Feb 5th - 6th Weather Thread

[Cyclonepride]

Yeah, that's rough to watch. It looks like the most damage was done on the tail end of the pile-up.

I'd have to imagine that the traffic cam was mounted on an overpass, so that would obstruct your vision until you got close enough to see under it. Some people clearly going too fast for conditions. Have to admire how well some of the semis navigated their way through there. Probably saved some lives.

 

[alarson]

Oh snap, Earl rampin' things up now mofos......

 

[ArgentCy]

Those semi's were going awfully darn fast. I like the two or three SUV's that said F this and drove as far up the sides as they could get.

 

[tim_redd]

Full traffic cam video of the pile up.

http://whotv.com/2018/02/06/13raw-watch-traffic-camera-footage-of-fatal-i-35-pileup/

What a mess. You'd have to feel pretty helpless once that started if you couldn't get your car out of harm's way (kudos to the couple of drivers that took to the ditch on purpose to get out of there).

All those ****ers who drive fast in crappy conditions and say it's the people who are driving slow that are dangerous need to watch this.

 

[CloneFan4]

Full traffic cam video of the pile up.

http://whotv.com/2018/02/06/13raw-watch-traffic-camera-footage-of-fatal-i-35-pileup/

What a mess. You'd have to feel pretty helpless once that started if you couldn't get your car out of harm's way (kudos to the couple of drivers that took to the ditch on purpose to get out of there).

Does it look like the semi that passed the drivers in the left lane originally caused the whole thing? Its ridiculous how they still throw caution to the way side, even in weather like this.

 

[herbicide]

Those semi's were going awfully darn fast. I like the two or three SUV's that said F this and drove as far up the sides as they could get.

Unfortunately you see them do it all the time. I travel extensively for work, been caught driving in bad weather more than one ever should. There are times they'll whiz by at speeds I know are unsafe.

For example, say I am going 30mph, which to be honest I KNOW that I don't have full control over a more agile car. Meanwhile they go by at seemingly full tilt. There is no way they could come to a controlled stop.

 

[somecyguy]

Semi drivers are the worst in bad weather. Too many of them drive too fast for the conditions, but getting behind them is no picnic because visibility often turns to zero.

I think many of them are either pressured by work deadlines to push it too far or they are owner/operators who need the delivery charge to keep above water.

 

[alarson]

Unfortunately you see them do it all the time. I travel extensively for work, been caught driving in bad weather more than one ever should. There are times they'll whiz by at speeds I know are unsafe.

For example, say I am going 30mph, which to be honest I KNOW that I don't have full control over a more agile car. Meanwhile they go by at seemingly full tilt. There is no way they could come to a controlled stop.

Yeah.. i remember coming back from the isu-duke game in chicago a few years ago. Road was icy as hell, generally only the left lane was clear so most cars were driving in it as to not be driving on an ice sheet. Semis were racing down that road, riding right on top of anyone who drove at appropriate speeds.

A good number of those that passed us were spotted in the ditch a little while after.

 

[dmclone]

My god people, it's not alright to just walk around while accidents are still happening.

 

[dmclone]

That bus was going so fast.

 

[urb1]

Yeah.. i remember coming back from the isu-duke game in chicago a few years ago. Road was icy as hell, generally only the left lane was clear so most cars were driving in it as to not be driving on an ice sheet. Semis were racing down that road, riding right on top of anyone who drove at appropriate speeds.

A good number of those that passed us were spotted in the ditch a little while after.

I did a 360 that day just over the Iowa border. A car went past me so fast, my rear drivers side of the car was sucked in as they passed and I started to spin. It was a miracle I did not get hit by the semi behind me and that I did not mess my shorts!

 

[urb1]

Full traffic cam video of the pile up.

http://whotv.com/2018/02/06/13raw-watch-traffic-camera-footage-of-fatal-i-35-pileup/

What a mess. You'd have to feel pretty helpless once that started if you couldn't get your car out of harm's way (kudos to the couple of drivers that took to the ditch on purpose to get out of there).

What's with all the people getting out of their cars? They are lucky none were hit.

 

[herbicide]

So those that disagree about semis going too fast in this stuff... Can they control (stop) their 18 wheels better than a typical passenger vehicle?

 

[cycfan1]

My god people, it's not alright to just walk around while accidents are still happening.

Alternative was to be in vehicle and be a sitting duck... i would have moved too, albeit with a little more urgency.

 

[isufbcurt]

So those that disagree about semis going too fast in this stuff... Can they control (stop) their 18 wheels better than a typical passenger vehicle?

IMO yes. When it comes to stopping they have numerous ways to slow down other than braking that will allow their tires to not break traction, such as down shifting or jake braking.

For example early in the video a semi is coming in hot and is able to slow down and stop before ramming into the semi in front of him. Most of the cars are coming in hot, locking up their brakes and just sliding.

Hell the one semi driver should be given an award for getting to the ditch without hitting any vehicles or putting his truck on its side.

 

[isufbcurt]

Alternative was to be in vehicle and be a sitting duck... i would have moved too, albeit with a little more urgency.

I agree. I would have gotten out and gone pretty far into the ditch,

 

[KnappShack]

God bless it....the Midwest has horse **** weather.

If there was a time machine....if only there was a time machine

 

[somecyguy]

IMO yes. When it comes to stopping they have numerous ways to slow down other than braking that will allow their tires to not break traction, such as down shifting or jake braking.

I can engine break too, but I'm stopping 3500 lbs, not 50K+. Just like 4 wheel drivers, there are good and bad semi drivers, but personally, I think many are too focused on meeting their delivery deadline rather than considering the conditions. I know you have a trailer so this probably hits a little closer to home for you, but you can't deny that more weight = longer stopping distance. When a semi is going faster than the majority of the 4 wheel traffic under the same conditions, that is generally a bad thing.

 

[isufbcurt]

I can engine break too, but I'm stopping 3500 lbs, not 50K+. Just like 4 wheel drivers, there are good and bad semi drivers, but personally, I think many are too focused on meeting their delivery deadline rather than considering the conditions. I know you have a trailer so this probably hits a little closer to home for you, but you can't deny that more weight = longer stopping distance. When a semi is going faster than the majority of the 4 wheel traffic under the same conditions, that is generally a bad thing.

My point was most cars on the road are automatic transmissions and those don't engine brake any where close to a manual transmission.

 

[FinalFourCy]

Man, two of those 18-wheelers came in so fast but appeared to have managed to veer right and split most of the cars as much as possible.

I can’t criticize those in the moment, but getting out doesn’t seem like a good idea and I’m surprised more people in the right lane didn’t use the ditch.