Dashcam video of Gasoline Alley crash

[16hypen3sp]

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[Sentry]

All season tires brah

[schocker]

Post to youtube that you are not capable of driving, hilarious

[revelations]

All seasons?

Surprised how easily that street light came down but its probably a safety feature.

[eglove]

Red deer is so bad for ice in that spot and a little further north going northbound. I always drive like a bitch and slow down in the winter there

[BensonTT]

Thats ok, Thats ok..

[Kijho]

Was he telling a little kid in the back "that's okay"? Man, I'd be scared as f*ck seeing that pole come down, damn! Good thing he's okay could have been a lot worse.

[rage2]

I drove by that exact spot probably 10 mins before that on my way to Stony Plain that morning. I cruised through at 125 no probs. For sure it's his tires being rock solid frozen in -10C temps.

[CanmoreOrLess]

How you guys drive without winter tires I'll never understand fully but I do appreciate a good dash cam when the shit hits the fan which it will do when you've brought the wrong tires to a rodeo.

[rage2]

There's an argument for using all seasons in the city. But at highway speeds? That's a deathwish, especially when it drops below freezing.

[blairtruck]

whats the argument in the city? roads are better maintained?
i have winter tires. had to drive grandmas car last week with all seasons. didn't notice a real difference. roads were nice.

[rage2]

You can get away with going 60 in the city on a cold day.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by blairtruck
whats the argument in the city? roads are better maintained?
i have winter tires. had to drive grandmas car last week with all seasons. didn't notice a real difference. roads were nice.

That's exactly why, the roads were nice. The problem comes when the roads are either covered in 3" of snow, or sheer ice, or both, lol.

You don't NEED winters here, but they're like having A/C in your house in the summer, you need that here either, but it's definitely a nice luxury.

[spikerS]

I can see both sides of the argument.

I never once had winter tires until a few years back on my Dodge Ram. Before that, never once, nor did my parents. We never had any issues. We adjusted our driving habits, drove a bit slower, left more room, etc.

We never came across a situation on all seasons where having winter tires would have made the difference.

I am not arguing if winter tires are superior in the winter or not, I am just saying that in Alberta, with our constant chinooks, sometimes it can be hard to justify the costs of a second set of tires.

The argument can be made that people get used to the extra traction they get with winters, and assume they can drive as normal, and become reckless and cause accidents. It is a false confidence, kinda like putting on a helmet and thinking that it will protect you as you have a friend swing a baseball bat at your head. Your head will be fine, but you will still die from a broken neck...

[syscal]

Everyone should have winter tires. There would be no accidents ever!

[Cos]

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[rage2]

Originally posted by Cos
Intended design, called a break away base. It is either an IEEE standard or an IESNA standard. Can't remember anymore, been a few years. It is actually based on the road speed, slow speed roads don't break away as the standard falling is more of a safety concern.

I slid sideways into one on 6th Ave downtown where it turns left/right into Bow trail 20 years ago. That thing barely had a dent in it. Meanwhile, my Integra was destroyed. The wheel, brakes, and suspension rolled down the 14th street turnoff lane lol.

[Cos]

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[16hypen3sp]

Originally posted by eglove
Red deer is so bad for ice in that spot and a little further north going northbound. I always drive like a bitch and slow down in the winter there

I know exactly which spot northbound you are talking about. I had a little scare there last Monday but it was pretty minor. Easily recoverable. Same couldn't be said for a guy that was a minute ahead of me. He took the ditch at speed.

Originally posted by Cos


Intended design, called a break away base. It is either an IEEE standard or an IESNA standard. Can't remember anymore, been a few years. It is actually based on the road speed, slow speed roads don't break away as the standard falling is more of a safety concern.

Myself and a coworker thought there were shear pins in the base or something of the sort. Good to know.

[D. Dub]

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