How Seattle Residents Drive in the Snow

[wilstromgarcia]

thanks for getting out and helping you slack jaw

[alexhamster1134]

woman driver,,,

[LadyCadbury]

@alexhamster1134 oh shut up.

[alexhamster1134]

@LadyCadbury :) theres a reson thats a stereotype

[wenarto]

oh that's my old car

[TheMachineTC2]

I smell rubber...

[runeaticable]

0:29 fuck you guys i have snow tires

[JustinW1231]

Here's a tip from Wisconsin: Put weight (like the people attempting to push) on the trunk and place it in third. 5000 RPMS + snow = no movement and new tires.

[bjredcedar]

If you don't understand how your damn car works then you should never ever drive it.

This asshole probably went sliding down the very next hill when he/she likely she held the brakes on thinking locked up wheels are doing something for her.

I fucking hate people

[nicholasfrascone]

:31 suv causually driving past lol

[Watcharian]

i love how the driver is just pinning it rofl

[tysgirl13]

Awww....people came and helped him!! I love when you see something nice like that!!

[Enivekdax17]

i just adore how the busses drive by them like "hell yeahs! fuck you bitches!" *Honk hhoonnkk*

[Quixote1818]

I drive on snow a lot and the driver made a mistake by gunning it. Once the tires start spinning there is zero traction. It's better to barely touch the gas and start creeping, once the tires start to peal out you let off again until you feel traction. Eventually you get enough momentum the car will start to move.

[mikekomalley]

I'm sick of bike messenger bags.

[Olgalevin1984]

@mikekomalley Whats wrong with bike messenger bags? A lot of people that have them don't even ride bikes here.

[PecosBillColo]

GET OFF THE ROAD!! The ice does NOT need POLISHING.

[TheGrinchesBrother]

@Pipsqwak-Know what flatlanders call people who live in the hills ? Hillbilly.......

[Pipsqwak]

@TheGrinchesBrother Hillbillies live in the speed-bump hills of Appalachia and the Ozarks, dude. The Rockies and Cascades are real mountains, not hills, and pretty much everybody here wears shoes and can read, write, marry outside the family, and get their info from somewhere other than Fox News. Get out much?

[will007ytf]

@Pipsqwak these MOUNTAINS are not speed bumps, dumbass

[Pipsqwak]

@will007ytf If it has trees all the way to the top, it is a hill, not a mountain. I grew up in a town in Colorado that had an elevation (in a valley!) more than a mile higher than the tallest "mountain"l in the east. The base elevation of our local ski areas started at 9,000 feet and went up. Here in Washington, the passes are probably at higher elevations than your "mountains." So I repeat - speedbumps.

[pbateson]

M-Benz fail

[Shareallicu3]

Well thats not too bad. Three people actually helping while only one taping for Youtube.

[Awesomewolfpic]

wow sounds like a saw! XD

[NatsTown2K10]

What is wrong with you people??

[meaweemonster]

YUP! that would be par for Fremont!

[stevenhs8821]

@D13fledermause Actually many an experienced driver will start out in second in slippery conditions. This reduces torque at the wheel (and it works).

[stevenhs8821]

When there isn't sufficient traction, the most skilled driver can't do a thing about it, not with all wheel drive, not with ABS. Stock up with food and wait for plows and salt trucks.

[stevenhs8821]

Mini Coopers don't have traction control?

[stevenhs8821]

@doyourmominthebutt Actually chains are legal in most (if not all) states. The assumption is, I believe, no one use them when not necessary, unlike studded tires.

[WasteTime4Passwords]

I just came over to see the comments made by people from other parts of the country where they drive on snow, regularly.

[americanryan]

because pedal to the metal with slick tires is the right way to climb a hill.... not

[The88drunkredneak]

@rchotrodder1 im just sayin



[The88drunkredneak]

i would have opened the trunk and have 2 guys sit in it so i would get more traction.

[rchotrodder1]

@The88drunkredneak they really should have sat in the trunk

[lolboy546]

KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS, THAT WILL DEFINITELY HELP.

[jluvs2jackoff]

chain it or park it!

[Ponchikano]

nice video

[Pipsqwak]

New York hills = San Francisco? I don't think so. There's a reason we call everyone east of the Rockies flatlanders. You don't know from hills. We've got 14,410 ft. Mt Rainier and a whole range of mountains over 9.000 feet here. Downtown Seattle freaks out the flatland drivers even in the summer...especially the ones with manual drives. They can't figure out how to not roll backward when stopped on a 15-percent grade. Come try it on the ice and snow and then criticize Seattle drivers.

[jluvs2jackoff]

@Pipsqwak You're correct! I'm from Colorado and Seattle's hills are just F#%king beyond nasty! Rain let a lone ice!

[lolboy546]

@Pipsqwak That's kind of a retarded comparison. Of course there are mountains near Seattle, but you aren't driving up them are you?

[Pipsqwak]

@lolboy546 Actually, yes - we are. Unless you are flying or sailing, driving over mountains is the only way into or out of Seattle. Thousands commute over Snoqualmie Pass every day. We also must "drive up the mountains" to the local ski areas. And the minute you drive off the ferry in downtown Seattle, you must immediately drive up some seriously steep (at least 10% grade) hills to get through the downtown area. No other city I've driven in can compare.

[Ingrid922]

@lolboy546

He said we must "drive up mountains" to get to the local ski areas. Also, the hills from the Sound(off the ferry) up through most of Seattle are super steep.

[Eclypse1026]

@Pipsqwak I totally agree. I grew up in WI and when I moved out to Seattle I was a bit confused when people put chains on their tires and everything shut down. Now that I've seen it and drove in it the past few years I understand. To many steep hills and not enough snow equipment. Totally different than the midwest by far. So if anyone not from Seattle criticizes they need to come out and try driving in it first!!

[xavoc]

@Pipsqwak I live in Seattle, the drivers here suck ass even when there isn't snow. When there IS snow they leap from suck ass to snowtarded.

[Olgalevin1984]

@xavoc I bet you know how to drive in the snow? Especially up a 20% grade hill? I agree that SOME Seattle drivers don't know how to drive (take this from an avid cyclist here.) But there are a lot of law abiding common sense drivers here too. Compare our city to New York drivers? I'll pick our drivers over theirs any given day.

[xavoc]

@Olgalevin1984 Actually, yes. I grew up driving in snow, and even steep snowy hills. I lived (and parked) on a 15% grade hill for several years narrowly dodging having my own vehicle hit by a city bus, 3 Suv's, and a minivan that ended up on its roof on the way down the hill. That was just last winter.

While there are several +20% grade hills in Seattle, the video above road isn't even close. That's just stupidity and lack of salting/sanding on the City's part.

[Olgalevin1984]

@xavoc That's probably because the city does not invest heavily into something that we only get 3 to 4 days out of every year. And I been up 46th and Freemont, once again all on my bike, thats a 10% grade hill. To a driver that doesn't feel like anything but from experience going up that thing several times in other weather, I can say that you're REALLY huffin and puffin and have to take a few breaks in between climbs. Thats not really a just an "incline."

[Olgalevin1984]

@xavoc I don't understand why we can't also invest money into getting steam pipes like they have in Pioneer Square. Those seem to keep the roads clear in that area every time we get snow. Is it because of the danger of them blowing up?

[Pipsqwak]

@xavoc Those snowtarded suck-ass drivers are the ones who moved up here from California, where they freak out if it rains. I learned to drive in Colorado and Montana, and I avoid driving in Seattle when it snows because of the narrow, steep roads, and nasty wet snow that's more slippery than snot on a doorknob.

[kazerdaze]

@Pipsqwak but you have to admit seattle definitely needs to get better snow and ice removal.

[Pipsqwak]

@kazerdaze I agree with that. The problem is that it doesn't happen often enough to justify the expense, at least in this economy.

[will007ytf]

@Pipsqwak well "flatlanders" hane the Appalachians!

[yeloprwlr]

@Pipsqwak except for pittsburgh....

[TheWiseYoung]

@Pipsqwak

I remeber back in... 2010? (cant remember the year lol)

I visited my folks who live in Tacoma and Paulsbo and we went to Seattle and people were using a blocked off street near Pikes Market as a huge sledding hill LOL.

Those roads scare the hell out of me though and props to the people who can navigate them. Very dangerous

[canadyf]

No way I'll risk getting smashed between two cars to help an idiot up a hill.

[LIVANDLETTROLL]

wow i can smell that rubber all the way here in Ireland lol

[cochranexyz]

"How Seattle Residents Drive in the Snow". They can't really. They just can't.

[D13fledermause]

Them rear wheel drive cars are snow magicians. He should have not just pinned the throttle and taken it slow in first gear.

[ddogwalker]

haha i love the flex bus that just passes him

[CuseFan100]

LMAO you would have alot of trouble over here in the snowbelt my friend.



[jaygill02128]

@XxKuyaaaJayyxX Lived almost my whole life in Boston and 7 years in Seattle, Trust me...No matter how great of a driver you are in the snow on the East Coast you are no match for Seattle winter driving. Here is why:. 1. They don't plow (to the ground) or drop sand or rock salt in Seattle, That moron mayor, McGinn, saw to that in the winter of 08. 2. Seattle is laced with hills that rival San Francisco's. I used to think like you did until I experienced it first hand.

[jaygill02128]

@XxKuyaaaJayyxX Lived almost my whole life in Boston and 7 years in Seattle, Trust me...No matter how great of a driver you are in the snow on the East Coast you are no match for Seattle winter driving. Here is why:. 1. They don't plow (to the ground) or drop sand or rock salt in Seattle, That moron mayor, McGinn, saw to that in the winter of 08. 2. Seattle is laced with hills that rival San Francisco's. I used to think like you did until I experienced it first hand.

[CuseFan100]

@jaygill02128 Central New York=hills like San Francisco's in the middle of the snowbelt and we get around just fine. Have you ever been to Syracuse?

[jaygill02128]

@CuseFan100 Yes. But you get plows and salt/sanding no?

[CuseFan100]

@jaygill02128 Only if they don't cancel schools. If schools are cancelled then they don't bother paying the people to do it haha.

[jluvs2jackoff]

@CuseFan100 Syracuse? really?  AH HAAH HAA!!

[alpbrave]

great winter tires

[crappyMCcrapperson]

ha, washington drivers

[chrisair2112]

this guy is going to burn up his motor & tranny if he keeps it up....

[neplains]

Homemade racing slicks? haha.

[nicolibri]

If it were a manual stick shift he/she could have put it in second and it would probably have worked.

[seacoffeelover]

Soooo...you try to keep on the gas even though your wheels are spinning and you have no chance of recovery? I swear, any time we get snow, people get retarded.

[kclm7]

I drove for DECADES in midwest winters with RWD vehicles before owning 4x4s. I actually prefer RWD over newer FWD cars. Newer FWD cars don't have enough weight in the front end and are equipped with wider series tires which hurts the winter traction. With RWD, you can add weight to the rear end and with snowtires installed, you can almost go as good as 4x4.

The Mercedes in the video would have walked right up the hill with the proper tires and weight.

[majombaszo]

@kclm7  You can put chains on a front-wheel-drive car regardless of how little it weighs and get decent results. The main problem is that the idiot doesn't know how to drive - they kind of vehicle wouldn't have made much difference. The hill was iced and the busses (like the one you see in the video) were having difficulties with the hill.

[kclm7]

@majombaszo Yes, chains on ANY vehicle will help but they are a PITA to work with and you have to remove and install as needed. I've started keeping a set of winter wheels with snowtires mounted for my non-4x4 vehicles. Snowtires make a world of difference regardless of which end the vehicle drives from. You would be shocked what a snow/ice tire can do vs standard all season tires. I agree, the person was a moron burning the tires like they did.

[doyourmominthebutt]

@majombaszo

Except chains are illegal in most places. Durp.

[fastalan]

@kclm7 I have to completely agree with kclm7, sadly, these simple and practical old school methods and winter driving knowledges are no longer being applied by most younger generation drivers (perhaps not even taught in driving school).

[alexa0414]

@kclm7 I am sure in the Midwest the snow isn't 33 degrees on top of ice. You can do whatever you want and when you have a slurpee over ice there is nothing to get traction on. Plus...are there many hills in the midwest?

[kclm7]

@alexa0414 Sometimes we get rain first then it snows which gives a slush combination. Worse is when we get rain that freezes then snow over it. Plenty of hills in the midwest depending on where you go. The plains states like western KS or NE are flat but everything gets hilly from eastern Nebraska going east.

[hotblondemakenze]

@kclm7 The thing people often forget about Seattle is that we have some massive hills. No type of snow tires will help you in the ice!

[AdamBomb669]

@kclm7 That and if he had stopped hitting the gas so hard. Just go light on the gas and you can make the hills fine.

[wjksea]

@kclm7  When the tires spin too many don't seem to understand the gas has to immediately be let up..tires get hot in seconds creating an even slicker surface.

[meaweemonster]

@kclm7 I hope your'e being sarcastic! If not.. SIT DOWN SHUT THE FUCK UP GO UPSTAIRS and go watch Indiana :)

[phunkblister]

ha ha ha...they flooor it!!!! ha ha

[W7ENK]

Wow. No one else seems to be having as much trouble. I'm willing to bet that Merc had California plates?

[1stArmyDivision]

i like the 4x4 that just happily went around him. that gives me a thought...Seattle people have very few 4x4's... maybe invest in one? i would recommend a suburban. in my '91 i helping people get up hills in the auburn federal way area on steeper hills than some in seattle and had no problems...but i also have brand 35" BFGoodrich all-terrain tires with 4x4. People of Seattle...be light on the gas and pump the brakes.

[TheDeetz88]

WoW. Look at all that snow. I wish it snowed like that where I live. Actually it doesn't even snow at all where I live. lol.

[prometheus575]

If the driver had just stayed minimally on the gas, they would have gotten up on their own. For some reason people think spinning the tires faster gives more traction...

For crying out loud you can use your floormats for traction if you need them...

[majombaszo]

@kimiki - Seattle folks aren't really friendly. Polite, yes, but friendly, no. Besides that, the person (then people) pushing the car aren't all that smart to stand behind a car on an icy hill with a driver that clearly has no idea what he/she is doing. The group that runs up at the end of the video to help were previously trying to push a double Metro bus up the hill but the driver kept having to tell them to stay clear. Not bright at all.

[ookaninam2013]

@majombaszo well, there's real world friendly and then there's seattle friendly. there's also real world conflicts and seattle conflicts. both are done in passive aggressive ways. still, i lived here for most of my life and the only ones who actually engage in conversations in public areas are people from the east coast. that doesn't mean seattle people aren't friendly. it's just introverted friendliness.

[kimiki]

Hey at least Seattle folks are really friendly. People run out of nowhere to help.

[TheEviIOyo]

"I've got it! lets all get behind a 2 ton car and try to push it up a hill full of 2 inch thick solid ice!" "what a good idea"

[CirqueDuCloud]

Its people like this who make snow dangerous. /facepalm

[snowrocket]

I believe that some years back that was refered to as "performance RWD". It doesn't seem to be performing very well now, does it? I've come to the conclusion that Seattle is a "weird" wintertime area: just enough ice and snow to occasionally mess up everything, but not enough to justify the proper snow removal equipment and snow tires.

[majombaszo]

Sadly, this driver was just one of many last night as was the moron who thought that he could push a car up an icy hill when he could barely even stand. It was too damn cold to shoot more video but I hope to bundle up tonight and get some good evening commute footage.

@alicemtran - You have no idea! The smell was AWFUL and lingered for so long.

[alicemtran]

@majombaszo Haha I'm so sorry you had to endure that! What's even more stupid though is three people were pushing the car at one point and no one even had the brains to tell him "hey maybe this isn't such a good idea after all..."

[alicemtran]

He just ruined his tires... People are such idiots sometimes.

[megangoff02]

Holy crap, learn to drive, douche.

[pandaswilleatyoubtch]

Get off the damn gas pedal

[wazzucougfan88]

throw it in reverse and go up the hill backwards!

[prometheus575]

@wazzucougfan88 In a RWD car, that would only make matters worse.

[lefthandrighthand]

hahahahahahahahahhaaaaaaaaaa