How Are The Roads?
It's 9:40am for reference. How are the roads? Is it a circus out there?
Posted Mar 4, 2019, 1:42 PM UTC
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I just got back from the south end/north end.
The roads are greasy, people don’t have their lights on and visibility is poor with blowing snow.
My cars traction poor light kept coming up, and I was essentially controlled drifting my car around corners. (I have snow tires but my car is front wheel drive)
If you don’t need to drive, don’t. If you’re uncomfortable driving in this type of weather, don’t. Anyone who isn’t confident driving in this weather and is scared is going to be the ones causing accidents.
Keep a low speed, drive smart and it shouldn’t be an issue if you must drive.
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I'm on Windmill. I look out and see cars and trucks and SUVs going off at 30km to 40km and skidding here and there...
Then there are the oil trucks and big rigs that look to be going at minimum 50kmh... Some flying by close to 60...
Be careful out there, quite a few idiots on the road today...
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I refer to those people as Dodo's to my students, since they are extinct
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Roads are bad in Dartmouth ... many roads unploughed
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In other words, roads are shit.
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Roads are never bad if you drive according to conditions. So stick at 25 km/h and they won't be bad.
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If You have to drive according to conditions, conditions are obviously shitty, no?
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Whaddya mean? You sayin' I drive like shit?
(joking)
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The issue is usually other people
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I just walked into work and I’d say the roads and sidewalks are pretty bad, but not impossible to walk or drive in if you’re careful (and have decent tires).
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It was fun driving before the freezing rain started. Looks less exciting now. Went from the North End to Burnside and back; it wasn't bad besides other drivers.
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Just got back from lunch in Burnside. Main roads are not too bad but none of the side roads I was on were plowed. I would avoid the side streets unless you have decent snow tires.
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Not too much ice and the drivers seem pretty confident. If this were Vancouver or Victoria there would be cars piled up all over the place but not here.
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Fine considering the weather for the most part. Definitely wouldn’t suggest anyone go for a joy ride but if you relax and take your time it’s a cake walk.
Snow is fluffy and “dry”.
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It's supposed to switch over to freezing rain from noon until 4, which is what I'm worried about.
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Freezing rain after snow is usually not too bad to drive on...it makes kind of a slushy mix. Freezing rain on bare pavement is way worse.
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Don’t stress too much.
Drive accordingly and you’ll be fine. Traffic might suck though.
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if you dont have to, dont.
If only this level of common sense actually existed in people. I see an average of more than one accident an hour and I'm on a quiet route today. Serioualy people juat stay home.