More here
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/01/snow-storms-hit-the-south/100671/
More here
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/01/snow-storms-hit-the-south/100671/
From the link above. M-Badge. ???? Otherwise, no reason given for Car-B-Q.
The ironic thing about the first photo of the tractor trailer skidding off the road is that it's a Schneider National truck, which is located out of Green Bay, WI.
JohnRW1621 wrote: From the link above. M-Badge. ???? Otherwise, no reason given for Car-B-Q.
Insurance fraud! 
We saw a good bit of snow/ice, at least for this area. In my neck of the woods it was maybe 4", other places about 2" but the roads iced over HARD for about 12-14 hours. The funny thing is, I saw very little road carnage compared to other similar storms.
pilotbraden wrote:
Why am I so fascinated with this kind of stuff?
I give the driver of the orange truck accolades for counter-steer.
Anyway, I hope one of those trucks is full of underwear...because it will be needed.
JohnRW1621 wrote: From the link above. M-Badge. ???? Otherwise, no reason given for Car-B-Q.
that's one way to melt the ice off the road.
Jeez... It seems like just random mayhem.
My cousin was apparently stuck in his car for at least 12 hours near Atlanta. I can't even imagine.
Wonder if a fuel like shrunk in the cold and seeped on that BMW like some subies do.
In reply to Swank Force One:
I wonder if he managed to save it.
At least Kowalski knows how to drive on it.
Swank Force One wrote:
Needs more (moar) frames.
Epic save on the truckers part it appears.
moparman76_69 wrote: At least Kowalski knows how to drive on it.
Watch out for those Graders though
Honest to god...I can't recall when the last time was I saw a local road with that little snow on it!
But to be fair, every single year, when we get that first snowfall, even the Canadians seem to have forgotten every thing they knew about driving on snow.
I bet a significant number of law abiding southern drivers have never so much as locked a wheel while trying to stop let alone had to deal with a slide.
toad9977 wrote: The ironic thing about the first photo of the tractor trailer skidding off the road is that it's a Schneider National truck, which is located out of Green Bay, WI.
There's a Schneider depot in central PA. Chances are they have hubs and truck bases all over the country, so no guarantee the driver is snow experienced.
Besides, as over-discussed in the other thread, an ice-covered road that looks like that can catch even the most experienced drivers off guard. "Hmm... doesn't look that bad... why am I now pointed sideways?"
ClemSparks wrote:Swank Force One wrote:Needs more (moar) frames.
Man I could have sworn it was cops chasing the white Challenger before it ran into the road block...
pilotbraden wrote:
RWD Challenger in the snow:
"And not one berkeley was given that day."
It looks like a getaway scene! Hollywood take note.
this is what 3 inches of snow looks like after 4 days of 30mph winds out behind my house...
i parked the snowmobile there and jumped off the 4 foot tall drift to take the pic..
Mitchell wrote: It looks like a getaway scene! Hollywood take note.
Duel 2?
NOHOME wrote: I bet a significant number of law abiding southern drivers have never so much as locked a wheel while trying to stop let alone had to deal with a slide.
I live in Birmingham, it got bad fast here (like it went from perfectly fine to ice rink in about 15 minutes). The issue wasn't snow, it was that it immediately turned to ice.
That said, a lot of the traffic issues were due to poor driving, accidents, and driver brain freeze. I felt like I was one of the few who could drive in the conditions, and I have a 2wd truck with normal street tires. I had to pick my son up from his school and at one point on the way home the drive looked like a scene from a frozen disaster movie. I turned to go up a hill (gasp) had the maneuver around 3 cars and a semi sitting still spinning their wheels, but once I cleared them I was literally the only car going that direction as far as I could see. The other side of the highway was 3 lanes of gridlock. It took nearly 2 hours of trying different roads to make the epic 2 mile drive home, and ultimately I had to abandon my truck on a side street about a mile from my house. The issue? A 4 way stop at the top of a hill. A bunch of inexperienced drivers all got stopped and stuck. I would have been fine, but couldn't get around the 30 or so cars jamming the road.
What the truckers are doing is not likely related to their driving skill in snow and ice... It is more likely in reaction to what those in passenger vehicles are doing around them.. They are likely jackknifing to avoid killing those in passenger vehicles unaccustomed to snow and ice.
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