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Traffic at a standstill in Cornwall and Devon

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rollazuki:
My old advanced driving instructor used the phrase 'brake pads are cheaper than clutches' for a reason to use brakes only.
Engine braking keeps the wheels spinning doesnt it though, bit like abs. Its got to be better

V8MoneyPit:
The only reason I can think of for using brakes in icy conditions is to warn people behind that you are slowing down (brake lights).

So, I would always advise a combination of engine braking and light foot braking.

hobbit:

--- Quote from: "rollazuki" ---My old advanced driving instructor used the phrase 'brake pads are cheaper than clutches' for a reason to use brakes only.
Engine braking keeps the wheels spinning doesnt it though, bit like abs. Its got to be better
--- End quote ---


Brake pads are cheaper, but using the car in front as a bump stop is not

thermidorthelobster:

--- Quote from: "denviks" ---i spent quite a few years in germany so this kind of weather was the norm in the winter and you learn to drive in it every day. the only problem came when i came back to the uk.....most people here just dont know what to do with ice and snow...... :(
--- End quote ---

I was in South Africa last year in an uncharacteristic rainy period.  The drivers there had no idea how to drive in rain.  It was carnage.  Almost like a demolition derby, driving down the motorway.  Even the breakdown trucks were crashing into each other.

defuzz:
most of the problems I encountered yesterday weren't due to the voluem of snow but due to everyone deciding to get out of town at the same time, a couple of accidents here and there just added to it, all the back lanes were virtually empty, everyone in their euroboxes were too scared to use them, of course those that did soon found little clios don't go up snowy hills as well as us smug bar stewards in our 4x4s.....

I of course ignored all advice not to travel and wandered round the back roads for a while after giving mates lifts home,  ended up giving 2 people jump starts, helped 1 car out of a ditch and drove a woman and her elderly mother home after they dumped their car on the verge.


I'm glad I didn't get caught in too much traffic, it would have been really frustrating to be stuck in a 4x4 on the moor but not able to use it because of all the muppets blocking you in.

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