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Bumper cars on ice

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by nrsheikh, Jan 16, 2007.

  1. nrsheikh

    nrsheikh Junior Member

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  2. skruse

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    Rules of driving on snow and ice:

    1. Brakes stop the wheels, not the car.
    2. You are going to have an accident.
     
    #2 skruse, Jan 16, 2007
  3. V8Cobrakid

    V8Cobrakid Green Handyman

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    the prius didn't do too bad.. the car didn't spin around.. they stopped about when they wanted to.. hehe... i've had very good experianced with my prius on ice.
     
    #3 V8Cobrakid, Jan 16, 2007
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    Oh man my abdomen's aching just watching it. That's a very bad feeling to be in a car like that.

    That first guy - was there a car he didn't hit?
     
    #4 PA, Jan 16, 2007
  5. darelldd

    darelldd Prius is our Gas Guzzler

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    There are some people who would tell you that 4WD is all you'd need. They would be wrong. In fact that FIRST guy likely had 4WD... and little else.
     
    #5 darelldd, Jan 16, 2007
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    The thing with 4WD is, although they GO pretty good in snow and ice.
    They still suck at stopping and turning just like everything else.
     
    #6 hjon71, Jan 16, 2007
  7. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    the first guy did have 4 wheel drive and as you can see, when you are sliding at right angles to the direction of the wheel, 4 wheel drive is useless. now you know why i am not parking in my garage tonight. my driveway is pretty slick and steep right now too.
     
    #7 DaveinOlyWA, Jan 16, 2007
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