Re: Question about the storms down southeast and driving?

Posted by Bill(Wis) on February 13, 2014 at 09:57:13 from (24.115.134.65):

In Reply to: Question about the storms down southeast and driving? posted by redtom on February 12, 2014 at 17:54:23:

I drove from east central Wis to New York this past Sat/Sun in bad winter weather all the way. The first car I saw sitting backward in the median strip on US 41 near Fond du Lac was a Subaru Outback with Wis plates. Go figure. I might add, the worst maintained road I encountered was the Ohio Turnpike. Pennsylvania, on the other hand, a state which I didn't think even owned a snowplow, had PennDot trucks all over the place. Totally the opposite from a few years ago. If I remember correctly, the Ohio Turnpike was sold to some private outfit. Like the Chicago Skyway was sold to foreigners some years back. Ditto with the Indiana Turnpike. They gave up years of steady profits in exchange for a one time infusion of $$$$$. The only snowplows I saw on the Ohio Tpike were 3 in column in the right lane with their plows up. And the road needed plowing. Ohio DOT was doing a good job on US 80 after I got off the Turnpike. Drivers differ from state to state. Michigan drivers go fast. Until they get stopped by the Ohio Patrol. Chicago drivers only have one throttle setting: WIDE OPEN. The cops don't seem to stop very many there. Usually, the cops are passing even the fastest cars in Chicago. Wis State Patrol will stop for going like 1 or 2 miles over the limit. Especially in the evening. That's because the Wis Supreme court struck down DWI checkpoints as "illegal searches". So, they stop you for something else and if you've been drinking, it can then turn into a DWI citation as well as the tail light out or speeding, etc. If you've never driven in lake effect snow on the south end of Lake Michigan in Indiana, then you've never driven in snow. Period. Pennsylvania seems to be getting a lot better in spite of 300+ years of inbreeding. All in all, my 1000 mile trip went very well. 4WD from Fond du Lac on. Roads were covered with snow, snowpack, ice, slush, etc. No dry pavement at all. Visibilities ranged from less than 1/8 mile to maybe 3+ in snow, freezing fog, blowing snow, etc. Very few cars off the road and I did not see one collision, although I heard about a few accidents in the Chicago area. My Michelin 275/55/R20 X-Ice tires along with traction control, ESC, ABS and a 6000 lb truck made the trip interesting. The little yellow "Trac" light didn't even wink. The old adage about 4WD not helping you stop isn't really correct. Downshifting with 4WD definitely helps slow you down in a controlled manner. So, if you have AT with an "S" mode, use it. I'll get to do this all over again probably three more times before decent weather shows up. (;>))

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• Re: Question about the storms down southeast and driving? Bill(Wis) 10:02:44 02/13/14 (0)

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