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The first rule of winter driving: Slow down in slick conditions. The second rule of winter driving: Leave plenty of braking room when visibility drops. These guys get it completely wrong. To be fair, so did about a hundred other drivers. (Warning: NSFW due to gratuitous profanity.) More »
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With a few months of winter still yet to come I can definitely say that no one is going to top this horrible driver in a Kia. Nice try Utah drivers. Good effort Seattle commuters. You simply can't top a woman driving at highway speeds in the median while trying to signal into oncoming traffic. UPDATE! More »
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A little snow (and probably some ice) in Bountiful, Utah created a bountiful mess for tow truck drivers over the weekend. If you thought Seattle drivers were bad, skip to about 3:08 and watch what happens when overconfident drivers hit the snow. More »
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We already know two inches of snow is a lot for Seattle. Now, thanks to a Jalopnik reader, watch a pair of less-than-smart supercar drivers try taking an Audi R8 and a Nissan GT-R out for a drive in the Seattle "snowpocalypse." Because apparently, in Seattle, size doesn't matter. More »
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What makes owners of cars with zero winter prep want to commute in the snow, on a hill, is beyond me. Seattle drivers apparently can't be bothered to... umm... is that someone putting chains on the REAR TIRES of a FWD Toyota Corolla? More »
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The passing of Thanksgiving is a sure sign to most drivers in the colder parts of the country soon we will be driving in the snow (if you aren't already). More »
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Hilly, ice-covered roads may seem like the domain of giant off-road trucks, but the reality is a small FWD sedan with the proper tires often fares better. Watch this Fusion embarrass a clump of wrecked trucks. Gravity... (H/T BusterBMW!) More »
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Go slow, steer into skids, pump your brakes — just a few of the snow driving tips those of us in winter states know too well. Seattle drivers got a pop quiz on them from Mother Nature Monday. They failed. More »
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A Washington, D.C. man hit the remains of this weekend's blizzard in an unlikely chariot. The photos are strangely mesmerizing. Winter, meet the 8000-rpm, rear-wheel-drive wonder. Snow tires make the world go 'round. [Tomolesnevich.com] More »
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Since the first BumperCam, last summer, I've been experimenting with timelapse cameras. We've seen timelapses of LeMons BS Inspections at Nelson Ledges, MSR Houston, and Thunderhill, not to mention the Alameda to Los Angeles In 90 Seconds video. More »
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Watch this video of an Audi A8 weaving in and out of snowpocalypse carnage outside of Greenbelt, MD during this month's storm and you'll think one of two things: More »
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The rear-engined, 240 HP, 1,700 Lbs KTM X-Bow is one of the fastest ways to lap a racetrack. But with no ABS, traction control or even a windscreen, how does it handle...in the snow? More »
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With wintry weather a real possibility for those traveling tomorrow, we thought we'd share some safe winter driving tips. Those of you in the north are probably better prepared for snowy conditions, but the chance of snow and slush in Texas can only mean a lot more of this. Anybody have any special tricks? More »
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