How are the roads near you today? [Archive] - Saxperience

-Alex-

13th January 2010, 21:59

Went out this morning sheet black ice proceeded to scrape the ice set off, 50m down the road some womans car, the back end had slid out. I assume not proper braking technique on ice. She refused to move till her husband came to move it. So 40 mins and I hadn't got off my road yet.
Heading down the road the car had no grip at all! so had to keep ditching it into the snow to stop.

100m on from that a Astra had a crash and was pulled up.
20 m on from that a saxo had a head on with a scooby estate.
So I toodled on home and got the bus.
Then two hours later I found out about a taxi that had crashed through a wall to a sheer 30 ft drop at the other side and landed on a factory roof on the taxis roof. Took 3 fire crews to pull him out. And all that was in my village :|
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-yorkshire-news/2010/01/13/weds-am-taxi-falls-30-feet-onto-factory-after-huddersfield-ice-road-slip-86081-25589496/

How's the roads treating you lot?

P90PTS

13th January 2010, 22:01

Roads here are perfect.

SneakyVTR

13th January 2010, 22:01

Shite thats quite bad! I'm yet to get stuck in the saxo.. Moving off in second gear works a treat! Live in a very hilly town as well

Mr_P

13th January 2010, 22:02

Absolutely treacherous this morning.

What car was the first woman in?

J222JRA

13th January 2010, 22:02

Icey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Andy_K

13th January 2010, 22:03

1 word - shite!

Slid sideways down my estate road this morning. Nothing I could do about it! Managed to miss all the parked cars luckily.

Was ok after that, apart from coming home round Penistone - bit dicey round there lol

-Alex-

13th January 2010, 22:04

Absolutely treacherous this morning.

What car was the first woman in?
Ford mondeo estate (old one)
1 word - shite!

Slid sideways down my estate road this morning. Nothing I could do about it! Managed to miss all the parked cars luckily.

Was ok after that, apart from coming home round Penistone - bit dicey round there lol
I would not even dream about traveling into Penistone haha!

Sophia_Bush

13th January 2010, 22:08

wasn't to bad this morning as took time BUT fucking hell on way back took the long way again coming up to junction braking in plenty of time from 20mph brake pedal judder shit shit shit abs is kicking!! made it fine and abs saved my behind

Viper

13th January 2010, 22:14

wet :)

central Newcastle seems to be fine, although i have hardly left my flat so dont know much. lol

Andy_K

13th January 2010, 22:14

I would not even dream about traveling into Penistone haha!

Yeah bit of a mistake coming back that way. But the motorway annoys me. All the salt covers my windscreen and my washer jets are constantly frozen!

-Alex-

13th January 2010, 22:15

Just hoping this snow will piss off. First few months driving and it's in snow, slush and ice haha

-Alex-

13th January 2010, 22:17

Yeah bit of a mistake coming back that way. But the motorway annoys me. All the salt covers my windscreen and my washer jets are constantly frozen!
Yep...Silly me didn't put antifreeze in. Like an idiot lol. Just hope for snow on my roof to fall off onto the windscreen then it's clean time haha

Andy_K

13th January 2010, 22:23

-Alex-

13th January 2010, 22:25

I got antifreeze in - makes no difference - still frozen :wall:
Put boiling water in it this morning and still didn't thaw it all the way down to the pump.

Haha, I keep doing the same. Wait till no ones behind me then jab the brakes to make the snow on the roof run forwards and wet the screen lol
I can't even do that now!
This morning my rear wiper snapped off. Got out tried to hook it back onto the motor. Snapped the spring...NICE!

CHIP

13th January 2010, 22:25

Had the same problem here dude. Only a mile or so from my house a lorry jack knifed today on the ice and hit a car. A person/some people were killed :(

I walked to work.

Rogue_Shadow

13th January 2010, 22:28

Wet but fine IMO
The News are radio blew the Weather in Cornwall out of proportion

Liam_

13th January 2010, 22:29

Roads are fine up here bar the fecking huge pot holes!

-Alex-

13th January 2010, 22:32

Roads are fine up here bar the fecking huge pot holes!

Yeah they seem to have sprung up here there and everywhere. Really pisses me off pottering along and you fall down a mahooooosive hole in the road!

bald24

13th January 2010, 22:38

I got antifreeze in - makes no difference - still frozen :wall:
Put boiling water in it this morning and still didn't thaw it all the way down to the pump.

Haha, I keep doing the same. Wait till no ones behind me then jab the brakes to make the snow on the roof run forwards and wet the screen lol

Haha, had to get a stranded mate in a village where he works (pub) - Ended up stopping every mile or so wipe the windows with snow on the ground! Wasn't fun as I was the first person to drive down most of the country roads!

Liam_

13th January 2010, 22:41

Yeah they seem to have sprung up here there and everywhere. Really pisses me off pottering along and you fall down a mahooooosive hole in the road!

You and me both - I hit one yesterday and it nearly swallowed my car whole! Certainly wakes you up. :wacko:

C4_Lew

13th January 2010, 22:56

roads were fine here today, not even wet :) still some slush on sideroads but nothing really

blackie_2k5

13th January 2010, 22:57

really bad round my way, all the paths have lifted, the water must have gotton under the tarmac and frozen, just looks like the curbs have dropped into the road evrywhere,
know what you mean about the salt on the windscreen to, bit of a pisser tbh, find myself flying up the back of wagons to get the spray...bit dangerous admittedly but id rather be able to see tbh

hammy105

13th January 2010, 23:07

my roads are shocking, literally can't get anywere, the pics is my road, and then me and the old man finally manging to clear the drive, that pile out the front is only a 1/3rd of it.

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr7/andyham105/Image0268.jpg
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr7/andyham105/IMGP1021.jpg

benkelsall

13th January 2010, 23:08

Roads well icey round here. Brother was taking a coach thats just been painted back to the customer this morning and crashed it on the way there! Slide on the ice took out a tree and lampost, done the side and front end.

boarer2004

13th January 2010, 23:10

got stuck if an old man hadnt came out of his house and my mate wasnt with me would have been stuck in the middle of no where

Add91289

13th January 2010, 23:12

like an ice sheet this morning, no joke. there was a thick layer of ice covering my whole car.

iSlayeR

13th January 2010, 23:17

my roads aren't too bad, started snowing again a few hours ago, good thing my cars in a warm garage :A:

daz_zz_er

13th January 2010, 23:20

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=365&pictureid=3028
http://www.saxperience.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=365&pictureid=3029
got the day off work as the main road i have to use was inches thick with snow :(

-Alex-

13th January 2010, 23:22

Dry snow?!!?!?!?!!!!

Mochachino

13th January 2010, 23:23

The roads were fine here up untill about 5ish when it started to snow again then it went like ice, i thought the co-op lorry and a few busses were gonna drive straigh into the houses opposite lol

daz_zz_er

13th January 2010, 23:24

Dry snow?!!?!?!?!!!!

sorry lol edit haha i meant as in wasnt that slushy snow it was just snow haha

-Alex-

13th January 2010, 23:28

sorry lol edit haha i meant as in wasnt that slushy snow it was just snow haha

Lmao gonna say!

chimpy_vts

14th January 2010, 00:43

lols read my thread ''oh crap'' crashed my moms car today

nicole_

14th January 2010, 00:49

i got stuck on a hill :( lol
two different hills actually, had to roll back down and start again on one of them aha :D

readie

14th January 2010, 00:58

after driving today im walking to 6th form in the morning put it that way! haha was abit hairy at points like when ur heading to a t junction sideways but stopped thank god! snow tyres are on the list of things to get i wanted chains but if you hit a main road with no ice my tyres would be shot!

all am going to say is i feel sorry for the people running r888's :D

babyhayley

14th January 2010, 09:16

i came out the front door to pouring rain, think it was raining most of the night. washed all the snow away :(

Sophia_Bush

14th January 2010, 10:47

Roads in my close are still bad but the main road to bypass and road to train station are all good today, weather is still shite but at least there isn't anymore snow today just hope temps stay above 0

MrAdaam

14th January 2010, 10:48

Everything around near me has cleaned up. A bit of snow over night but nothing major has settled. Small patches of ice but the most part is fine.

Lucas_LFC

14th January 2010, 13:48

no ice on the roads anymore....just been raining

nicole_

14th January 2010, 13:56

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=365&pictureid=3029
got the day off work as the main road i have to use was inches thick with snow :(

that is one ugly pony.. lol

Matty_Mills

14th January 2010, 14:01

Pot-holes... FUCKING EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!

kee616

14th January 2010, 14:21

Not as icey as they where but like most pot holes are now everywhere!!! and the where pretty bad before all the snow and that so my saxos taking a beating kjust going to work!! :n:

Manu

14th January 2010, 14:30

Pot-holes... FUCKING EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!

^^^ This.

I have even seen a pothole in a speed bump earlier today. Holes, cracks, stones, and holes inside of holes because it's been left as it is. I end up swerving constantly and increasing my distance between me and the car in front so i have enough time to dodge and avoid potential damage. It is now litterally dangerous to drive at night.

I'm off to pay for a new tax disc, and £25 of fuel duty. Millions in tax money obviously not going into real tarmac, not impressed.