Local SH4 playing conditions

Lightning61 · 02-24-08, 12:46 PM

ice on the ground here in southern IL for the past few weeks.
Makes for plenty of patrol time though!

DeepIron · 02-24-08, 01:35 PM

I drive about 15,000 miles a month OTR all over the US and I'll tell ya boys, it's been pretty nasty in spots all winter.

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A few weeks back, was driving on UT-191 up though Moab, about 30 miles south of I-70. My rig was about 78,000 GVW, heavy, which is good on bad roads. I'd already creeped across I-70 from I-15 south of SLC on a mostly unplowed interstate all the previous night, whiteouts and such the whole way...

Anyway I turn south on UT-191, doing about 25mph when the whole truck just starts sliding to the right, towards the shoulder. Except their ain't no shoulder on that stretch of road, just a nice big ditch for water run off. No salt or cinders on the roadway at all.

Sphincter Pucker Factor: 10+

The road has a slight "crown" to it, and was so icy, there was hardly any friction. I was able to correct the slide and creeped at about 10mph for awhile until the road got better...

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02-24-08, 01:35 PM	#2
DeepIron Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Too far from the Pacific right now... Posts: 1,634 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I drive about 15,000 miles a month OTR all over the US and I'll tell ya boys, it's been pretty nasty in spots all winter. [TRUCKER STORY MODE ON] A few weeks back, was driving on UT-191 up though Moab, about 30 miles south of I-70. My rig was about 78,000 GVW, heavy, which is good on bad roads. I'd already creeped across I-70 from I-15 south of SLC on a mostly unplowed interstate all the previous night, whiteouts and such the whole way... Anyway I turn south on UT-191, doing about 25mph when the whole truck just starts sliding to the right, towards the shoulder. Except their ain't no shoulder on that stretch of road, just a nice big ditch for water run off. No salt or cinders on the roadway at all. Sphincter Pucker Factor: 10+ The road has a slight "crown" to it, and was so icy, there was hardly any friction. I was able to correct the slide and creeped at about 10mph for awhile until the road got better... [TRUCKER STORY MODE OFF] __________________ RFB / RSRDC Beta Tester RFB / RSRDC Modding Forum: http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php RFB Top Post link: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125529 RFB Loadout: RFB_V1.52_102408: RFB_V1.52_Patch_111608: RSRDC_RFBv15_V396

02-24-08, 12:46 PM	#1
Lightning61 Loader Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 82 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	ice on the ground here in southern IL for the past few weeks. Makes for plenty of patrol time though!