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Originally Posted by van
Damn that sucks, sorry.
I didn't even bother with the non abs Impreza this morning, too risky. Forester w/ AS tires handled the ice like a champ, just had keep all the inputs smooth.
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Hahaha, I've been leaving the LSi w/ABS and nice tires with my wife in case of emergency, instead driving the Impreza sans ABS with cheasy General tires that came with the wheels. It keeps me on my toes, but there is always more opportunity for fooling around. I like the lack of 1st-gen ABS anyway.
I was at Scheels when that snowstorm hit, and by the time I got out, the freeway was one big skating rink. Traffic was moving at about 20-25 from Sparks Blvd to Pyramid on 80W, which was OK. As I'm passing the Pyramid onramp in the #1 lane, some typical genius in a pickup with a camper shell takes my following distance and starts tailing the guy in front. I let them get a comfortable 50yds ahead and traffic speeds up to 30 as we go into the Rock onramp area.
Suddenly I see in the first mild spagetti bowl curve a car sideways across the #1 & #2 lanes. I see it before genius boy, even. At last his brake lights are on, and he's jinking his nose right and left, but with the tall concrete so close on the left he has nowhere to go. Plus, his exuberance has led him right into the water ice zone, and it is too late. I watch his overweight ass shudder as the poor Taurus in front pays the penalty for his lack of attention.
A couple taps on the brake tell me that I'm getting into water ice as well, so I bleed off the momentum as I approach, watching the rearview and praying that the Exped behind me is paying attention. As I pass, I see that the damage is minimum, and it is little more than a bumper-scrape. Probably. The best part is that these two will now stop, get out, and proceed to create a massive traffic hazard for who knows how many poor souls behind them. The spun-out car ahead gets its stuff together as I pass the fool, and everything is cool the rest of the way to UNR.
Congress might be passing out-of-control legislation these days, but if a bill ever comes up allowing roadside executions I might be down with that.
I drove through that Sierra/University Terrace intersection last night at about 7pm. For EB traffic, it looked like a guaranteed accident point since the hill was all water ice.
Sorry to hear the donkeys got Nick and Matt - hopefully the club suffers no more casualties this year!