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I saw that happen one day in Duluth. Anyone that has ever been there knows its a pretty steep hill, and not a great place to drive during the MN winter. Leaving the DECC after the Bulldogs game we saw some poor S10 break loose while climbing the hill. Slid down about three blocks, bouncing off cars the entire way.

You gotta feel bad because there wasn't a thing that could be done once it started sliding on that hill. The first person on this clip seems to keep on the gas making things much worse, I don't feel the same empathy for them.

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams

that first guy was the worst driver ever. hope all were ok.

I've had a driver's license for two months, and I fared better in the recent Seattle snowstorm than these presumably experienced drivers. The first guy is laboring under the illusion that the accelerator will do any good at all once he loses traction. One of the later fools must've been going at least 25-30mph when he lost control. You just don't go that fast in icy conditions.

(And I even live on a fairly steep hill.)

One interesting trick I learned to cope with the ice was to downshift to 2 if you're in an automatic (those of you in manuals are used to different gears and probably already know this). The engine has to work a little harder, but you can get a softer start and avoid spinning yourself into a rut when you're accelerating from a stop.

There's another video linked to this one, called Multi-Car Crash or some such, that's even an more stunning exhibition of People Who Need To Learn To Slow Down In Icy Conditions.

I saw this on the news last night (local) it's a very steep hill and a nice sheet of ice under the snow. Anyone without chains (city of Portland required everyone to have chains yesterday) was slip-sliding away.

Two thirds of the world is covered by water, the other third is covered by Champ Bailey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPPgVNxgDGU

A helpful driving tip: Don't try to get out of your car while it is moving.
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Leaving aside a long story, in a U-Haul truck, I traversed the 120 miles or so from Kelso, WA to the old Pier 48 in Seattle in snow, where truck and I were to board an Alaska Ferry, in a mere 16 hours. I had to drop a friend off at Sea-Tac, so I took one of those streets in the 140s off I-5. Just ahead of me, a young woman did a pretty good imitation of this video in some little "chick car." Now I have to stop this big, honking truck on that hill. I did, but she was sitting there blocking the road, so we got out; she was slumped over the wheel sobbing hysterically. So, ever gallant, and she was cute, we get the car to the top of the hill for her, walk back down that that icy hill, and get that truck moving in an uphill start. Finally got it underway by slipping H**l out of the clutch in 3rd gear, and I'm glad I didn't have to drive it much further after what I did to that clutch - those things stink when they burn!

Had the good sense early in the morning to call and get a hotel room. Finally get the truck parked at Pier 48 but everything is closed because of the snow; no taxis, no busses, no nothing. So I proceed to trudge towards the Vance; the bars were all open so whenever I got cold, I could get a warmup. Finally got to the Vance to find the lobby full of Seattle yuppies all being diagreeable in that inimitable Seattle yuppie way because there were no rooms.

No I'll admit that I was a pretty tawdry character: I'd just taken that U-Haul from Panama City to Seattle at 57 mph and spent about 20 hours getting from Kelso to the Vance, and, ok, I was pretty drunk too. I got some tres interesting offers to share a room and finally accepted one I just couldn't refuse ... I shall never forget Seattle in the snow!

In Vino Veritas

EVER,EVER touch the brake pedal on an icy road!!!
Downshift and pray!
I survived seven Northern NH winters and never bent my F-250
4WD doesn't mean 4WStop!!

"You never need a firearm,until you need it BADLY!"

Just plain funny.

At least its not my car smacking it everything,lol.