It's only started snowing a lot today so they haven't outfitted the buses with winter tires it seems rofl
I am near there in Vermont, my commute with no snow tires was hell
I'd expect Montreal of all places to know how to handle the snow holy shit.
Oh gosh, it was pretty funny looking up until that bit with the snow plow. That would be pretty terrifying for the officer in the car.
edit: i watched again and saw he did actually get out of the car. whoops.
Man, I went to college up the street from there for 3 1/2 years and I only saw a few snow related car crashes in the area (usually someone sliding and hitting a parked car). I'm not super surprised though with all the inclined roads in the area.
What we did get was a water main bursting, flooding one of our pedestrian roads as well as a few actual streets.
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAv_yUsAvgc[/media]
[QUOTE=etoc17;51482440]This calls for a Eurobeat remix.[/QUOTE]
[media]https://youtu.be/1f5iSrplUpo[/media]
i'm surprised the snow plow didnt have chains.
Snowed really hard in Vancouver today. Saw like 15 out of service buses parked in a long line while walking home.
[QUOTE=Exooodus;51482634]Oh gosh, it was pretty funny looking up until that bit with the snow plow. That would be pretty terrifying for the officer in the car.
edit: i watched again and saw he did actually get out of the car. whoops.[/QUOTE]
I felt more immediate concern for the snow plow driver. You know you're headed for a police cruiser when you lost control of your vehicle and figure you're probably going to get fucked for colliding with a policeman. Dude must have been shitting everywhere.
It doesn't help that there's a freaking mountain in the middle of Montréal. Snow and inclines do not mix well together.
The camera angle reminds me of this, except slower
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9B9nazFGEY[/media]
[QUOTE=PonyCanyon;51483815]The camera angle reminds me of this, except slower
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9B9nazFGEY[/media][/QUOTE]
Damn that game has not aged well
[QUOTE=Apache249;51483932]Damn that game has not aged well[/QUOTE]
It's mainly just crash mode, since there's a lot of cars on screen that can't have reflections, and the camera isn't in motion, so there's no motion blur to hide some of the ugliness. The other modes still hold up pretty well visually.
[QUOTE=Yogkog;51484047]It's mainly just crash mode, since there's a lot of cars on screen that can't have reflections, and the camera isn't in motion, so there's no motion blur to hide some of the ugliness. The other modes still hold up pretty well visually.[/QUOTE]
I played a lot of crash mode, and I don't remember it looking so bad. Man time is flying
that snow plow part was pretty scary jesus christ
I saw the funny ratings and though it pretty uncalled for, and then I saw the cop car with sirens on just dancing on the road and laughed so hard.
10,000's of dollars of damage done to public vehicles and taxpaper vehicles maybe they should put more money into snow removal. Utah is pretty good about it in the major citiess.
[QUOTE=Llamalord;51484334]10,000's of dollars of damage done to public vehicles and taxpaper vehicles maybe they should put more money into snow removal. Utah is pretty good about it in the major citiess.[/QUOTE]
Buddy, you have no idea how much money we pour into snow removal every year.
[QUOTE=Llamalord;51484334]10,000's of dollars of damage done to public vehicles and taxpaper vehicles maybe they should put more money into snow removal. Utah is pretty good about it in the major citiess.[/QUOTE]
What is sudden onset winter
Winter has been very late this year up here. When that happens, when it hits, it hits hard and people all of a sudden have to deal with it.
You can bet that average people will wait until the last possible moment to put on snow tires, and that salt/sand trucks won't run until snow has already fallen
[QUOTE=Karmah;51484404]You can bet that average people will wait until the last possible moment to put on snow tires, and that salt/sand trucks won't run until snow has already fallen[/QUOTE]
This is the equivalent of begging for accidents to happen.
[QUOTE=Karmah;51484404]What is sudden onset winter
Winter has been very late this year up here. When that happens, when it hits, it hits hard and people all of a sudden have to deal with it.
You can bet that average people will wait until the last possible moment to put on snow tires, and that salt/sand trucks won't run until snow has already fallen[/QUOTE]
From what I remember snow tires are mandatory at a certain date where I live, are they often optional in Canada?
[QUOTE=RaTcHeT302;51485187]From what I remember snow tires are mandatory at a certain date where I live, are they often optional in Canada?[/QUOTE]
They aren't, you can get fined.
[editline]6th December 2016[/editline]
There's only so much you can do on a wet slushy incline, though.
[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;51483715] you're probably going to get fucked for colliding with a policeman. Dude must have been shitting everywhere.[/QUOTE]
Why would you get fucked by police?? The driver couldn't have done anything.
[QUOTE=Glitchman;51482503]I am near there in Vermont, my commute with no snow tires was hell[/QUOTE]
November without snow tires is called assisted suicide where I live
Canadian roads are always extra hazardous at the very beginning of winter. It's like every year road idiots forget how to drive in snow.
This in my opinion is no excuse. Even with winter tires on that bus was going too fast to come to a stop so soon.
It's too easy to get your license here.
Just wanted to add, another huge part of the problem in Canadian driving is the downright terrible response time for salting the roads.
The pileup would have been avoided completely had the city headed forecasting advice and salted the roads.
[QUOTE=DiBBs27;51485834]Even with winter tires on that bus was going too fast to come to a stop so soon.[/QUOTE]
You don't know at what speed the driver intended to go. The wheels were locked up, the bus was gaining speed as it slid down, with no motion on the wheels.
[QUOTE=*Freezorg*;51485917]You don't know at what speed the driver intended to go. The wheels were locked up, the bus was gaining speed as it slid down, with no motion on the wheels.[/QUOTE]
It's easier to determine if you are used to driving a car in winter. I know exactly how fast that bus had to have been going to fail to come to a stop like he did.
The driver would have been accelerating up until the flank of the hill, once he realized that the weight of the bus would only exacerbate his over acceleration before the decline it was already too late.
Fact of the matter is those buses are heavy enough to be able to stand idle on a steep hill in the snow. It was the acceleration proceeded by the inertia that caused the bus to keep going.
This happens EVERY winter.
I've driven lots of canadian winters.
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