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Originally Posted by Robert_Nash Things are a bit different in Washington D.C. than in Atlanta weather - wize. Weather conditions you have to face has to be a significant consideration
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There will always be unknown risks that we undertake when driving, but **** happens to everyone. Even those who are "prepared" and in the "proper" vehicles for such conditions. While living there in the snowy conditions I had a four wheel drive Ford Bronco that most would consider quite capable of handling the conditions. While driving one morning, I stopped to make a right turn onto a main road from a side street. I made a complete stop and started to turn, and after getting onto the main road, found that I didn't stop turning. I slid out into the intersection going about 7-8 mph because there was a patch of ice there. Guess what? Not all of the 4wd or FWD or RWD technology in the world can give a vehicle grip when there is no grip to be had. Everyone else in the area saw what was happening, and just stopped and waited until I coasted to a slow and safe stop against a curb, and no accidents were had. My point- stop perpetuating the myth that RWD sports car + bad weather = horrible, grisly death. It just isn't true. Sometimes people don't know how to properly manage their cars, and sometimes the conditions are too unpredictable to be trusted. However, the fact that accidents happen to some RWD sports car drivers in bad conditions doesn't mean that RWD sports cars are not able to driven accident free in wintry conditions. Accidents in adverse conditions can be had in FWD, RWD, AWD, 4WD and any other setup that exists. Besides, I always find it funny when people blame accidents on the cars they drive as opposed to accepting the responsibility for losing control or perhaps driving too fast for the conditions. It is almost as bad as blaming guns for killing people. Guns don't kill people- people kill people. Similarly, cars don't have wrecks, people have wrecks. I don't think that any vehicle in any configuration can be driven without regard to caution in wintry and icy conditions. I don't know about other drivers out there, but I found that driving my 4WD equipped Bronco in icy conditions was every bit as harrowing as driving my S2000 in icy conditions. ![]() And on a somewhat side note, Atlanta gets ice, well below freezing temperatures and even an occasional snowfall just like DC and most other places. We have been having lows in the low teens all this week, so Atlanta is not the paradise most people think it is in the winter. As I make this response, the temperature is 19 degrees Farenheit. Its cold here too! Last edited by sprix!; 01-21-2009 at 06:00 AM. |
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