That’s not a highway … that’s a wheat field in Saskatchewan.
why not both?
It’s not a joke … I drove on winter ice roads on James Bay for a few years about 15 - 20 years ago before they became well built ice roads they have now.
I remember driving on these roads in blinding snowstorms and losing the road entirely. The road up there mostly goes over frozen treeless swamps … it’s like driving through endless frozen lakes. There were also times where the road became so overfilled with drifting snow that it was better to go off the road and just drive the frozen wind packed open swamplands.
And that corridor on Highway 11 in Ontario between Huntsville, Orillia, Barrie is reminiscent of those winter ice roads if you ever up there during a blinding windy snow storm.
At what point do you just stay home and have a beer lol
Between Dec 1 and April 1
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)
We get down to -50C (-58f) here, on a cold snap. Working outdoors sucks in that.
what the fuck???
Brrr.
A lot of shit breaks when it’s that cold
The coldest in my memory was -42C, I remember getting into my boat of a Cadillac and the soft leather seats being as hard as concrete.
Even my pawns in Rimworld don’t work outdoors during a cold snap. And i harvest them for organs and stuff.
Oh 10°C sounds so nice right now. Short answer is drive more cautiously, you can get undercoated for the salt issue and black ice is just hope and pray.
Now paint lines literally don’t exist?! How do you exist over there?
Like this
and this
When it gets cold enough outside, it kind of hurts to breath because the cold air kind of stings the inside of your lungs.
Those are the best days to go outside when you can feel the brittleness of the air.
I loves me some crunchy air
snow land is better than swamp land. try it out and stay a lifetime
Even during the summer the lines are usually faded away so even on good nights you can barely see them. And because of plows no reflectors like down south.
We gots sunken reflectors in BC. Some escape the scrape.
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.
Remarkably accurate. Lanes become suggestions but tire tracks are mandatory.
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I’d probably do the same if I had a four wheel drive vehicle, but it doesn’t snow too often where I live so my little 2wd ranger performs just fine. Sandbags in the bed, drive slowly and deliberately, and keep a set of chains when shit really gets bad. It bugs me how some people in my area have a mindset where they think they need four wheel drive in the snow. No you don’t, you just can’t drive like a moron.
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Yup! It’s an ‘09, and I got it from some old guy who barely drove it so it was practically brand new. I’ve put over 150k miles on it since then, with the only major maintenance being a new clutch. It’s got a manual transmission, manual locks, manual windows, and a plain-Jane radio with an aux input - it’s all I need and nothing more.
I did get the chance to drive a 2020 Ranger once, and it was very nice and cushy, but didn’t feel like a Ranger, if that makes sense. Didn’t help that it was just as big as an F150.
And it’s a manual?
You’ve got a gem there.
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It’s got a 6’ bed, perfect for lumber or whatever else. It also has the extended cab with the jump seats, kinda useless for people but I keep ratchet straps and other junk back there. My only complaint is that cargo space is very minimal if I don’t want to just throw it in the bed, like luggage or stuff that’s weather-sensitive.
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That, and winter tires. The amount of people I know who don’t bother getting winter tires because “it’s not required by law” is infuriatingly high.
I prefer the spinoff, “Whose parking spot is it anyway?”
Lunchtime when it melts it just looks like they showed up to work drunk
So… lunchtime then.
It’s lunchtime somewhere
That’s easy. It’s always the BMW’s spot. Even when it clearly isn’t.
The parking spot is where you stop the sliding.
Be safe out there. Not here, I’ve yet to see snow in Ontario, but I think Alberta’s getting it hard.
It’s been pretty awesome here in Calgary. Was getting worried there that ski season was going to be delayed. But I love a good snow dump to start winter. It sucks when it’s cold and icy but no snow to cover things up.
Probably sucks for anyone that has to commute right now though.
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?
Definitelt happens for first snow here in Estonia if it comes down unexpected.
2 days later we’re back to being assholes.
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.
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)
When there’s snow in the Netherlands, everyone just stops and waits for it to melt.
Nothing like successfully geoguessing a meme about winter driving instead of working. OP is actually correct about it being in Canada
Highway 401 eastbound, just west of Kennedy Road
I still don’t understand how you people do it, but just in case you weren’t aware yet:
https://feddit.org/c/geoguesser_ielThey have to make weekly blood sacrifices to Rainbolt
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)
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.”
Just use the guard rails as bumpers. You’ll be fine as long as you’re not going too fast.
Then arrive to work on time
Lanes are a social construct
It’s the biggest religion on the planet. Everyone believes the lines protect them. As long as everyone believes that, it works. But when you need help the most, it does nothing to protect you. It’s just lines on some pavement, the people are the ones with all the power.
Nah, I’d say money/cash is an ever bigger religion. It only works because everyone believes it’s value, and some of them don’t drive.
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My grandma saw 6 different currencies and 6 different political systems in her lifetime (Eastern Germany).
Now that I think about it, so are roads
Rouds have material manifestations. The ground is different so driving there makes a difference. But historically, streets were the empty space between houses until the car industry lobbied to get the pedestrians out of the way.
Didn’t they have like horses and carts and shit?
Yes, true, and all used the streets equally. It was the car accidents and the victim blaming campaigns that blamed the pedestrians that invented the sidewalk. But roads existed before to get from one village to the next
There’s nothing like counting 7 lanes in a road you know is 4.
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.
VERY EFFICIENT!
“I’m pretty sure I’m still on the road.”
still feels like road, can’t be that off
Start seeing polar bears and igloos, you get blocked by a herd of caribou.
Sign points to the turnoff to Rovaniemi.
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
Find warm squishy place to rest.
In 15 minutes, you’ll feel comfy everywhere. Just lay down and have a nap under the warm white blanket, friend!
I haven’t laughed this hard all day… thank you!
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.
Ribbed for your tire’s pleasure?
I stay the fuck home when this shit goes down. Its just not worth it!
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Driving a 4-wheeler in a snowstorm sounds exhilarating, but unfortunately, my car struggles significantly in snowy conditions!
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That’s impressive! Great job assisting someone like me, who would likely have been stuck in the snow.
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Gotta work to live.
I have the option to work from home, and I understand that not everyone has this privilege, which makes my comment come across as somewhat inconsiderate.
