Drivers Can't Rely on Summer and All-Season Tires, or Electronics for Control on Snow - Page 2 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

LSxcellent · 08-28-2008, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Beast_

YOU GET TO FORTY DEGREES!!!!!!!

WOW Im lucky to get a night in the low fiftys once in a blue moon.

Hah! I've seen Forty BELOW! I've driven on pure ICE (winter racing league on frozen lakes!) as well as trying to navigate a treacherous-hilly mountain pass in a TRUE blizzard! I can hardly imagine driving without snow!

New England is generally famous for some gnarly weather and the past few years have seen record snowfall! Last winter I drove to North Conway NH with my wife, and the snow banks at the end of peoples driveway were 15 FEET tall! Crazy!

But with all my winter driving experience, I can say with certainty that WINTEr tires are a must. All-Season tires are for people who live in Maryland, Virginia, etc where you _might_ get a little snow once in a while. Up here they are almost mandatory (though hardly anyone uses them!).

I agree though, the best way to learn to drive in the winter is in a LARGE open parking lot (that you ALREADY KNOW) with no curbs, poles, people, cops, etc. and take your car for a real spin! Try and actually drive in a panic situation! You'll learn fast... and there are also winter-performance driving schools out there where professional driving instructors can teach you more.

Remember, if its below 40degF more than a week at a time, you should be running snow tires!

~LSx

Sizzox · 08-28-2008, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by SSmoked

well living here in canada winter driving is like a second nature. it takes time to get use to but once use to it, its a steady flow. imo driving in the snow is were u find out how good u are at driving. if u guys ever find urself in a empty parking lot with snow and ice on the ground spend somne time their and find out how to control ur car. not only is it fun but like someone else said ur able to find out how capable ur car is, yet while knowing ur limits u can use this new skill in any future situations

Yeah me and my friend were doing that in a parking lot in diffrent cars but we were just messin around and a cop came back and gave us tickets we got diffrent court dates and said we were practice driving and the judge let us both off haha

Beelzebubba · 08-28-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SSmoked

well living here in canada winter driving is like a second nature. it takes time to get use to but once use to it, its a steady flow. imo driving in the snow is were u find out how good u are at driving.

The Great Ice Storm of 1998 proved that Canadians aren't any better at driving on ice than North Texans are

We get ice more often than snow.

We have all that ultra cold air from being due south of Manitoba down low and a lot of warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico aloft. It comes down as rain and freezes as it hits the ground.

and only the hordes of Michigan and Ohio transplants here have winter tires.

HumanWiki · 07-21-2011, 09:47 AM

Drove all winter in Chicago on PZeros and was just fine... One just has to know how to drive in snow... It's not that hard and I'm from Texas originally.

*CamaroSpike23* · 07-21-2011, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by HumanWiki

Drove all winter in Chicago on PZeros and was just fine... One just has to know how to drive in snow... It's not that hard and I'm from Texas originally.

necro!!

HumanWiki · 07-21-2011, 09:52 AM

LOL

This was at the bottom of the page on another thread.. I didn't even look at the dates honestly.. Blame the site for suggesting it to me.. :P

*CamaroSpike23* · 07-21-2011, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by HumanWiki

LOL

This was at the bottom of the page on another thread.. I didn't even look at the dates honestly.. Blame the site for suggesting it to me.. :P

*DGthe3* · 07-21-2011, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by HumanWiki

LOL

This was at the bottom of the page on another thread.. I didn't even look at the dates honestly.. Blame the site for suggesting it to me.. :P

don't worry, you're not the first person to revive this thread. Regardless, this heatwave is the perfect time to be thinking about driving on snow and ice.

HumanWiki · 07-21-2011, 02:56 PM

Yeah.. My Maggy reminds me every time the car gets out in the stop/go traffic.

cab2g · 07-21-2011, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by HumanWiki

Drove all winter in Chicago on PZeros and was just fine... One just has to know how to drive in snow... It's not that hard and I'm from Texas originally.

with that said, it is A LOT easier to drive with snow tires, especially if you have to deal with any sort of an incline. It is plenty easy to make the SS skid with fresh snow on the ground or ice.

SleepWarz · 07-22-2011, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by SSmoked

well living here in canada winter driving is like a second nature.

Unless you are from BC.

Winter driving mayhem. Far to many people who cant drive. Multiculturalism allowing foreigners to get their licences without understanding or learning English/french to read the road signs is becoming really rampant out here. Then there are the ignorant baby on board mothers who will turn, go, and stop wherever they damn well please....

That said I did get caught in a little snow storm in the camaro on summer tires, not something I'd like to repeat if I dont have to lol. Not impossible to drive but a bit nervewracking when there is a lake on the right with no barrier.

LOWDOWN · 07-22-2011, 10:51 AM

Here's a driving tip that works wonders in ice/snow AND on rain-slicked roads, for reducing stopping distances regardless of tires:

With a MANUAL TRANSMISSION, the first thing you do is DEPRESS THE CLUTCH, right? Most "northern" drivers know that down-shifting on slippery surfaces can cause a loss of control from potential wheel/tire "lock-up"...

IF YOU DRIVE AN AUTOMATIC, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL...

You can dramatically shorten stopping distances. No drivetrain momentum to overcome. No "lock-up" from down-shifting...

Try it!

07-21-2011, 09:47 AM	#18
HumanWiki Drives: Car Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Place Posts: 3,361	Drove all winter in Chicago on PZeros and was just fine... One just has to know how to drive in snow... It's not that hard and I'm from Texas originally.

07-21-2011, 09:52 AM	#20
HumanWiki Drives: Car Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Place Posts: 3,361	LOL This was at the bottom of the page on another thread.. I didn't even look at the dates honestly.. Blame the site for suggesting it to me.. :P

07-21-2011, 02:56 PM	#23
HumanWiki Drives: Car Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Place Posts: 3,361	Yeah.. My Maggy reminds me every time the car gets out in the stop/go traffic.

07-22-2011, 10:51 AM	#26
LOWDOWN Downright Upright Drives: Daily Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cruisin'... Posts: 4,145	Here's a driving tip that works wonders in ice/snow AND on rain-slicked roads, for reducing stopping distances regardless of tires: With a MANUAL TRANSMISSION, the first thing you do is *DEPRESS THE CLUTCH, right? Most "northern" drivers know that down-shifting on slippery surfaces can cause a loss of control from potential wheel/tire "lock-up"... IF YOU DRIVE AN AUTOMATIC, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL*... You can dramatically shorten stopping distances. No drivetrain momentum to overcome. No "lock-up" from down-shifting... Try it!