Just a quick one for anyone who does not realise in all the excitement of the snow , clear the roof of your car , the dangers of not doing so are not good , having seen accidents when we lived in Germany and people not doing it (though most realise and do ), you would be amazed at how quickly you can't see when you barke and the entire lot slides forward and covers the screen .
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CLEAR THE SNOW OFF YOUR ROOF/BONNET PLEASE
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Re: Clear the snow off your roof please
Sound advice. Was discussing this with another trucker earlier that there's no education for drivers in the snow. Or people won't listen to advice given. Hence why the country grinds to a halt.
Sound advice. Was discussing this with another trucker earlier that there's no education for drivers in the snow. Or people won't listen to advice given. Hence why the country grinds to a halt.
Re: Clear the snow off your roof please
Happened to me years ago, hadnt bothered clearing the snow off the roof and as I braked fairly hard coming upto a roundabout it all slid down and covered the screen in 3" thick snow which the wipers couldnt move at all to attempt to deal with due to the weight of it all, luckily I managed to come to a safe stop. Its done a VERY good job of stopping me being that lazy/stupid ever since!
Happened to me years ago, hadnt bothered clearing the snow off the roof and as I braked fairly hard coming upto a roundabout it all slid down and covered the screen in 3" thick snow which the wipers couldnt move at all to attempt to deal with due to the weight of it all, luckily I managed to come to a safe stop. Its done a VERY good job of stopping me being that lazy/stupid ever since!
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I would not say they are Mongs , they just have never been educated , most don't realise that the 3 inches of snow on a roof for example stays put for the first bit of a journey , then the heat warms it up a bit , they brake and hey presto , blind .....
the same with driving , be smooth , no sudden movements (acceleration or braking) watch the road ahead and think about the conditions. don't drive too fast , or anywhere near the car in front .
try not to panic , if the abs kicks in try coming off the pedal for a second , if the car starts to slide , don't suddenly lift off , try and keep throttle constant ........ its easy , and believe me we have seen countries who have snow alot descend into chaos when caught out by snow when it come early .
I would not say they are Mongs , they just have never been educated , most don't realise that the 3 inches of snow on a roof for example stays put for the first bit of a journey , then the heat warms it up a bit , they brake and hey presto , blind .....
the same with driving , be smooth , no sudden movements (acceleration or braking) watch the road ahead and think about the conditions. don't drive too fast , or anywhere near the car in front .
try not to panic , if the abs kicks in try coming off the pedal for a second , if the car starts to slide , don't suddenly lift off , try and keep throttle constant ........ its easy , and believe me we have seen countries who have snow alot descend into chaos when caught out by snow when it come early .
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Really annoys me when I see cars with only the windscreen/lights cleared (It's normally those people carrier type cars lolol)
Really annoys me when I see cars with only the windscreen/lights cleared (It's normally those people carrier type cars lolol)
182cup & 172 racecar
Re: Clear the snow off your roof please
Or if you are following them, and it all decides to come off all in one go.
Or if you are following them, and it all decides to come off all in one go.
Ph1 172 (titanium)
Clear the snow off your roof please
I do believe if your caught with snow on your roof it's a fine and 3 points!
I do believe if your caught with snow on your roof it's a fine and 3 points!
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Yeah they basically do you for dangerous driving. Takes seconds to remove it
Yeah they basically do you for dangerous driving. Takes seconds to remove it
lemonnobby
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Re: Clear the snow off your roof please
I've seen so many people today just put there wipes on and drive off.
I've seen so many people today just put there wipes on and drive off.
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This happened to a guy driving behind me the other day. I was slowing down to go over a speedbump and he was obviously not watching. He slammed on the brakes and all the snow slid off his roof and covered the entire windscreen. You could see the wipers struggling to clear the snow so he had to get out and wipe it with an ice scraper.
Luckily there was nobody else about or anything.
(I cleared the snow off my roof when I got home after seeing this)
This happened to a guy driving behind me the other day. I was slowing down to go over a speedbump and he was obviously not watching. He slammed on the brakes and all the snow slid off his roof and covered the entire windscreen. You could see the wipers struggling to clear the snow so he had to get out and wipe it with an ice scraper.
Luckily there was nobody else about or anything.
(I cleared the snow off my roof when I got home after seeing this)
182cup & 172 racecar
Re: Clear the snow off your roof please
Pah, don't drive so slow.
indeed tony .... however don't follow so close
Pah, don't drive so slow.
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LOL tony , just been out in the new volvo , and 235-45's don't make for great snow tyres .......... i drove like a pussy .
LOL tony , just been out in the new volvo , and 235-45's don't make for great snow tyres .......... i drove like a pussy .
Clio 172 cup
f**k cleaning snow off my roof, just drive carefully
182cup & 172 racecar
f**k cleaning snow off my roof, just drive carefully
Lol.
Daniel
ClioSport Moderator
Whichever has fuel
Re: Clear the snow off your roof please
I did all my windows my mirrors and my lights.
I didn't do my number plates though, as I like to be a bit rebelious.
I did all my windows my mirrors and my lights.
I didn't do my number plates though, as I like to be a bit rebelious.
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Its just common sense surely
Good point here, I must admit I only ever considered it coming off the back, not sliding down the windscreen. Suppose I've never braked hard enough in snow conditions for this to happen to me.
That said, while driving home yesterday the snow that's been on my roof since tuesday finally slid down the back and the sound it made made me jump big time, I thought the rear end had gone over a huge pot hole or something until i realised
That said, while driving home yesterday the snow that's been on my roof since tuesday finally slid down the back and the sound it made made me jump big time, I thought the rear end had gone over a huge pot hole or something until i realised
182cup & 172 racecar
Noobs.
You say that. . . . . . . . . . . .
Stefan.
ClioSport Club Member
utter retards.
I tell you what in all the years I've been on car forums this is the first time someone has told me to do something sensible that's never occured to me! Fair play
I clear all the windows but just leave the snow on the roof...
Consider it cleared next time I go out though!
I clear all the windows but just leave the snow on the roof...
Consider it cleared next time I go out though!
Deeg
ClioSport Club Member
This.
I don't understand why it wouldn't occur to people that it would be a sensible thing to do?
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
I remember watching that video flol. Think it's just down to people being lazy, they can hardly use the excuse oh I didn't realise there was that much snow on there. Although a fiver says people have said that
