As ICE agents surged into Minneapolis, they found actual road ice to be more than a match for their wits and driving skill.
I don’t see what the big deal is. Go slow and leave plenty of following distance. Fucking duh. They used our money to buy themselves giant 4x4 suburbans and even with every advantage they can’t drive in winter conditions? Pathetic
“Instructions unclear. Shot the ice, shoveled as much of it into the back of the van as possible.”
I like this mentality, but from from your average citizens please
A few days ago I would have made a joke about them not shooting the ice/snow because it’s white. So much for that!
A 4x4 will give you extra power. But not extra stopping power. My guess is they assume that they could just drive normal due to this.
Saw a used car with AWD for sale with the ad saying that AWD is better for acceleration, cornering AND stopping in slippery conditions.
I honestly wanted to ring the dude up and ask how it would help with the stopping, given that it’s heavier than the RWD version of the same car and they both have exactly 4 wheels worth of braking power.
Manual drives are more common here, when you brake on the engine 4 wheels are decelerating instead of 2 so that could help.
No car only brakes with only two wheels. All four wheels are used when the brake pedal is pressed.
And in any case, using brakes with ABS is still better than engine braking without ABS when stopping in any condition, but especially on snow or ice
I just love this:
"So, if you find you get stuck in 3-inch-deep snow… for starters, don’t do that. That’s not much snow. It’s embarrassing to get stuck in so little.
A few extremely basic notes:
Don’t kick the gas pedal like these ICE agents are doing. Slow and steady. Turn on 4WD. Obviously. If you don’t have 4WD, whatever, you should be fine. It’s really not that much snow.If you’re stuck and can’t dig yourself out with the shovel you carry for this exact purpose, flag down a friendly Midwesterner to pull you out. Some flannel-clad hoonigan like me will happily pull you out with a rescue strap.
This works way better if you don’t have a reputation for killing unarmed women in the city you’re in, so ICE might be SOL"
Leave it to the Donald Administration not to recognize basic laws of physics and, maybe, the necessity to make logistical changes.
Hopefully the next headline is about how an ICE vehicle slid off a cliff.
Poor choice of tires and no chains. This might be a 2WD model
We don’t chain in MN. We’re flat enough it isn’t necessary. This is 4 inches of slush and shouldn’t be a problem.
If you’re not allowed fascist asshole, folk will come out and help you when you get stuck.
