snow!

[R_Ethug]

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what i really want to know is who the **** came up with the idea to put rocks on the road in winter!!??? they must no give a **** about their vehicles shape at all.

today on driving in on deerfoot anyone who lane changed shot a shotgun of rocks backwards.. sigh........

seriously.. SAND and SALT.. not gravel and gravel

[niXon]

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what i really want to know is who the **** came up with the idea to put rocks on the road in winter!!??? they must no give a **** about their vehicles shape at all.

today on driving in on deerfoot anyone who lane changed shot a shotgun of rocks backwards.. sigh........

seriously.. SAND and SALT.. not gravel and gravel

Friction is a pretty basic concept.

[niXon]

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Some buddies of mine, skated. Yes with skates on their feet. Skated from their inner city houses to downtown. Played a little game of shinny on the streets of downtown, then proceeded to skate home. All on the roads, with minimal damage to the skates.

Yea, ok there.

Pics or it didn't happen.

[RONDAL]

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no kidding. it wasn't icy at all downtown.

[bonfire]

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There is also a video.

[bonfire]

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some sort of basic certification for older cars would be ok if they could make it convienient. Nothing over the top, but check for stuff that will put you in the ditch.

Who said it is the older cars that are causing the problem. It is little timmy in his parents BMW that is causing the problems. I never once had an issue in my Mk1 golf. Went everywhere.

[bonfire]

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no kidding. it wasn't icy at all downtown.

Where were you? My walk home from 11ave was slippery as hell.

[BaggedGLI]

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[bonfire]

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That would suck.

[RONDAL]

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Where were you? My walk home from 11ave was slippery as hell.

i walked home
2nd st & 4th ave to 6th st and 12th ave.

it was a little slick, but i wouldn't have dared try to skate on the sidewalk or roads, you would have had no blades after 10 steps.
i went out in the gf's mazda3 with all seasons and it was fine. around 12th all the way up into mission on 4th street.

[bonfire]

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Weird. I walked home from 11ave up 8th st through Mt. Royal and it was like glass, especially once you passed 17th.

Buddy of mine had to leave his little ranger at the bottom of mission hill. It is on some sort of wider tire, but for sure a summer tire and it is 2wd.

[RONDAL]

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i stuck to mainly the main routes, 4th street was a parking lot.

[bonfire]

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So I was told. Yeah I was mainly on less travelled roads. But the ice delayed a bus, which was saweet, so I could catch it.

[P Arkus]

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Amazing! no matter how many times they fail, some people just never learn. Bonfire, those pics are awesome!

[stefan]

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looks like the next round of snow is going to be a little more substantial. i'm already not looking forward to the ride home tomorrow!