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This is what happened to a friend when there's oil on the highway ,doing 95
mph
A video to remember,may happen to any of us...
Here you can see the video with details
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1253130/oil_on_the_highway_at_95_mph_director
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http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1250795/oil_on_the_highway_at_95_mph/
He is a good Driver,but he was lucky...
FredMento
hes not a very smart driver doing 95, besides which it doesnt take a
driving genius to full lock your steering this and that way, its actually
the best way to lose control of your car because you are upsetting the
balance of it so much.
newyorker
When you're sitting here you might say that, but when you're in his place,
you'd probably do the same thing. The guy doesn't look too smart for
driving like that though.
chris_knows
Looks like he's in Europe, and quite possibly on a road that has a much
higher speedlimit. Hell, even with speedlimits being 110 km/h around here,
there's at least two stretches of highway (between Regina/Saskatoon and
between Calgary/Edmonton) that if you're doing anything less then 130,
you're going too damn slow.
And FYI to newyorker. Lock to lock has nothing to do with upsetting the
precious balance of his vehicle. Lock to lock is controlling his skidding.
It might make a bigger difference in your Civic, looks like he's driving an
Audi, and I would expect that to have a quite bit better handling ability.
dodgerforlife
if anythibg saved him it wasn't his driving but most likely the fact that
the car has quattro.
newyorker
Quattro ain't gonna save your ass when you skid out at 150. Driving ability
does.
dodgerforlife
Down here on I-75 we average from 65-80 with the traffic of northern birds
trying to flock to find their way. Anyway he could have corrected quicker
if he hadn't flicked it so much the second time he turned the wheel but
thats just my :2cents:.
99integra
but he was doing 95..it really doesnt take a man of genius to full lock
your car a few times he was just stupid and got lucky
newyorker
Are you mentally challenged? 150 KILOMETRES AN HOUR = 95 MILES PER HOUR. If
you had noticed, it specifically mentions that in the video!
Christ, do us all a favour and shut the hell up. You spew nothing but
NONSENSICAL BULLSHIT.
Have you ever taken any higher level driving courses, more specifically
winter driving courses? Probably not.
Lock to lock is wholly acceptable to maintain control a vehicle, especially
when the skid is that extreme, and is a rear-wheel lockup. I've hit
skidpans of ice at 50mph with re-treaded capped tires, meaning NO tread
pattern, just slicks, and been through front-wheel, rear-wheel, and
all-wheel lockups. When your rear end wants to come around like that, and
in that quick of a hurry, you have to make EXTREME movements to bring it
back. He's lucky it wasn't an all-wheel lockup, he would have been SOL.
dodgerforlife
