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Title: Freezing rain
Post by: Nickbat on 09 February 2012, 12:32:19
Infinitely more dangerous than snow, IMHO. Seems like quite a few crashes have occurred in Cumbria.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wear-16952926 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wear-16952926)
Title: Re: Freezing rain
Post by: Kevin Wood on 09 February 2012, 12:49:58
Yep. Experienced this a couple of years back on an alarming scale.  Fortunately I noticed the sheen on the tarmac and slowed down. More than can be said for the driver of the 3 series that went barreling past at 80MPH and then started playing pinball between the barriers.

Shortly afterwards I came across a double decker bus straddled across both lanes of a dual carriageway, on full opposite lock, but still progressing in the right direction. I followed it the whole way home at 10 MPH, watching the back end step out every so often. :o

With the attention level of most drivers these days, I fear the worst.
Title: Re: Freezing rain
Post by: Andy B on 09 February 2012, 13:00:10
We had a bit of this last Saturday afternoon at work. It was such fun de-icing the cars later that night before going home!  ??? ;D ;D
Title: Re: Freezing rain
Post by: the alarming man on 09 February 2012, 13:09:37
been doing it here over past couple of evenings...this evening it seems???....more snow :y
Title: Re: Freezing rain
Post by: CaptainZok on 09 February 2012, 16:30:23
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Title: Re: Freezing rain
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 09 February 2012, 16:43:11
Yep. Experienced this a couple of years back on an alarming scale.  Fortunately I noticed the sheen on the tarmac and slowed down. More than can be said for the driver of the 3 series that went barreling past at 80MPH and then started playing pinball between the barriers.

Shortly afterwards I came across a double decker bus straddled across both lanes of a dual carriageway, on full opposite lock, but still progressing in the right direction. I followed it the whole way home at 10 MPH, watching the back end step out every so often. :o

With the attention level of most drivers these days, I fear the worst.

pinball.. ;D ;D :y
 
seriously , freezing rain is the most dangerous as most drivers are unaware :-\ 
Title: Re: Freezing rain
Post by: Rods2 on 09 February 2012, 21:03:20
Its not just drivers either, A&E will be full, patching people up who have slipped over!  :o :o :o
Title: Re: Freezing rain
Post by: tidla on 10 February 2012, 22:52:40
even today, missing the worst of the snow, clearing the screen and side windows was no easy feat. the rover 25 zrs super sport driver decided my gti was traveling  far to slow at 6am ..
Title: Re: Freezing rain
Post by: Rods2 on 11 February 2012, 01:03:11
Years ago, roads were very icy, so I was driving slowly, a Cavilier driver came past at high speed, 10 minutes later I trundled round a bend and past him as he was scratching his chin and contemplated how he was going to get the car out of the ditch. The tortoise definitely won that day.  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Freezing rain
Post by: geoffr70 on 11 February 2012, 02:15:58
Yeah freezing rain, and you still get the idiots bombing past you, right up behind etc, driving too fast, skidding and crashing causing chaos for everyone else. These retards never learn and have to be told the same thing every year. Retards