Snow and Ice Chaos - Somebody Else's Fault! - Page 2

Freebyrd · 2nd March 2018, 10:11

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Originally Posted by rustymotor

Take a look at this clip of the skidding bus in Edinburgh LINK
You may have seen it on BBC news, IMO the bus is going way too fast.

I know that road well (Frogston Road West) and driven buses along it many times over 25 years as a bus driver in Edinburgh. Difficult to see how is was going too fast as it's driving up hill, a long hill starting on a bend at the foot.

Darcydog · 2nd March 2018, 10:22

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Originally Posted by rustymotor

Take a look at this clip of the skidding bus in Edinburgh LINK
You may have seen it on BBC news, IMO the bus is going way too fast.

They showed this on the News the other night - I think the bus driver did an amazing job to avoid a car on the wrong side of the road.

macafee2 · 2nd March 2018, 11:25

most of the RTC's, Road Traffic Collisions could have been avoided if drivers were going slower. A good number of cars like mine, are not fitted with winter tyres another opportunity to improve the chances of avoiding an RTC. Distance to the car in front, leave a bigger gap. Breaking, break sooner and more gently.

There will be times when conditions will over power drivers, tyres and safety systems but so many times the outcome is in our hands.

I've decided not to use the car today because of other drivers.

If you do venture out, please be careful

macafee2

guru · 2nd March 2018, 11:37

Well having spent 2 days completely cut off from the outside world we've just managed to get to the nearest town in a friends XC70. The snow has drifted a lot here so in some places the fields are almost clear and then in others we have 8ft of snow!

stevestrat · 2nd March 2018, 12:04

Always remember what my Grandmother used to say if the weather went weird, "I blame all them Sputniks up there"!

jackatesme · 2nd March 2018, 12:16

Right, i'll go first. I blame Putin and those Russians interfering with our weather.

torque2me · 2nd March 2018, 12:33

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Originally Posted by Coups

A94 just near Balbeggie, Perthshire yesterday afternoon. Busy day on our roads.

M90, Edinburgh bound late evening and between snow showers. Should be two lanes and a hard shoulder here.

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I personally wouldn't consider them insurmountable. As previous posts suggest it is not the amount of snow (one keeps on top usually) it is the loss of grip/traction when compacted and icy. Once one or two drivers hit that problem, that is when one gets tail-backs (hence your photo).

Kev

Heddy · 2nd March 2018, 12:45

It's our postie's fault for wearing shorts all year round. On the point of accidents, is there such a thing? There is usually a cause, making it no accident.

COLVERT · 2nd March 2018, 21:43

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Originally Posted by Heddy

It's our postie's fault for wearing shorts all year round. On the point of accidents, is there such a thing? There is usually a cause, making it no accident.

I guess it's an accident if you, personally, haven't added to it. Like a branch dropping off a tree onto your head.-------------------

trikey · 3rd March 2018, 08:55

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Originally Posted by stevestrat

Always remember what my Grandmother used to say if the weather went weird, "I blame all them Sputniks up there"!

That must be a gran thing! Mine used to say exactly the same 😎

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