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Platapus · 12-09-09, 06:43 PM

FWD on ice just means that all four wheels are prone to sliding

The traditional corrective actions that are used on two wheel drive vehicles are different in FWD vehicles.

Here in Virginia it is a real problem. People who don't understand physics buy these huge FWD SUVs and think they are invulnerable on ice. I have seen people driving on ice roads at 60+ MPH (and seen quite a few of them wipe out in front of me) (not a lot of sympathy from me)

The concepts of inertia, moment, and congruent resultant forces really needs to be understood by drivers in icy conditions.

And don't get me started with people texting while driving on ice.

12-09-09, 06:43 PM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,399 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	FWD on ice just means that all four wheels are prone to sliding The traditional corrective actions that are used on two wheel drive vehicles are different in FWD vehicles. Here in Virginia it is a real problem. People who don't understand physics buy these huge FWD SUVs and think they are invulnerable on ice. I have seen people driving on ice roads at 60+ MPH (and seen quite a few of them wipe out in front of me) (not a lot of sympathy from me) The concepts of inertia, moment, and congruent resultant forces really needs to be understood by drivers in icy conditions. And don't get me started with people texting while driving on ice. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.