by "Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
Published 02/07/2017 at 13:24
by "Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
Published 02/07/2017 at 13:24
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STARS: 2
I left work early because of the weather, and my 35 minute commute took over an hour. There was so little traction starting from a stop that I kept to getting honked at for going too slow. And then, on this 40 MPH sweeper, the rear end kicked out on me. All of a sudden I was going full Tanner Foust on public roads, against my will, with a Chevy Cruze on my rear bumper and a nice new 5 Series in the oncoming Lane.
It was one of those rare situations where hoonage skills save the day, and your reflexes step in to make steering corrections before you can consciously react. There was a guard rail to my right and an F10 approaching on the left. If I couldn’t stay in my lane while handling the tailslide, I was in for a nasty accident. So I applied a bunch of *oppositelock* and then corrected the initial slide after holding it for a few seconds. When the car lurched back into a straight line it wanted to keep swinging in that direction, which I denied with a flick on the wheel. That was the scariest thing I’ve experienced behind the wheel of that car. Yikes!!
"Stapleface" (patrickgruden)
02/07/2017 at 13:28, STARS: 1
Damn, glad you’re safe. Keeping cool in situations like this is tough.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
02/07/2017 at 13:32, STARS: 0
Thx! Yeah there was plenty of cursing and shouting after lol
"boredalways" (boredalway666)
02/07/2017 at 13:34, STARS: 1
Sounds like you found the one patch of black ice under the snow. Glad you’re ok.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
02/07/2017 at 13:34, STARS: 1
Kudos on keeping your cool sir! Glad you and the Q are unscathed! I slid past the entrance to work yesterday morning as the roads were treacherous...downshifted without braking to slow myself down without the wheels skidding (no ABS on my car!) and then gently applied the brakes....still kept on going, and there was a truck starting to fill up my rear-view mirror.
Luckily the wheels bit and I pulled in in plenty of time, but it was not a pleasant sensation!
"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
02/07/2017 at 13:36, STARS: 1
Yeah but I bet you felt like a pro afterwards.
"feather-throttle-not-hair" (feather-throttle-not-hair)
02/07/2017 at 13:46, STARS: 2
Yay, another accident averted by knowing what the hell you’re doing behind the wheel!
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
02/07/2017 at 15:17, STARS: 0
Ironically ABS can do that too sometimes. There was this hill by my old place that would set off ABS in the snow, a short and very steep piece of road that led to a stop sign. Instead of the wheels biting like you said, they just get interrupted and you slide into the intersection lol
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
02/07/2017 at 15:18, STARS: 0
lol. the person behind me didn’t, they stayed 300 ft back for a while
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
02/07/2017 at 15:30, STARS: 0
thanks, yeah either that or maybe it was just the mix of clear tarmac/packed snow that put things off balance
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
02/07/2017 at 15:42, STARS: 1
Mostly luck, for sure! But I definitely would have hit something if I hadn’t done so much “winter durability testing” in my parents’ Subaru back in the day
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
02/07/2017 at 15:43, STARS: 0
Adventure! :D