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Originally Posted by The Yugoslavian
169 S right where it crosses 494. I was in the lane to turn onto 494 east on that new overpass and just couldn't slow my car down for the turn...so of course instead of careening straight into whatever guard rail/snow was in front of me, I spun out into the traffic next to me.
I really really didn't think there was ice there since road conditions were semi-perfect on 169 north of there. After 40+ minutes of driving I just really wasn't ready for it.
What potentially could help? Just not driving and living in fear the rest of my life? I'm like 5% thinking that is a very solid idea, .
I'm always looking ahead at the road surface and whenever I think there might be ice, I slow down.
When I was younger I used to fool around in slippery, snowy, icy, empty parking lots - I learned a lot about what a car does in various conditions. For example, one of my favorite things to do was to go to Burnsville Center when they plowed the snow in big piles between the rows of parking spaces. You could get going pretty fast, then lock up the parking brake and have some fun. I probably would have got thrown in jail if a cop caught me doing some of the stuff I did back then, but it made me a lot better driver because I'm ready for anything now. I'm not necessarily condoning it, but its something to think about.