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Mar 25, 2023
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Yllage Vidiot
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You add the incline (I was northbound) to the mix as well. It didn't look like southbound/downhill was a great blessing
though. Most of the sliding/spinning fender benders were southbound / downhill. Brakes were useless.
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Worst black ice I've ever driven on, last night at 9 pm, on 900 East from BYU Music Building up to the MTC/Provo temple
Yllage Vidiot
Humbly Awesome
3/25/23 12:02pm
Snow tires make a world of difference on ice. In Utah, sadly, barely anybody
ryebrye
3/25/23 12:13pm
Our tires were snow tires. Didn't help. Nobody had control.
Yllage Vidiot
3/25/23 12:16pm
You add the incline (I was northbound) to the mix as well. It didn't look like southbound/downhill was a great blessing
Yllage Vidiot
3/25/23 12:18pm
If you think snow tires protect you from black ice, then you have not driven on
The Old Y
3/25/23 12:55pm
Studded tires are the only answer in a situation like that.
Schultz is back
3/25/23 12:58pm
I live in Vermont. You don't need to tell about black ice, lol.
ryebrye
3/25/23 12:59pm
Apparently we do. they are SNOW tires, not ICE tires. All tires slide on ice.
RossoNeri
3/25/23 1:31pm
They have sipes cut into them that are specifically for ice.
ryebrye
3/25/23 5:12pm
Black ice doesn't care about snow tires.
John Doe
3/25/23 1:24pm
My parents were in the middle of that. Crazy and scary driving conditions.
Cougar TD
3/25/23 12:18pm
That must have been right after we went through. I'm regretting not pulling off the road somehow and trying to help on
Yllage Vidiot
3/25/23 12:20pm
It was terrible, glad you were safe. Just a bad night.
Cougar TD
3/25/23 12:24pm
Lol. Starsky and Hutch.
Dr MoBYU
3/25/23 12:29pm
Driving south on I-15 from Salt Lake - multiple accidents involving multiple vehicles all the way from the
Cougarpride
3/25/23 12:41pm
You are right that the thing we had going for us on surface streets was (generally) the lack of significant speed.
Yllage Vidiot
3/25/23 12:44pm
Utahns are completely oblivious and unprepared for black ice. They don't
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3/25/23 1:45pm
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