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Offline MiloMorai

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« on: July 15, 2026, 07:14:30 PM »
No that ICE but the stuff that comes in winter with snow. What are your secrets for driving safely.

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Re: ICE
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2026, 07:26:00 PM »
I usually just floor it and use the hydroplane method.  I use the ditch slopes to curve the turn, mailboxes usually correct my course.
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Re: ICE
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2026, 07:52:55 PM »
I moved to Texas.
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Re: ICE
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2026, 07:55:09 PM »
I usually just floor it and use the hydroplane method.  I use the ditch slopes to curve the turn, mailboxes usually correct my course.

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« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2026, 07:57:09 PM »
I lived in Alaska for 25 years, there you deal with it. Moved to Dallas in 1996, now if there is ICE on the road, I don't go anywhere, no one here knows how to drive on it. :aok
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Re: ICE
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2026, 09:37:10 PM »
I lived in Alaska for 25 years, there you deal with it. Moved to Dallas in 1996, now if there is ICE on the road, I don't go anywhere, no one here knows how to drive on it. :aok

Southerners are scary ppl on a touch of ice.

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Re: ICE
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2026, 09:37:59 PM »
First respondent.  This thread obviously caught your attention.

My reply caught your attention. Were ya hopin?
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Re: ICE
« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2026, 09:46:33 PM »
My reply caught your attention. Were ya hopin?

I think you were.
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Re: ICE
« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2026, 10:18:36 PM »
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« Reply #9 on: July 15, 2026, 10:27:46 PM »
I think you were.

Hmmm,…Must be reflex from redundant compulsive repetition of bbs.
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Re: ICE
« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2026, 05:57:58 AM »
Ice is never good to drive on, but if you absolutely have to drive, use chains on your tires. Always helps to get a new set of tires if your treads are low. Also you can deflate your tires just slightly to get better traction. Anything less than AWD vehicles id not drive on ice at all.
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« Reply #11 on: July 16, 2026, 06:51:11 AM »
I needed tires for an old 280zx turbo and put some nearly bald and barely dot legal legal A008r race tires.   

Yes, they would hydroplane but had grip on ice like I never expected.

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Re: ICE
« Reply #12 on: July 16, 2026, 09:00:04 AM »
Ice is never good to drive on, but if you absolutely have to drive, use chains on your tires. Always helps to get a new set of tires if your treads are low. Also you can deflate your tires just slightly to get better traction. Anything less than AWD vehicles id not drive on ice at all.

At -40 deg. Ice is like concrete for the most part.  :devil
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Re: ICE
« Reply #13 on: July 16, 2026, 09:01:53 AM »
No that ICE but the stuff that comes in winter with snow. What are your secrets for driving safely.

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Re: ICE
« Reply #14 on: July 16, 2026, 09:23:02 AM »
In Idaho when the roads became icy at the start of winter I always watched for the big pickups. They seemed to believe that because they were good for off roading and could pull through snow they could stop on ice better. They can't. I always waited at a 4 way stop or light if they were barreling down because much of the time they just slid on through. I'm not a pickup bigot, I had a big crew cab 4 wheel drive "Silveraydo" myself.
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