16RedRunner
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Slow and easy and for sure use the gears to help you slow down.
Driving in snow
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ElectroBoy
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Lots of good advice in this thread. Just remember to do everything slower and more deliberately: accelerating from a stop, braking, turning.
And if you get stuck do not spin your tires. This will just melt the snow and dug you in deeper. Use 4WD LO and also ATRAC and lock the rear diff if you need it.
And if you get stuck do not spin your tires. This will just melt the snow and dug you in deeper. Use 4WD LO and also ATRAC and lock the rear diff if you need it.
If one feels that they need the flashers on, then they shouldn't be driving.
It's against the law everywhere and it also blinds other drivers in the dark when raining or snowing.
Don't be that fool.
blackened_offroad
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that's not exactly true. Many states allow it.
Hazard Light Use - AAA Digest of Motor Laws.
It's also a really good idea to have them on in a whiteout blizzard or in fog. Hazzards don't blind anyone. You're going to get blinded by the people driving towards you with their headlights on FAR worse than someone next to you having blinkers on.
JerseyDevil
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Best advice I ever got. Pretend your Grandma is buckled in the passenger seat in her Sunday best. She has a huge bowl of tomato gravy on her lap, filled to the top, with no lid. Drive accordingly.
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spartacus
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What others have mentioned will keep you safe with one caveat, the dingbats that are coming up behind you. Going down long inclines, I almost always ride my brakes feather light, when I see someone in my rear view mirror coming up quick even though I could go faster. Generally they will see your brake lamps and slow down if not thank goodness for the tow hitch.
So 21 states allow it.
And it is blinding in the rain or snow in the dark, that's why the majority of states do not allow it.
But now I understand why so many idiots do it down here in Florida
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spartacus
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So 21 states allow it.
And it is blinding in the rain or snow in the dark, that's why the majority of states do not allow it.
But now I understand why so many idiots do it down here in Florida
There are a lot of elderly folks in Dade and Broward Counties who can barely see in bright sunshine let alone during a rain storm.
MaddoxPics
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Not sure exact laws about this. Maybe they're trying to tell people to put their headlights on because most don't do that in rain? Of course I'm not there so I have no idea.
I personally don't do it, but it's not uncommon to see. For example, if you have any mountains near you or large hills, you've probably seen truckers putting their hazards on so people know they're going slower than normal and will likely pull up on them quicker. Granted in a snow situation it'd be more for visibility than anything.
In the end I doubt you'll have any issues. Just take it slow and increase your stopping distance just like you would do in rain.
You've got that right. lol
Sunshine one can deal with, we're used to them.
It rains so hard here most times that visibility is literally less than 30 feet and then mix in some slow moving flashing lites and it's a mess.
The blizzards I still remember from the north.
blackened_offroad
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So 21 states allow it.
And it is blinding in the rain or snow in the dark, that's why the majority of states do not allow it.
But now I understand why so many idiots do it down here in Florida
so almost half. LOOOOOOL at the guy that lives in Florida telling people how to drive in the snow. HAHAHAHA
Try driving in Scandinavia sometime. It's standard practice over there, I know from experience from spending 3 months over there in winter. and I've spent the winter driving every day in the Rockies at high altitude for the last 3 winters. There are times when if someone didn't have their blinkers on, you wouldn't be able to see them at all. Did you have bad lasik or something? hazard lights in snow aren't blinding anyone, grandpa.
What he said...
Back in the 90's when i lived in New England I'd be driving home is a snow storm and invariably get passed by someone who "paid 25k for their Jeep Cherokee- and was going to get their money's worth" Ten or so miles later, I'd pass by him as he was off the road in a ditch.
Knew people who wrecked their Jeeps or trucks and their answer always was "but it's 4wd".
Slow and steady and you'll be fine, BUT driving around the Ashville / Boone / NC - Tenn border there are some SERIOUS, SERIOUS hills. It's easy to get distracted and your speed creeps up on the downslopes.
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Well apparently I've got a bunch more experience in the snow than you.
25 Years in northern Michigan climate that averages over 120" of snow per year. Lights are used in blizzards, no hazards just out of courtesy.
So explain that winter driving to me again. lol
There are actually a number of automotive car clubs in so many areas of our country that hold winter driving car control clinics that are open to all makes and models of vehicles.
Find one and register.
Once you learn (a) how to control your vehicle with no traction, and (b) how to maximize the traction your conditions offer, you take on a new outlook.
I am a retired instructor from many of these clinics and the differences I see after one day of practice is heart warming.
Just Do It.
Find one and register.
Once you learn (a) how to control your vehicle with no traction, and (b) how to maximize the traction your conditions offer, you take on a new outlook.
I am a retired instructor from many of these clinics and the differences I see after one day of practice is heart warming.
Just Do It.
00Sebby
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The 4Runner with KO2s makes a very capable snow vehicle. With all of the traction aids, most of the time 2WD is all that's needed for the wet snow we have in Tennessee. But if you get into some stuff, 4WD and taking your time works. If you have a Trail or ORP, the Sand/Mud mode works very well on slick, steep hills. And in December, you're probably not going to see much white stuff anyway.
I've driven this thing to Chicago, Cleveland, Milwaukee, all over Massachusetts, etc, in the dead of winter and never gave it a second thought.
I've driven this thing to Chicago, Cleveland, Milwaukee, all over Massachusetts, etc, in the dead of winter and never gave it a second thought.
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joshsonofjohn
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If your seed is creeping up while driving, you’ve got bigger issues than snow!
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blackened_offroad
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settle down grandpa, it's almost time for your dementia medicine. I didn't say that was my only winter driving experience, grumpy pants. 120"? that's cute. I live where we get 200. also, LOL. Hazards are legal in all conditions in Michigan. But you keep up those angry, misinformed tirades about what people should do in states where you don't live. Irrelevant rage is a good look.
zoomzoom
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Where I'm at, our roads and highways are now snow-covered.
If you're asking about on-road/highway driving in the snow, the main advice I can offer is to slow down and drive to the conditions.
All vehicles on snow-covered roads will need more distance to come to a complete stop. So leave a good distance between you and the car in front.
The speed-limit is usually defined for dry clear roads - slow down (be in control and drive to the conditions) on snow-covered roads. Winter road conditions include snow, ice, black-ice, slush, etc. and all will have an affect on your ability to control the vehicle.
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