking systems. :-(
anti lock braking system braking systems?
TheTmaaan55 I guess he works at The Redundancy Office of Redundancy. 😉😀
@@TheTmaaan55 Rip in peace!
do you guys not have grit trucks ?
The best way to learn drifting lol.
لو عندنا بالسعوديه كان خليناها ساحه درفت 😂😂
ALHARBI SA كان تفحيط ههههه😹
لو عندنا في بالسعوديه كان تشوف تنطيل
أخيراً لقيت سعودي😃
Basic driving skills where I come from.
Burn The Obedient so what you're saying is people don't know how to drive where you're from?? LoL
Let me know where, so I can avoid it..
device on a video filmed? name videocamera
Do people in not very snowy states know what winter tires are
Have Americans ever heard of winter tires?
Yes, but in the southern USA, snow/ice is so rare that it's not worth buying them. Better to just stay put for a day.
Better to purchase tires chains online and be prepared.
What are these “winter tires” that you speak of?
winter tire i guess it has special jacket wrap around the wheel so it won't get hypothermia
sazuma .. Ever heard of Alabama, smart-aleck? Mild winters and long hot summers? Not cold enough, often enough, to justify winter tires.