Snow??

[IanDarkpeak]

Thats' because a 4x4 will get you moving and keep you moving but it can still slide and lose control if driven incorrectly (too fast, too hard accelerating, too hard braking, too quick on the steering etc). It will also still lose it on ice. What's worse is that the 4x4 is then often much heavier and therefore much less likely to stop once lost control.

4x4's are great if driven correctly but too often they are driven by morons who think that the 4x4 makes them invincible. :angry:


I hate to say but it is generally the moron in the brand new 4x4 who has more money than sense that will fall foul of this way of thinking (sorry to all you brand new 4x4'ers out there but talking in averages here )



....light the blue touch paper and run.......

esp those driving Bling 4X4's with slick low profile tyres and smoked glass windows...

POINTLESS

[goldsim1963]

Speaking or pointless and Morons..
My neighbour was struggling through the snow last night. Having left his car at the railway station he was proceeding on foot. Carrying a case and briefcase and dressed in suit as he had been away on a work trip, he was walking on the edge of the road. A Lexus 4x4 pulled up next to him and they wound the window down..... he was expecting an offer of a lift. The driver and passenger then proceeded to shout and hurl abuse at him using all kinds of foul language. They were accusing him of being an "accident waiting to happen". He is going to drop into the local Police station today as he took a note of there lovely private number plate.

[Datt]

Hi Noel,
I must ask... what are tyre socks??

They work like snow chains but are made from fabric. You normally use socks if there isn’t enough clearance between the wheels and bodywork to fit proper snow chains

[IanDarkpeak]

They work like snow chains but are made from fabric. You normally use socks if there isn’t enough clearance between the wheels and bodywork to fit proper snow chains

Auto sock

[nikalas]

esp those driving Bling 4X4's with slick low profile tyres and smoked glass windows...

POINTLESS

Porsche Cayenne's being the prime example.... arguably the most pointless car ever made. Got out on skis today Ian.... planning a night ski over Chinley Churn tomorrow.

[Stolly]

Personally I think the disruption caused by the snow shows how overly dependant we are on cars/vans etc to do everyday things. I normally cycle to work (granted is only 3/4miles from home), so since I've not been able to do this (my mountain bike is still broken), I've either walked or run to work this week. Easy and hassle free. No sleeping in cars. No traffic jams.

The real trouble is that today's work force typically lives miles from where they work. I for instance live 42 miles from my office in Leeds. And thats why, by and large, the whole of the south east grinds to a halt when there's a bit of snow; everyone has impossible journeys that depend on the weather not being snowy.

[wolley tha]

The real trouble is that today's work force typically lives miles from where they work. I for instance live 42 miles from my office in Leeds. And thats why, by and large, the whole of the south east grinds to a halt when there's a bit of snow; everyone has impossible journeys that depend on the weather not being snowy.

Absolutely. In places where they cope better than us with winter conditions there are generally fewer vehicles on the roads in the first place. And they tend to drive on top of the snow, using snow chains, whereas we throw salt at it with the observed results. Another way in which they cope is by gritting the pavements!
Still snowing in Essex, by the way.

[fozzy]

The real trouble is that today's work force typically lives miles from where they work. I for instance live 42 miles from my office in Leeds. And thats why, by and large, the whole of the south east grinds to a halt when there's a bit of snow; everyone has impossible journeys that depend on the weather not being snowy.

Therefore, surely we need to adopt one of two simple solutions where possible: 1. Live closer to where you work. 2. Work from home.

I understand that not everyone can do this (some jobs require travel), but a lot of people could work from home if their jobs allowed it - all you need is access to email/work computer (remote desktop should allow this) and a phone.

[noel]

They work like snow chains but are made from fabric. You normally use socks if there isn’t enough clearance between the wheels and bodywork to fit proper snow chains

I think they're also cheaper, which is why I went for them. They're quite easy to fit as well, whereas I'm told cheap snowchains are a bit of a palarva to fit (but I can't comment from first-hand experience).

[Stolly]

Therefore, surely we need to adopt one of two simple solutions where possible: 1. Live closer to where you work. 2. Work from home.

I understand that not everyone can do this (some jobs require travel), but a lot of people could work from home if their jobs allowed it - all you need is access to email/work computer (remote desktop should allow this) and a phone.

Haha. I love where I live and wouldn't move for anything, especially for something like work. Settle by the way is 25 miles from anywhere of any size and 15 miles from Skipton which at best is a market town. Settle wouldn't have a viable local economy without people willing to live there and travel a fair distance to work. As for working from home - I can see myself now applying for a job but only being willing to take it if I could work from home; that as sure as heck would get me to the top of the pecking order.