As ICE agents surged into Minneapolis, they found actual road ice to be more than a match for their wits and driving skill.
I don’t see what the big deal is. Go slow and leave plenty of following distance. Fucking duh. They used our money to buy themselves giant 4x4 suburbans and even with every advantage they can’t drive in winter conditions? Pathetic
“Instructions unclear. Shot the ice, shoveled as much of it into the back of the van as possible.”
A few days ago I would have made a joke about them not shooting the ice/snow because it’s white. So much for that!
I like this mentality, but from from your average citizens please
A 4x4 will give you extra power. But not extra stopping power. My guess is they assume that they could just drive normal due to this.
As one would expect from the common dumbass who drives a full size SUV. And before anyone gets a bruised ego, no, not everyone who drives a full size SUV is a dumbass. But it would seem that most of them are.
Most drivers are barely driving anyway
Basically everyone in a full size suv is a dumbass. Most people use them as a daily commuter when a sedan would be just fine. Given the added purchase cost, maintenance costs, and fuel costs they might as well just be burning money.
Reminds me of how my dad is obsessed with wanting a SUV large enough that he can tow with. He hasn’t towed anything outside of work ever. He’s going to buy a car that’s way more expensive and costs more in gas so he could theoretically one day tow something. Man doesn’t even own a trailer
but have you considered that the line wouldn’t go up if people weren’t manipulated into buying things they don’t need?
Wull yeah he don’t own a trailer becuz his car cain’t tow one. When he gets his bigass SUV he’s gunna tow yer mom.
Saw a used car with AWD for sale with the ad saying that AWD is better for acceleration, cornering AND stopping in slippery conditions.
I honestly wanted to ring the dude up and ask how it would help with the stopping, given that it’s heavier than the RWD version of the same car and they both have exactly 4 wheels worth of braking power.
Manual drives are more common here, when you brake on the engine 4 wheels are decelerating instead of 2 so that could help.
Theoretically, IF it’s permanent 4wd.
No car only brakes with only two wheels. All four wheels are used when the brake pedal is pressed.
And in any case, using brakes with ABS is still better than engine braking without ABS when stopping in any condition, but especially on snow or ice
But engine braking doesn’t stop your car fast enough to even worry about traction much. And if you do lose traction with engine braking, I don’t think ABS can help you like with actual braking.
It was also xDrive so the front axle is only powered when rear wheels start slipping AFAIK.
I’ve lived most of my life in a desert. Still managed just fine the few times I’ve had to drive in a couple of inches of snow. These idiots have no excuse.
It’s like an unwritten law that if you can get someone get unstuck, you do.
You would have to be incredibly disliked to be heckled after getting stuck.
“can’t park there, mate.”
Lived here most of my life, there is no like about it. Everybody can be at the mercy of the weather and if you can help somebody you do. I’ve had strangers help me twice with shovels, sand in their car, pushing etc. You would have to be a massive dickhead for people to not help you, and a despicable kind of human to be heckled for it.
Not much snow in Texas.
Poor choice of tires and no chains. This might be a 2WD model
We don’t chain in MN. We’re flat enough it isn’t necessary. This is 4 inches of slush and shouldn’t be a problem.
If you’re not allowed fascist asshole, folk will come out and help you when you get stuck.
Ah. I’m in Wyoming where no chains or 4WD equals a bad time.
This past early autumn, I was just in the Idaho/Montana/Wyoming region visiting Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons before the government shut down.
What a gorgeous area. I really wish I was wealthy enough to keep a residence there. I’ve only been there once before as a child. The pictures don’t really do it justice.
The pictures really do not do it justice. I bought an old house here in 2016 and moved in 2018. Back in 2016 the home prices were not insane.
Leave it to the Donald Administration not to recognize basic laws of physics and, maybe, the necessity to make logistical changes.
Hopefully the next headline is about how an ICE vehicle slid off a cliff.
Fascists’ ancient enemy: winter
I just love this:
"So, if you find you get stuck in 3-inch-deep snow… for starters, don’t do that. That’s not much snow. It’s embarrassing to get stuck in so little.
A few extremely basic notes:
Don’t kick the gas pedal like these ICE agents are doing. Slow and steady. Turn on 4WD. Obviously. If you don’t have 4WD, whatever, you should be fine. It’s really not that much snow.If you’re stuck and can’t dig yourself out with the shovel you carry for this exact purpose, flag down a friendly Midwesterner to pull you out. Some flannel-clad hoonigan like me will happily pull you out with a rescue strap.
This works way better if you don’t have a reputation for killing unarmed women in the city you’re in, so ICE might be SOL"
My damned Honda Fit can get out of 3" of snow
My old Chevy Cruze with shitty touring tires was okay until the snow got deep enough that it bottomed out on the snow. Its more driving skill and generally being willing to slow down a little and take it easy than your suspension or drivetrain that get you through the snow
My Chevy Metro with 3 cylinders never got stuck in midwest snow.
Earlier this morning I thought it was an article from The Onion. It is in fact, not.
ICE agents skid on ice
Hah yeah lived up north (Canadian so adjust perception of North and South) with a mustang (not gt but rwd), you gotta be careful on road ice hell even light but of snow can cause issues. I’ll say I’ve driven with a few vehicles before that so knew how to handle better than the southern types when it snowed occasionally and used to see people in ditches on off/on roads to the highway. That was something I’ll always remember, seeing those vehicles in the ditch, just hit the gas a bit too much.
Like you don’t even get people who know how to drive as a federal agency? Keystone politics. This may be only a single incident and never happen again, but only reason it’s news is cause they’re doing a blitzkrieg and can’t even drive their cars. Sums up the entire administration.
In Kentucky, it snows sometimes in the winter - just earlier today this morning it snowed a lot, and I mean A LOT a lot.
I will preface I hope you and everyone around you is safe, lots of snow is no joke when driving. Not trying to one up you but I don’t think Kentucky is the same as northern Canada outside odd conditions is all least not when I grew up. Mostly northern Canada winter is icy not lots of snow roads, cause we got lots of snow plows which sort of compact snow to ice it worse.
I didn’t mean to mean it didn’t snow much elsewhere but used to snow in September and didn’t thaw till spring…well late 80s mid 90s time era. Once it started you put the tires with studs on till least April or May sort of thing.
Once drove threw fresh snow on the highway (early - mid 2000s) could just know where the highway was cause of the hump, besides the highway was ditches. Made it to the airport to rock out new years on the coast. Made sure to leave so I could drive 50kph the entire way just in case heh (normal city speed). Though the snow on highway stopped after about 300kms so could have been worse.
Again hope everyone you know is safe and all, di fucking hate winter these days lol fuck northern weather.
It’s okay, the snow has melted hours later. I still wish it still snows in Kentucky, though.
Ok, there’s a Field Office 5 minutes from my home, and I just had an idea. What’s a super slick hard to remove liquid one might be able to pour on concrete? Preferably clear.
I mean. In freezing temps, water. Just loosen a fire hydrant.
