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[–] [email protected] 39 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Surely this is no issue at all, because everyone will reduce their speed, increase safety distances, drive more carefully and when in doubt, yield to others, right?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

Definitelt happens for first snow here in Estonia if it comes down unexpected.

2 days later we're back to being assholes.

[–] micka190 11 points 6 days ago

Gestures at a car that did barrel rolls at a 4-way stop with a speed limit of 50km/h with 1 inch of snow on the ground.

Yeah. Sure thing.

[–] IHateReddit 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This makes me think, what happens in countries like the Netherlands that use "shark teeth" markings on the street mostly in addition but partially instead of yield signs... either chaos or everybody is driving more carefully (unlikely)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

When there's snow in the Netherlands, everyone just stops and waits for it to melt.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 days ago (2 children)

There's nothing like counting 7 lanes in a road you know is 4.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

or wondering if the light up ahead is a vehicle ... or the gates of heaven because you already died in that fiery 12 car pile up on the highway a minute ago.

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[–] NounsAndWords 23 points 6 days ago (10 children)

The "lanes" are the sets of tire tracks from the car in front of you that you try to stay in so your car doesn't suddenly fishtail.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Remarkably accurate. Lanes become suggestions but tire tracks are mandatory.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Oh, you mean drifting powder?

(I unironically love driving on snow or even ice - hate it that lives are in danger because of it, we can have better infrastructure)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

My first date with my spouse was like that. I got to show off my impressive drifting skillz.

"Baby it's cold outside... And I laugh at snow so let me know when you want a ride back."

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (4 children)

You stop for a pee break on the side of the highway, walk ten feet away from your car and now you can't find it

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Here in Alberta the Hiways have ribs in the centre and ether side. You can drive in your lane by "feel" even when covered in snow.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (7 children)

as someone from Florida (USA) who has only ever seen snow once on a winter trip, literally every few months I learn something horrific about snow that makes it seem a little bit worse

Last months was that the salt that melts snow can essentially melt cars metal over enough time

Then it was that there's invisible 'black ice'

Now paint lines literally don't exist?! How do you exist over there? I'm literally dieing in like 50°F weather (10°C)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (4 children)

We get down to -50C (-58f) here, on a cold snap. Working outdoors sucks in that.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Even my pawns in Rimworld don't work outdoors during a cold snap. And i harvest them for organs and stuff.

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[–] dingus 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

When it gets cold enough outside, it kind of hurts to breath because the cold air kind of stings the inside of your lungs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Those are the best days to go outside when you can feel the brittleness of the air.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Now paint lines literally don't exist?! How do you exist over there?

Like this

and this

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

snow land is better than swamp land. try it out and stay a lifetime

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

In India, the lines are just Grafitti and don't really mean anything.

It usually denotes the minimum number of lanes you should be driving in.

[–] Anticorp 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The worst is when it's a 2 lane highway and the snow on the shoulder starts slowly encroaching into your lane. You're never quite sure if you're being pushed into oncoming traffic or not.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Only white raillanes matter.
Viva la railvolucion!
(and those don't need plowing to quite some extend)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I stay the fuck home when this shit goes down. Its just not worth it!

[–] Fosheze 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Anticorp 5 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I get excited about getting to use my 4 wheel drive and make up excuses to drive to the store. "Oops, I think we need more gas for the generator. Be back in 3 hours!"

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

and the plows ~~don't bother~~ can't catch up

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