When I was a rookie semi driver I had a real bad “how hard can it be?” attitude about winter weather. Losing control on ice got rid of that mindset real quick.
Same thing kinda happened to me on 65 south of Valparaiso. Tried passing another truck and when mine started getting squirrelly, I became the slowest trucker out there soon after.
I live in Alberta Canada and my driving instructor told me this about winter driving, " drive like you have a bowl of punch in your lap and don't spill it!" It's worked for me for 17 years.
I well remember my driving ed HS instructor telling us "No two objects can occupy the same space at the same time". has worked very well for me for 51 yrs now!
A co-worker use to drive limousines. His first test was the owner put a shot glasss, half full on the bat and told him to drive and not spill a drop. He got hired. That’s how I always drive.
It just happened to me this morning. I drive a semi truck, and was in a I35 in MN. I felt the road was icy, and conditions were bad, but as a trucker you have to adjust the speed and keep going. I am carrying a light load, and I gust of wind caught me, and jackknifed my trailer, lost the control of the truck, and started heading towards the opposite side of the highway. Using the experience, I was able to straighten the truck in the median, but I wasn’t able to avoid hitting the divider railing. I pulled back onto the highway, came off the first exit, and assed the damage. I am just lucky that I was able to steer away from all four wheelers and other semis. Please appreciate the risks truck drivers face each minute on the road to provide for comfort of the rest of the citizens. Stay safe this winter.
I agree. I delivered travel trailers through four winters in the northern states. I am most proud of the skill I developed when it came to deciding when to stop driving for the day.
It's ridiculous if the boss is out there are sending the drivers out in dangerous conditions because the drivers would be the one dying not the boss. Deadlines can literally be a pain in the neck, so unless the truck is carrying life-saving medicine or something I don't think it's worth risking life for until the roads are salted
Illinois. It amazes me how many people live and work here their entire lives and NEVER learn how to drive in rain or snow. They just cannot figure it out.
Here in Canada, and especially in Quebec, it’s mandatory to have winter tires on from December 1 to March 15, no “all season”, and it has shown to be the safest decision.
These videos take me back to when I was 17 yrs old. We had a really bad winter. The snow was drifting in spots … I didn’t want to drive in it at all. My father told me, “ If you can’t drive in snow, than you don’t have any business driving.” But, I’m aware things happen beyond our control. Remembrance slow down & be safe on any kind of road conditions.
One of the first driving experiences I had after getting my permit was in snow in the Colorado mountains. Thank god my mom taught me what to do when I got her car stuck for a bit. She also taught me some pretty great skills.
Because mom and dad taught them to drive. So many schools have done away with drivers ed classes. So as the years have gone young drivers are not getting the info they need. We no longer have drivers, we have steerers. They just try to keep it in the lane but they lack so much knowledge to deal with these conditions.
I've been driving 4 wheel drive trucks for 50 years and 2 things I've learned in conditions like this is slow down and make sure your carry something heavy over your rear wheels..
When I had a small pickup truck I would tie two 5 gallon buckets filled with water on the bed of my truck over my rear wheels. And use snow tires. And drive slowly. Never had a problem.
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Need to keep the revs down. I prefer to drive a vehicle with a manual transmission so you can moderate the torque to the wheels. Black ice is a different story altogether.
It's amazing when the roads are that slick and you can't see due to snow and there's ice on the road that people don't slow down especially in turns and some continue to play with their phone while they're trying to drive in those Road conditions.
St. Louis Ranger driver handling it like a Boss! Reminds me of my ‘99 Ranger Sport 2WD in the winter in St. Louis. Always hit the snowy hills with steady throttle and drifted up them like this. Little truck was a blast to drive.
3:25 - Actual footage from "The Slow and The Serious 2: St. Louis Drift." ProTip: If you drive a RWD vehicle on ice, and your back brakes are worn/out of adjustment, your rear wheels will literally push you down the road with your front wheels locked because there's not enough braking force to overcome the power being applied to the wheels. The only way to stop may be to shift to Neutral. Been there, done that.
What a lot of pickup truck owners don't realize or forget (unfortunately) is that many pickups have a traditional 4wd hi/lo setup that defaults to its 2wd mode; thus many are not full time awd and on top of that, there's no weight over the rear wheels if you're not carrying cargo and so the truck becomes very prone to losing control in icy conditions; even if you have off road tires. And this is clearly captured in videos like these.
Person in the ditch on the right at 0:41. Well, I went in the ditch, but I didn't collide with anyone so no damage to the car. I should be safe here until AAA arrives :)
When traveling in bad weather, I keep emergency kit in my trunk. Phone charger, Tire chains, kitty litter, shovel, boards, emergency lights, blankets, food, water, coats, hats,gloves,scarfs,and extra gasoline (only on extreme conditions). I know this sounds extreme, but if you get stuck, your appreciation will be greatly. For the last thirty years, I never go out of the house without my snow cleats. This is very important to have, for anyone working outside, such as police. Golf shoes, football, anything with cleats. Or make your own with rubber tubing, duck tape, etc. then I’ve used little bolts and screws. Good luck and be safe
Its always the rangers struggling but simultaneously exceeding expectations. That blue xlt held that slow drift nice lol Could probably use a few sandbags in the bed though.
this is why I don’t drive when the roads are icy. just bc everyone else doesn’t try to be as safe as you, a lot of ppl still try to drive normally 🤦🏽♀️
It appears pickups have more than their share of skids and spin-outs. Maybe more weight over the rear axle would help?? Snow driving is not very much like ice driving and ice is usually less common. Best of luck to all of us out there!!
Just a tip for everyone. During the winter season, do not use tires with only elongation patterns. Those are the same as if you wanted to get into an accident. The same series includes :All Season tires. Buy tires with M+S and Snowflake markings and 3 mountain peaks.
1:32 Hard to believe that someone is thinking of RV'ing in this kind of weather. And let's make sure that we're driving just fast enough that if we catch some air, we can get a first hand view of the bottom of the Missouri River.
It’s most likely a transport service delivering a newly finished RV to a dealer or delivering it to a customer for the spring. It’s much cheaper to buy an RV in the winter when demand is low. Pay attention next time you see a camper being pulled this winter, the pickup truck will most likely have a sign on the door for a transport company.
I RV in the winter all the time, but I stay at campsite, or stay at rest area in bad weather. But that said, he did a good job keeping it upright and surviving that off road adventure, with little damage to both his vehicles. 😳😄
The worst thing I ever encountered in winter is a squall on a major highway. Went from clear sky and dry road to like 10 ft visibility and like 3 inches of snow on the ground in about 5 minutes. Absolutely crazy. About 10 cars ran off the road. Up in north NY state 2 years ago.
I ran into a squall coming out of Watkins Glen yrs ago. Went from bare road and clear skies to very low visibility and inches of snow rapidly. Fun drive!
The Mustang one is one of the reasons I parked my Mustang in the garage during the winter, and bought a truck. Mustangs are terrible on even a tiny amount of snow. She became a "garage queen" from November to around March/April. 😂😂
As an experienced winter driver, I'm always on the lookout for ice. Any kind of dark-looking asphalt or if it has a shine to it. Always look to see how the vehicles ahead of you are doing, don't be the guinea pig.
North Idaho here. Love driving in the snow prefer my manual front wheel drive. Thankfully no winter accidents but I have a dashcam if I catch any I'll send them your way!
With lights off, cruise control on, feet flat on the floor, phone in hand texting, radio blasting, other hand holding food. And when I wreck, I'll blame the weather, the safety features not working correctly, and the wall or other motorist I hit for 'hitting me.'
Hey Missouri and Texas folk. Here's some Coloradan advice. Double your stopping distance in adverse weather, SLOW DOWN! 4 wheel drive doesn't mean you can go faster than everyone. Be observant, it may keep you alive.
this channel and StormChasingVideo really inspire me to start recording some of these during winter. I know a hand-full of hills out here in Washington that is a slip-and-slide all winter lol
Thanks for posting these videos Dan. You used to go to my neck of the woods (394 west of Minneapolis) but you’ve been ignoring us. Actually, with the catastrophic drought we’ve had for the last couple of years it would probably be a wasted trip anyway. I understand why there are many people promoting snow tires here but, after having driven in 46 Minnesota winters, I think all snow tires do is give people a false sense of security and embolden them to drive faster and more carelessly when a lot more caution is called for. I did have a set of snow tires on my 1985 2WD Ranger which I also loaded up with 400lbs. of tube sand, but a 2WD pickup is pretty light. I think the most dangerous part of driving in winter, and it’s something that is seldom mentioned, is changing lanes, especially if the plows haven’t been through. I see more spinouts and crashes by bad Minnesota drivers because they play their passive-aggressive lane-changing games in the snow just like they do in the summer. You have to have good situational awareness and slowly ease into crossing over. When the wheel in front bogs down in the snow ridge between lanes is when the mistakes are made. People get jumpy or panic when the steering wheel takes that nudge and they think they’re losing control. That’s when they overcompensate and spin out. 46 years and it’s the same thing every year. E-a-s-y does it when changing lanes. Take your time, do it right.
A quick shout out to all the snow plows in IA!! You guys and gals are Champs when it comes to clearing roads! They go out in the beginning of the storm and Stay out till the storm is over.
Ice is not anything that an experienced person knows much about. They just think they know. If you don't feel confident or safe to be out, you're actually more experienced than those that think they know what they're doing because you made a wise decision. If a person has no other choice but to be out, that's different. People need to slow down. This video is full of people driving too fast and riding too closely.
Not going out if you don't need to is usually the best course of action. It doesn't have to be YOU that makes the mistake - you could just as easily be the victim of someone else's mistake.
The only car crash I've ever been in involved icy roads. Thankfully I was barely going 20mph, and both my car an the one I slide into going around a curve were so slighly damaged that we didn't even bother to get the cops involved.
In the Netherlands cops only show up when people are injured or when the road is blocked by the accident. They have better things to do then visit every accident. Everybody has a accident formular/paper in his car and you both fill it in and send it to your assurance company. When the car is wrecked, you need a tow truck.
It’s not just the black ice to watch out for . When you hit snow squalls which blind you & high winds with slippery roads , you’re happy to make it home safe .
Yep the ice is no joke! When you drive over ice, It doesn’t matter what kind of vehicle you have - many think because they’re in a pickup truck or suv they’re okay, but once your tires lose traction on the ice, you’re going to slide.
I once tried to pull a trailer across the Sierra Nevada mountains in snowy weather. After looking at the conditions in two passes and saying: 'nope' to both of them I pulled into an RV camp for the night. In the morning I waited until the reports were that the highway was dry and clear before I went across. That was the last time I pulled a trailer in the winter.
My parents did it moving from Colorado to Alabama. They have never prayed out loud so hard. One of the scariest driving situations in their lives especially with a trailer on the back of the car
This my friends is why you live in a state thats full of sunshine, and wallah, you'll never have any of these problems in life. Remember its YOUR CHOICE.
Gee I wonder if I should change over to my winter studs and slow down? No those summer tires will work just fine and 80 miles an hour isn't that fast is it?. And you notice the majority of the spin outs or pickup trucks? I wonder why that is? Could it be that they don't have any weight in the back? Could have a lot to do with it.
Late 2000’s I drove from Saint Paul through a snow storm. I got onto I-694 west in the NW metro and around Maple Grove I saw in my rear view mirror the line of MnDOT plow trucks plowing from the inside lanes to the outside. Looked like all but the lead truck were plowing about half of a lane.
Many don’t have their headlights on. Most are going too fast for conditions. Lots are hitting the brakes when they start to slide, then hit the gas when they think they are straightening out!
Some of these spinouts are in areas that had never had snow before. In many places now we will be seeing what used to be sunny are now snowing, what used to be snowing will be mild.
really great compilation of winter driving moments! it's impressive to see how people handle such tough conditions. but honestly, i think some of these clips glamorize risky driving behavior a bit too much. sometimes it's better to just stay safe and not push your limits on icy roads, right?
Are the tires that come on most new cars these days worse in snow than were the original "Tiempo" all season tires? (Tiempo I remember was the first tire advertised as "all season" obviously not as good in snow/ice as "winter tires" or studded tires
You all may think I'm crazy, but I just LOVE driving in weather like this! I grew up around Chicago, and honed my skills, so I never hit anything, nor went off the road in snow or ice. Back in the 70's, I always drove a Corvair, and usually had snow tires. It was the other idiots on the road that I worried about. Now I'm in Phoenix, so I don't have to worry about it.
I used to love driving in pouring rain in Florida. I’d go “waaaaay tooooo fast” and did great in my FWD car. Got a RWD mustang and totally different story 🤣. Traction control felt weird though. Felt like the car thought I wanted to drift so it drifted but that’s not what I wanted lol
Yes!...in the Montana blizzards we would fill the truck with gas and beer and go romp the powder in the mountains....some of the best times I ever had.
Same here. I drove gas tanker here in Washington state driving on the snow and ice keeps you very awake for night shift driving. I still have dreams about winter driving over the mountains.
I recently drove from Chicago to Los Angeles and it was my first time driving through snow let alone a snowstorm. I have to say people in Missouri speed way too much in it and I'm not surprised at the amount of accidents
One of the beauties of getting off work in the midnight or going to work in the midnight is we have all the interstates and streets to oursleves when dealing with this weather. You can do 5 to 10 mph all the way home without anyone else causing you to slide.
For us here in Florida its been a long time since I've driven in snow 21 years to be exact. But my skills always taught me to drive faster than the posted speed limit especially in hazardous conditions, follow closely, ride your brakes. and turn your wheels the opposite direction than in to the slide.
I've always found the expression "turn into the slide" confusing. In my mind, the direction of the slide is my car's front-end, not the rear-end. In that sense, turning into the slide is the opposite of what I want to do. To me, "turn where you want the car to go" makes more sense than "turn into the slide."
I bet most of those trucks are driven by teenagers with bald tires.....sigh. Make us responsible 4x4 owners look bad. Please don't group us all together. 27 years driving 4x4 and not a single accident.
it's almost that time of the year again. Make sure you have snow tires installed in your car. Also adjust your driving habits accordingly, for instances increase following distance, dont rush, leave early etc.
I'm noticing that a lot of these spinouts are pick up trucks. When I drove a van in Southern Ontario I always kept a barrel of sand tied in place over the back axle during the winter. Pickups and vans are notorious for being light in the back of the vehicle, therefore more likely to spin out on ice and snow.
When I was a rookie semi driver I had a real bad “how hard can it be?” attitude about winter weather. Losing control on ice got rid of that mindset real quick.
Yessir!!! I’m a witness!!!!
Same thing kinda happened to me on 65 south of Valparaiso. Tried passing another truck and when mine started getting squirrelly, I became the slowest trucker out there soon after.
Driving for 12 years now and I can confirm, winter keeps you attentive
'winter driving separates the men from the boys' 😀
I’m a rookie as well and had the exact opposite mind set. Haven’t lost control yet.
I live in Alberta Canada and my driving instructor told me this about winter driving, " drive like you have a bowl of punch in your lap and don't spill it!" It's worked for me for 17 years.
I well remember my driving ed HS instructor telling us "No two objects can occupy the same space at the same time". has worked very well for me for 51 yrs now!
does water work? punch spills are so sticky
I already drive like this and this year will be my first month driving in a northern state during winter so hopefully it helps 🤞
A co-worker use to drive limousines. His first test was the owner put a shot glasss, half full on the bat and told him to drive and not spill a drop. He got hired. That’s how I always drive.
Truly appalling that people don’t turn on their headlights when it’s snowing.
People call me an old man for thinking this but I stand by it
@@willschires7283 I have been insulted by saying this lol, people are beyond stupid
lol and here in europe we must have headlights always on :D it can be sunny day... still on :D
Your visibility to others is imperative!
Or slowdown!
It just happened to me this morning. I drive a semi truck, and was in a I35 in MN. I felt the road was icy, and conditions were bad, but as a trucker you have to adjust the speed and keep going. I am carrying a light load, and I gust of wind caught me, and jackknifed my trailer, lost the control of the truck, and started heading towards the opposite side of the highway. Using the experience, I was able to straighten the truck in the median, but I wasn’t able to avoid hitting the divider railing. I pulled back onto the highway, came off the first exit, and assed the damage. I am just lucky that I was able to steer away from all four wheelers and other semis. Please appreciate the risks truck drivers face each minute on the road to provide for comfort of the rest of the citizens. Stay safe this winter.
Thankyou, we do appreciate you guys☺️
Glad you made it thru, buddy. Few of us have the guts and skill to do what you do. This Christmas storm is gonna be a record-breaker.
I agree. I delivered travel trailers through four winters in the northern states. I am most proud of the skill I developed when it came to deciding when to stop driving for the day.
It's ridiculous if the boss is out there are sending the drivers out in dangerous conditions because the drivers would be the one dying not the boss. Deadlines can literally be a pain in the neck, so unless the truck is carrying life-saving medicine or something I don't think it's worth risking life for until the roads are salted
Plus if trucks get wrecked wouldn't that be a lot more costly and delaying than waiting until the plows come through?
Oh Wow! HERE YOU ARE!!!! Thanks a ton for posting and reminding us to SLOW DOWN in rain & snow! Blessing to you & your loved ones forever!
Yes!
Props to the blue Ford Ranger.
Sideways up the whole hill lmao
@@Dc144_1 Buddy kept it movin 💪
That was some serious driftin'!
That dude owned the road!!! 🤜🏼🤛🏼🤘🏻
That's how you drive in the snow
Just a good reminder to rewatch icy videos for every winter season to just remind myself how i should drive or do and not when driving
Illinois. It amazes me how many people live and work here their entire lives and NEVER learn how to drive in rain or snow. They just cannot figure it out.
as someone who lives in WI, there's nothing more dangerous than an Illinois driver
Also I live in Illinois, and I have noticed that some people are dangerous driving in the snow and rain.
Driving in snow or rain not a problem. However Ice is another story
@@shannonlong6640 Those people think it is fun by driving fast in snow and rain. Psychologically they do.
Some stabbity to their bald tires might help
Mad skills from the Ranger driver! 👏🏼
When all you got is 2wd than you just gotta let it eat.
Here in Canada, and especially in Quebec, it’s mandatory to have winter tires on from December 1 to March 15, no “all season”, and it has shown to be the safest decision.
How would they enforce that?
I wish Ontario would do that too. BC has them on around this time. I'm putting mine on in November
Germany we use the O to O rule. October to Ostern,=Easter. Works
Here in austria we have to put wintertires on on 1st of November and change tires mid April. Saves a lot of hassle im Winter to be honest
No such law in Alberta which is ridiculous, because Alberta plowing is embarrassing most days.
That guy in the blue truck at 3:57 did it right! Most people don't realize that you turn INTO the slide, not away from it.
It seems counter intuitive, so people don't get it. Most of these pickup drivers could've regained control by turning their wheels the other way.
He invented a new form of drifting 😂
He killed that for sure 😂
Theres no way you can tell me hes doing anything but just having fun lol
No lie I learn this from Cars when DOC made that turn lol.
These videos take me back to when I was 17 yrs old. We had a really bad winter. The snow was drifting in spots … I didn’t want to drive in it at all. My father told me, “ If you can’t drive in snow, than you don’t have any business driving.” But, I’m aware things happen beyond our control. Remembrance slow down & be safe on any kind of road conditions.
One of the first driving experiences I had after getting my permit was in snow in the Colorado mountains. Thank god my mom taught me what to do when I got her car stuck for a bit. She also taught me some pretty great skills.
Many don't realize how quickly you can lose control. I actually like driving in snow but not on the roads with other people.
Maybe you shall drive very safety because icy roads are really slippery
I'm just saying!
Amazing how fast some of those drivers are going in such perilous driving conditions.
That's what I thought...But, born & raised in AZ! Only had to fight icy roads once, in CO! Drive safe!
Because mom and dad taught them to drive. So many schools have done away with drivers ed classes. So as the years have gone young drivers are not getting the info they need. We no longer have drivers, we have steerers. They just try to keep it in the lane but they lack so much knowledge to deal with these conditions.
no brains. no cares.
scrambler. So True!! I took drivers ed classes in HS spring of '72. The "Death On the Highway" film still hangs on in my mind.
I love the formation the snowplows do on the Interstates and multi-laned highways. This winter looks to be very active to say the least.
But why are they not out here taking action to halt the carnage?
8:14 The headlight bulb burning out was so unexpected lol
I T I S T H E M O S T U N D E R A T E D P A R T O F T H E V I D E O
Nice catch
When it's snowing or icy conditions means drive fast , tailgate, turn off headlights and on the cell phone or texting 🤦🏿♂️
😂😂
Also gotta make sure that you slam that brake pedal.
Wait! I gotta video this for UA-cam
I've been driving 4 wheel drive trucks for 50 years and 2 things I've learned in conditions like this is slow down and make sure your carry something heavy over your rear wheels..
When I had a small pickup truck I would tie two 5 gallon buckets filled with water on the bed of my truck over my rear wheels. And use snow tires. And drive slowly. Never had a problem.
Your supposed to sandbag or weigh down the bed, do people not do this? Explains all the pickups spinning out.
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Not too heavy though, experiment with how much is best.
Add a few sand bags or the mother in law, either should do the trick.
That Tokyo Drift truck @3:25 was crazy
Hey I know right.
Crazy stupid
Need to keep the revs down. I prefer to drive a vehicle with a manual transmission so you can moderate the torque to the wheels. Black ice is a different story altogether.
It's amazing when the roads are that slick and you can't see due to snow and there's ice on the road that people don't slow down especially in turns and some continue to play with their phone while they're trying to drive in those Road conditions.
St. Louis Ranger driver handling it like a Boss! Reminds me of my ‘99 Ranger Sport 2WD in the winter in St. Louis. Always hit the snowy hills with steady throttle and drifted up them like this. Little truck was a blast to drive.
3:25 - Actual footage from "The Slow and The Serious 2: St. Louis Drift."
ProTip: If you drive a RWD vehicle on ice, and your back brakes are worn/out of adjustment, your rear wheels will literally push you down the road with your front wheels locked because there's not enough braking force to overcome the power being applied to the wheels. The only way to stop may be to shift to Neutral. Been there, done that.
I think the guy in the Ranger was showing off.
Nothing is more important then your life. Not a job, not a hangout with friends, not shopping, nothing. If the weather sucks, just stay home.
3:46 Best drifter in the world
What a lot of pickup truck owners don't realize or forget (unfortunately) is that many pickups have a traditional 4wd hi/lo setup that defaults to its 2wd mode; thus many are not full time awd and on top of that, there's no weight over the rear wheels if you're not carrying cargo and so the truck becomes very prone to losing control in icy conditions; even if you have off road tires. And this is clearly captured in videos like these.
Wrong. Most people who drive trucks think they are invincible. And often are aggressive and bullies behind the wheel.
@@warrenny I drive a 4x4 and have not had a wreck in my 27 years of driving time.
Person in the ditch on the right at 0:41. Well, I went in the ditch, but I didn't collide with anyone so no damage to the car. I should be safe here until AAA arrives :)
That Ford Ranger knew exactly what he was doing 😂 best time for a drift
My main concern is that everyone walked away with little to no injuries. Some of those incidents were pretty ugly. Stay safe and be careful out there!
8:59 clip I think will be my favorite. Officer just keeps standing while sliding down the street.
When traveling in bad weather, I keep emergency kit in my trunk. Phone charger,
Tire chains, kitty litter, shovel, boards, emergency lights, blankets, food, water, coats, hats,gloves,scarfs,and extra gasoline (only on extreme conditions).
I know this sounds extreme, but if you get stuck, your appreciation will be greatly.
For the last thirty years, I never go out of the house without my snow cleats. This is very important to have, for anyone working outside, such as police.
Golf shoes, football, anything with cleats.
Or make your own with rubber tubing, duck tape, etc. then I’ve used little bolts and screws.
Good luck and be safe
Its always the rangers struggling but simultaneously exceeding expectations.
That blue xlt held that slow drift nice lol
Could probably use a few sandbags in the bed though.
this is why I don’t drive when the roads are icy. just bc everyone else doesn’t try to be as safe as you, a lot of ppl still try to drive normally 🤦🏽♀️
It appears pickups have more than their share of skids and spin-outs. Maybe more weight over the rear axle would help?? Snow driving is not very much like ice driving and ice is usually less common. Best of luck to all of us out there!!
Just a tip for everyone.
During the winter season, do not use tires with only elongation patterns.
Those are the same as if you wanted to get into an accident.
The same series includes :All Season tires.
Buy tires with M+S and Snowflake markings and 3 mountain peaks.
I love watching these videos from the comfort of my home in Phoenix.
You mean you don't want to join in the fun?
1:32 Hard to believe that someone is thinking of RV'ing in this kind of weather. And let's make sure that we're driving just fast enough that if we catch some air, we can get a first hand view of the bottom of the Missouri River.
I was thinking the same thing.
It’s most likely a transport service delivering a newly finished RV to a dealer or delivering it to a customer for the spring. It’s much cheaper to buy an RV in the winter when demand is low. Pay attention next time you see a camper being pulled this winter, the pickup truck will most likely have a sign on the door for a transport company.
As it went down that hill I thought WEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
I RV in the winter all the time, but I stay at campsite, or stay at rest area in bad weather. But that said, he did a good job keeping it upright and surviving that off road adventure, with little damage to both his vehicles. 😳😄
Maybe he was heading to Florida
I see dozens of drivers every day with almost bald tires.... this is natural selection
The worst thing I ever encountered in winter is a squall on a major highway. Went from clear sky and dry road to like 10 ft visibility and like 3 inches of snow on the ground in about 5 minutes. Absolutely crazy. About 10 cars ran off the road. Up in north NY state 2 years ago.
Adirondacks?
@@allencollins6031 on 81N, close to Syracuse. Forget the exact spot, but it was at a decent elevation
I ran into a squall coming out of Watkins Glen yrs ago. Went from bare road and clear skies to very low visibility and inches of snow rapidly. Fun drive!
The Mustang one is one of the reasons I parked my Mustang in the garage during the winter, and bought a truck. Mustangs are terrible on even a tiny amount of snow. She became a "garage queen" from November to around March/April. 😂😂
As an experienced winter driver, I'm always on the lookout for ice. Any kind of dark-looking asphalt or if it has a shine to it. Always look to see how the vehicles ahead of you are doing, don't be the guinea pig.
North Idaho here.
Love driving in the snow prefer my manual front wheel drive. Thankfully no winter accidents but I have a dashcam if I catch any I'll send them your way!
Neither rain nor sleet nor hail nor snow shall keep me from doing 15 over the limit !
With lights off, cruise control on, feet flat on the floor, phone in hand texting, radio blasting, other hand holding food. And when I wreck, I'll blame the weather, the safety features not working correctly, and the wall or other motorist I hit for 'hitting me.'
@@matthewbowen5841 perfect! You just summed up the average driver! LOL
Love the one w/ the sign, "Icy Conditions May Exist." Classic!
Hey Missouri and Texas folk. Here's some Coloradan advice. Double your stopping distance in adverse weather, SLOW DOWN! 4 wheel drive doesn't mean you can go faster than everyone. Be observant, it may keep you alive.
These are the times when I say I LOVE LIVING IN ARIZONA!!!
this channel and StormChasingVideo really inspire me to start recording some of these during winter. I know a hand-full of hills out here in Washington that is a slip-and-slide all winter lol
@16:05 I love how orchestrated these folks are at clearing our road. Bravo!
Thanks for posting these videos Dan. You used to go to my neck of the woods (394 west of Minneapolis) but you’ve been ignoring us. Actually, with the catastrophic drought we’ve had for the last couple of years it would probably be a wasted trip anyway. I understand why there are many people promoting snow tires here but, after having driven in 46 Minnesota winters, I think all snow tires do is give people a false sense of security and embolden them to drive faster and more carelessly when a lot more caution is called for. I did have a set of snow tires on my 1985 2WD Ranger which I also loaded up with 400lbs. of tube sand, but a 2WD pickup is pretty light. I think the most dangerous part of driving in winter, and it’s something that is seldom mentioned, is changing lanes, especially if the plows haven’t been through. I see more spinouts and crashes by bad Minnesota drivers because they play their passive-aggressive lane-changing games in the snow just like they do in the summer. You have to have good situational awareness and slowly ease into crossing over. When the wheel in front bogs down in the snow ridge between lanes is when the mistakes are made. People get jumpy or panic when the steering wheel takes that nudge and they think they’re losing control. That’s when they overcompensate and spin out. 46 years and it’s the same thing every year. E-a-s-y does it when changing lanes. Take your time, do it right.
A quick shout out to all the snow plows in IA!! You guys and gals are Champs when it comes to clearing roads! They go out in the beginning of the storm and Stay out till the storm is over.
I admit I have very little experience driving on icy roads. When it snows I just stay home!
Ice is not anything that an experienced person knows much about. They just think they know. If you don't feel confident or safe to be out, you're actually more experienced than those that think they know what they're doing because you made a wise decision. If a person has no other choice but to be out, that's different. People need to slow down. This video is full of people driving too fast and riding too closely.
Not going out if you don't need to is usually the best course of action.
It doesn't have to be YOU that makes the mistake - you could just as easily be the victim of someone else's mistake.
The only car crash I've ever been in involved icy roads. Thankfully I was barely going 20mph, and both my car an the one I slide into going around a curve were so slighly damaged that we didn't even bother to get the cops involved.
In the Netherlands cops only show up when people are injured or when the road is blocked by the accident. They have better things to do then visit every accident. Everybody has a accident formular/paper in his car and you both fill it in and send it to your assurance company. When the car is wrecked, you need a tow truck.
It’s not just the black ice to watch out for . When you hit snow squalls which blind you & high winds with slippery roads , you’re happy to make it home safe .
Good stuff brother. Entertainment for my lunch break. 👍
Yep the ice is no joke! When you drive over ice, It doesn’t matter what kind of vehicle you have - many think because they’re in a pickup truck or suv they’re okay, but once your tires lose traction on the ice, you’re going to slide.
Yeah what they should know is they're more likely to lose control in a pickup truck when it's RWD and doesn't have enough weight in the rear.
Witness the intensity of winter behind the wheel in this gripping compilation - a visual narrative of icy challenges.
3:25 profession drifter practicing for Tokyo Drift xD
More like. "This is the only way I can go straight! I must do it!"
LETS GO MODOT!! That 8 wide row of plows at the end was so awesome!
15:52 That is an impressive wall of snow plows. Pass the snow along to the plow behind who passes along to the next one behind, so on and so on.
What is up with that spot at about the 10:00 mark? Cresting that hill in the fast lane?
I know you never know the whole story, but you gotta be nuts to pull an RV trailer in weather like that.
I once tried to pull a trailer across the Sierra Nevada mountains in snowy weather. After looking at the conditions in two passes and saying: 'nope' to both of them I pulled into an RV camp for the night. In the morning I waited until the reports were that the highway was dry and clear before I went across. That was the last time I pulled a trailer in the winter.
Why risk it . Wait a few days. You got a warm bed, kitchen fridge hot water and tv.
My parents did it moving from Colorado to Alabama. They have never prayed out loud so hard. One of the scariest driving situations in their lives especially with a trailer on the back of the car
This my friends is why you live in a state thats full of sunshine, and wallah, you'll never have any of these problems in life. Remember its YOUR CHOICE.
Gee I wonder if I should change over to my winter studs and slow down? No those summer tires will work just fine and 80 miles an hour isn't that fast is it?. And you notice the majority of the spin outs or pickup trucks? I wonder why that is? Could it be that they don't have any weight in the back? Could have a lot to do with it.
You answered your own question.
@@Marc-King777 it's called irony
@@RickDominick69 also thinking that just because they own a truck they can go 80 in whiteout conditions
LOVE the icy road crashes! They're a HOOT!
The one time I don’t mind driving slow is when all them plows are plowing
So many pickup trucks spinning around when I lived in that climate I put a lot of weight in the back of my truck in the winter
I wonder why all those cars are in the ditch? Maybe I should speed up= human logic.
Late 2000’s I drove from Saint Paul through a snow storm. I got onto I-694 west in the NW metro and around Maple Grove I saw in my rear view mirror the line of MnDOT plow trucks plowing from the inside lanes to the outside. Looked like all but the lead truck were plowing about half of a lane.
I only have 2 words to say about driving on icy roads: Stay home! Ain't no way I'd drive in that, and thankfully, I don't have to!
Many don’t have their headlights on. Most are going too fast for conditions. Lots are hitting the brakes when they start to slide, then hit the gas when they think they are straightening out!
Some of these spinouts are in areas that had never had snow before. In many places now we will be seeing what used to be sunny are now snowing, what used to be snowing will be mild.
Blaming the climate boogyman for people's poor driving? That's a new one, NOT.
You’re saying it’s the weathers fault for bozos going too fast for the conditions? LOL
Pickups and monsters are the winners! Good show!
9:02 that cop it gets me every time. 😂😂🤣🤣
really great compilation of winter driving moments! it's impressive to see how people handle such tough conditions. but honestly, i think some of these clips glamorize risky driving behavior a bit too much. sometimes it's better to just stay safe and not push your limits on icy roads, right?
As a Canadian I find this quite amusing, it’s like watching a baby try and take its first steps
Because Canadians have no accidents in the winter.
Only Canadians think Canada is the only place that snows 😂. Canadians suck just as much as anyone else
Are the tires that come on most new cars these days worse in snow than were the original "Tiempo" all season tires? (Tiempo I remember was the first tire advertised as "all season"
obviously not as good in snow/ice as "winter tires" or studded tires
You all may think I'm crazy, but I just LOVE driving in weather like this! I grew up around Chicago, and honed my skills, so I never hit anything, nor went off the road in snow or ice. Back in the 70's, I always drove a Corvair, and usually had snow tires. It was the other idiots on the road that I worried about. Now I'm in Phoenix, so I don't have to worry about it.
I used to love driving in pouring rain in Florida. I’d go “waaaaay tooooo fast” and did great in my FWD car. Got a RWD mustang and totally different story 🤣. Traction control felt weird though. Felt like the car thought I wanted to drift so it drifted but that’s not what I wanted lol
Yes!...in the Montana blizzards we would fill the truck with gas and beer and go romp the powder in the mountains....some of the best times I ever had.
Same here. I drove gas tanker here in Washington state driving on the snow and ice keeps you very awake for night shift driving. I still have dreams about winter driving over the mountains.
SLOW DOWN! Live to see tomorrow
How’s that Stang handling on the ice, lmao
The pickup truck at 3:32 is a lesson for us to CHANGE OUR TIRES!!!
I recently drove from Chicago to Los Angeles and it was my first time driving through snow let alone a snowstorm. I have to say people in Missouri speed way too much in it and I'm not surprised at the amount of accidents
One of the beauties of getting off work in the midnight or going to work in the midnight is we have all the interstates and streets to oursleves when dealing with this weather. You can do 5 to 10 mph all the way home without anyone else causing you to slide.
3:45 he should’ve been in Tokyo.
Had to bust out the drifting skills here in Michigan with the 1200 FedEx truck rear wheel 🤣🤣 sometimes there's no choice but to drift in those things
2:20
So nobody going to talk about how lucky this dude is
Sheesh....a matter of inches for that Tahoe
45 Years driving in it ! Fighting it ! And 65 years living with it ! Boy I sure love living in Florida now !
For us here in Florida its been a long time since I've driven in snow 21 years to be exact. But my skills always taught me to drive faster than the posted speed limit especially in hazardous conditions, follow closely, ride your brakes. and turn your wheels the opposite direction than in to the slide.
Absolutely, and don't forget to text while eating an egg McMuffin or whatever the sandwich of the day is.
I've always found the expression "turn into the slide" confusing. In my mind, the direction of the slide is my car's front-end, not the rear-end. In that sense, turning into the slide is the opposite of what I want to do.
To me, "turn where you want the car to go" makes more sense than "turn into the slide."
Should also close your eyes when behind the wheel.
3:29 drifting on another level
Don’t use salt = car destroyed
Use salt = car destroyed
I love these videos
The funniest videos include those with 4X4 trucks and/or AWD cars thinking they are invincible.
I bet most of those trucks are driven by teenagers with bald tires.....sigh.
Make us responsible 4x4 owners look bad.
Please don't group us all together.
27 years driving 4x4 and not a single accident.
3:27 let's take a minute to be impressed by this pickup driver's skills.
it's almost that time of the year again. Make sure you have snow tires installed in your car. Also adjust your driving habits accordingly, for instances increase following distance, dont rush, leave early etc.
Minute 2:20
The most professional back in parking I have ever seen in my life 💯
I can’t believe the amount of people in the St Louis videos driving without any lights
North st.louis here, it's just another day at the office
St. Louis drivers are some of the worst in the country. Always speeding and clueless about driving in any bad weather.
Hey,
You are crushing with views and skill. Keep the vids coming.
3:30 Props to that Ranger
Practicing his drifting skills
Many fine examples of road/weather conditions where people shouldn't even be driving AT ALL!
I wouldn't even be on the road in that weather.
I'm noticing that a lot of these spinouts are pick up trucks. When I drove a van in Southern Ontario I always kept a barrel of sand tied in place over the back axle during the winter. Pickups and vans are notorious for being light in the back of the vehicle, therefore more likely to spin out on ice and snow.
Literally every approach to bridges has signs that say, road ices before bridge. Yet as you can see no one pays attention.
I’m from Florida and would have no idea how to handle this, how do people ever make it to work in the winter?
Slowly, very slowly.