Forget your winter tyres. . . . .
Discussion
. . . . the BBC has the answer to your winter driving problems:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12015993
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12015993
davepoth said:
Paraphrasing here, but
"In a slide, take your foot off the accelerator"
Is really bad advice for the current conditions.
You see you say that. But if you're under-steering while on the throttle which is what they were doing. It's pretty much the correct advise. That and take off some lock which they also covered."In a slide, take your foot off the accelerator"
Is really bad advice for the current conditions.
Is that the most common problem in the snow and ice though? Even their video showed that the problem seems to be locking the rears and ending up in over-steer when descending a hill.... And they didn't cover that at all.
AJI said:
The link doesn't really go anywhere. (Maybe just my work computer being numb).
A genuine question here : Does the law allow us to use rope on a snowy public highway? ie. looping rope through your alloys around the tyres.
It's not illegal, but may be considered in a collision or if it shreads and flails some innocent pedestrians face.....A genuine question here : Does the law allow us to use rope on a snowy public highway? ie. looping rope through your alloys around the tyres.
do it if you get really stuck, remove as soon as is safe to do so as you would with snow chains!
Munter said:
davepoth said:
Paraphrasing here, but
"In a slide, take your foot off the accelerator"
Is really bad advice for the current conditions.
You see you say that. But if you're under-steering while on the throttle which is what they were doing. It's pretty much the correct advise. That and take off some lock which they also covered."In a slide, take your foot off the accelerator"
Is really bad advice for the current conditions.
Is that the most common problem in the snow and ice though? Even their video showed that the problem seems to be locking the rears and ending up in over-steer when descending a hill.... And they didn't cover that at all.
Munter said:
davepoth said:
Paraphrasing here, but
"In a slide, take your foot off the accelerator"
Is really bad advice for the current conditions.
You see you say that. But if you're under-steering while on the throttle which is what they were doing. It's pretty much the correct advise. That and take off some lock which they also covered."In a slide, take your foot off the accelerator"
Is really bad advice for the current conditions.
Is that the most common problem in the snow and ice though? Even their video showed that the problem seems to be locking the rears and ending up in over-steer when descending a hill.... And they didn't cover that at all.
I've only had one understeery moment this winter, and it quickly turned to oversteer as the back lost traction too, take some lock off, lift off a little, let it straighten out, steady as you go.
Unfortunately the person driving behind me didnt heed the warning by seeing me slide, steamed into the corner and understeered right off into a two foot high bank of compressed frozen snow at about 7mph.
Unfortunately the person driving behind me didnt heed the warning by seeing me slide, steamed into the corner and understeered right off into a two foot high bank of compressed frozen snow at about 7mph.
marksx said:
In my current and last car, the most common problem I have encountered in the snow, is 2 inches of the white stuff and a 1 degree incline complete flummoxing the rear tires.
Set off using just the clutch indeed
Yep, do that in my Esprit or the OH's Elise all you have is a car slowly wheelspinning on tickover. You could then get out and push though, I s'pose. Set off using just the clutch indeed
Luckily the RR doesn't seem to care how much throttle is applied.
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