Snow!

[Goose]

Originally Posted by Mark

You can get arrested for that.

I'm surprised they didn't try the 'wrong type of snow on the line' excuse? Frozen points is so unoriginal.

I cycled in to Hungerford, as per usual. My points are frozen.

[Desmo]

I got the back end out on the 5 this morning coming in to work

Nice bit of opposite lock and kept the throttle on steady saw me back right as rain again. Had some classic looks from passers by, hahahaha.

[Will]

Originally Posted by vix

I'd rather they just drove according to the conditions tbh.

Well I guess that makes sense, and I agree. People get nervous when the conditions are dodgy - rather people be over cautious than brazen.

Originally Posted by Desmo

I got the back end out on the 5 this morning coming in to work

Nice bit of opposite lock and kept the throttle on steady saw me back right as rain again. Had some classic looks from passers by, hahahaha.

Hehe - I miss the mx5 for exactly that reason!

[Feek]

My journey to work was long and very boring. Getting off the estate was a bit hairy but nothing too bad but then I ended up four cars behind an utter idiot who thought it appropriate to drive at 15mph all the way along the main drag out of town on a road which was almost perfectly clear except for some slush along the central bit between lanes. There was traffic coming the other way which made it impossible to overtake. There's being cautious, there's being overcautious and there's being dangerously cautious and this arsewipe was in the latter category.

Once on the dual carriageway, there was significantly less traffic than normal for the time of day and I drove between 40mph and 45mph all the way down the A12 from Colchester to Brentwood, the road was pretty clear apart from being slightly narrower than usual due to slush buildup at the edges.

Getting through Brentwood itself was rubbish, there are some temporary lights near Shenfield that have been there for a few weeks which totally screw the main traffic lights so I've been doing the back doubles to avoid them. I did that this morning until I got to one on a slight rise which was just plain sheet ice. Cars at the top were wheelspinning and not getting anywhere so I had to turn round and get back in the queue for the lights on the main drag. It took me 40 minutes from pulling off the A12 to arriving in the office, a distance of a couple of miles.

I've seen loads of BMWs with their back wheels spinning as they tried to pull away from stationary.

Tonight is our Christmas party. I've not seen a weather forecast for the end of the day but if it snows again then it's not going to be a fun drive home.

[vix]

Originally Posted by Feek

There's being cautious, there's being overcautious and there's being dangerously cautious and this arsewipe was in the latter category.

Exactly. The main roads were just wet, and people drive normally in the wet, but because there is snow in the pavement suddenly we need to drive like we're on snow :/ Problem is when you get someone driving according to the proper conditions and they come across someone driving like an idiot :/

I would have had fun getting the back out on the MR2 today but I couldn't do more than 4mph on the main road, due to getting NO traction at all

[Piggymon]

Got to work fine apart from a little slipping and sliding down the farm track... brought Jamie's car to work as it's better in the snow

[Desmo]

Did you turn the lights off today?

[Garp]

Originally Posted by vix

Exactly. The main roads were just wet, and people drive normally in the wet, but because there is snow in the pavement suddenly we need to drive like we're on snow :/ Problem is when you get someone driving according to the proper conditions and they come across someone driving like an idiot :/

I would have had fun getting the back out on the MR2 today but I couldn't do more than 4mph on the main road, due to getting NO traction at all

Doesn't mean there isn't black ice on the road though. I've hit patches of black ice under those conditions and even when driving straight it's no fun
If there is snow on the pavement you shouldn't drive like the road is just wet, that's just too dangerous. However there is also just taking it too cautiously, agreed. 15mph is nuts.

[Goose]

Whilst cycling in the snow, I kinda like people driving slow. However, this morning I got stuck behind a car, which is rare. It got so slow, I had to unclip, just in case.

[Karl]

No snow here.