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Sometimes_Stutters t1_j1qn0ka wrote

Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34

I’d like to add to this. If you’re not experienced in icy/snowing driving here is my quick guide to how to do it (source- Lifelong Minnesnowtan)

-Keep your wheels straight as possible. When you need to maneuver do so as gently as possible. No quick moments. Pretend you’re driving a boat.

-Keep your wheels moving. If you’re doing it right you should almost NEVER hit the breaks. Find a speed you have traction at, and keep that speed without touching the brakes. Brakes are what cause you to slide.

-Leave plenty of space for the car ahead of you.

-No cruise control

-If you feel yourself losing control DO NOT HIT THE BRAKES OR TRY TO STEER. The car wants to go straight. The more you fuck with the dynamics the more silly things happens. If you are well practiced and experienced you can be proficient at “steering into” a slide, but if you’re already comfortable doing this then my advice is moot.

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Catspaw129 t1_j1qm0m7 wrote

Reply to LPT: If you want to gift someone a pet for Christmas, make sure to ask them beforehand to see if they really want it and so they know to do research before getting it. by Flat_Weird_5398

I'm thinking that even the giftee is agreeable to having a pet as a gift from you (because you've pre-cleared this), then your should let the giftee pick out the individual critter since any particular critter can have such a unique personality.

(unless, of course, you are being "crafty" and hoping the giftee will give the critter back to your in short order so it can become your pet...)

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drsilentfart t1_j1qlm54 wrote

Reply to comment by jontss in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34

Waze regular re-routes you off the highway on a 2 hour drive I make frequently. The detour has train tracks, lots of stop lights, bumpy sections, a small town speedtrap and requires a higher level of concentration...all to save 1 or 2 minutes.

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TMKF2 t1_j1qlgyf wrote

Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34

This advice is wrong as often as it’s right.

Some gps apps are tracking traffic movements in real time and use the rate of travel along various routes to calculate and recalculate best and safest paths. Others will steer you into the rhubarb if you’re not careful.

Giving up interstate or state highways for country backroads is generally a bad idea, but getting off beltways and intercity highways for secondary roads is often the safer and quicker path.

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cavscout43 t1_j1qjopy wrote

Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34

This isn't a blanket rule. Upstate NY with 4' of lake effect? Sure.

In the Rockies where the interstates are a death trap of semi trucks, and lost Texans/Californians? Side roads all the time. Flip it to 4x4 and drive in the snow. Better than crosswinds, ground blizzards, and sheet ice whilst dodging idiots on the interstates (which themselves close regularly 6 months a year)

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keepthetips t1_j1qi8ha wrote

Reply to LPT: How to permanently delete your twitter account you keep coming back to by schichtleiter

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fender4513 t1_j1qhewb wrote

Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34

Flip side, I just made a break yesterday out of town during a lull in the storm. If I went the way the GPS wanted id be stranded on an unplowed highway. If in a dangerous situation use your own brain and eyes not a computer miles away.

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