12-31-2021 Morrison, CO Winter Storm Causes Mayhem on i70-Cars Sliding Off-Stuck on Highway-Closures
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On the heels of the most devastating wildfire in Colorado history a major Winter storm is causing major problems across the Rockies including heavily traveled i70 through and West of Denver, Colorado. Dozens of motorists and semis found themselves trapped and eventually clogged the entire Westbound section of the interstate as people exited their vehicles and attempted to assist struggling motorists with plywood for traction. Traffic diverted off the nearby frontage road was also halted due to struggling vehicles up the passes.
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That guy with the piece of plywood is a SAINT! Trying to help out all those cars. Respect 👊
What is it exactly he's trying to accomplish?
AMEN
@@hmax1591 Yeah. I get he wants to "help" but he's not really helping much at all... probably a bad idea considering the safety factor.
Gloves and a hat might nice, too!
@@hmax1591 you obviously don't drive in snow. Friction my dude.
When the sign says PUT YOUR CHAINS ON...what that means is PUT YOUR DAMN CHAINS ON
and the traction law was in effect....those vehicles that were spinning their tires were not compliant
I was actually traveling east on 70 and drove past all of this while it was happening. I'm not sure if they even had the traction law active yet in Morrison (I could be wrong). This happened very quickly, I know from driving down the mountain the roads got bad...really quickly. Regardless they knew the weather was coming in and i even saw a moron in a Mustang. I mean seriously, you see it snowing, you know they were calling for it. Stay home if you only have a Mustang to drive!
Not one person there has chains for tires or even knows how to drive in snow
A lot of people who move to Colorado, don’t know how to drive in the snow. Some don’t even know they need winter tires
Agree, and some that do live there think mud terrains tires on thier GMCs is just fine in winter...when it's not.
They don't know any better than to move to CO, either.
So true
Same in ND and Montana...
Never had studs in my life, Subaru, toyotas, Hyundai, lexus chevy...take some time to learn how to drive and your all good
The guy with a board….helping strangers, is a real man. The guy pulling a pickup is awesome too. 👍🏻👍🏻
What could possibly go wrong? I was waiting for one of them to get run over. 🤪
Pulling a pickup truck 😆😆😆
Totally agree with you.
This is why my aunt and uncle in Denver always had chains in the car trunk.
I'm surprised more vehicles do not have chains in this video
More like studded snows. Chains are not a good option with little depth.
@@rickj1983 quit being a smurf. Anyone who had chains on during this wasn't having any issues.
if they hang a tire on the front of their car then they can push other cars along also...
I doubt most of these people would know how to put them on even if they had them
Wow. Dude's a beast pulling his truck like that.
Just imagine what would have happened had the truck instantly gotten traction? Not a good ad for the truck company either. I would venture to say the guy pulling the truck is actually not making any difference! Impressive for sure until he is squashed like a bug!
I had a car slide towards me on ice once, I threw my shoulder into it and was able to move the entire car to the side of the road! LOL True story.
@@rainmaker3700 Here we must examine Newtons Third Law of Motion. Was it you pushing the car away or you pushing yourself away? I know where this video was shot and it is clear they are trying to go uphill. Perhaps your superhuman Adrenaline Rush saved your like or perhaps you were high on Crack? Anyway you sorta miss the entire point of my comment and Humans Love affair the automobile. Here we must turn to Henry David Thoreau “Men have become the tools of their tools. Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul. Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.”
― Henry David Thoreau
.. "And soon the time of humans honoring themselves with their Automobiles will be Over!" Sorta Gladiator but mostly common sense if you understand thermodynamics. However, your Heroic Efforts saved you life somehow! Happy New Year!
@@rainmaker3700 lmao
Ignorant
Good way to go 6’ under
Gotta love the first snow and all the wonderful educated drivers that go out in it. The guy with the ply board was worth watching.
I grew up in the mountains and know how harsh the winter roads can become. My grandfather always told me to carry a gallon of water in my trunk of my car and a pocket knife in my glove compartment. The pocket knife was to cut down some tree branches if stranded on the mountain roads. By placing the the branches behind and in front of the tires helped for traction when getting stuck on the side of the road. ( The old timers are smart and love to share their wisdom!) Tire chains also works well.
I should open a tire chain booth there
From Vancouver Island, people think this same weather is normal for here. Not so much ! Driving in snow is one thing, in those slime and ice, stay home ! Be safe Neighbors 🙏😎🇨🇦
These are not likely shoppers or those looking for some fun on ice. These are mostly those traveling from a job or business in which they are responsible to stay until dusk or even after. This is obviously filmed prior to it getting dark so there will be “rush hour” travelers. I was out before the snow yesterday and saw fewer drivers all around the Denver area than usual, in fact it was way way down. I was all over town and the suburbs so I know first hand. Rather than criticize those who technically should have snow tires and chains in their cars this time of year, why not have a little compassion for those who are told their tires are “all weather” (which are shit for snow and ice) and have not been told they MUST have chains in their car just in case and are simply trying to get home safely????? Sheesh.
There is nothing like 32F snow in the pacific northwest. If you stop on a corner, you'll slide sideways down the bank.
@@blurglide and into oblivion.
Bro get outta there come to vegas
@@ToddDouglasFox holiday and ski traffic
Amazing how many people don't have a clue how to work together. The guy with the plywood an exception.
You'll never catch me driving about in a winter storm unless im driving around on my own property😁
I70 totally sucks all the time. I have lived in Colorado my entire life it never changes. I'm sure the overhead signs were saying 'Chains and Snow tires required' some people don't get it.
You are right. Common sense have snow tires on by October.
100% true. People think they good to go as long as they have 4wd.
Have you tried I80 west through Wyoming. I'll drive 70 any day of the week.
@@johnesparza373 I haven't been to Wyoming in a long time. I will take your word on that.
Being that you live there and probably have some idea of the current mountain pass laws etc ( I am from Alberta by the way so certainly surrounded by winter ) , if one has four wheel drive do they give them a pass so to speak even if they have crap for tires and no tire chains with them ?. For highway tractors I realize its a whole different picture because if they enforce the chains they have to throw them on and the constant carry law where they have to have them with just to go over the passes all winter or face the the huge fines if they are caught without or certainly if they get stuck and don't have them.
Lived about 1000ft above Evergreen, CO and for six winters traveled through Mount Vernon Canyon daily. Beautiful place to live if you don’t have to commute 50 miles to work. Had so many harrowing drives. Took years off my life.
These days it's all WFH so no commute
ONLY FOOLS WORK !!!
and commute 5O miles ...
MANHATTAN NEW YORK NEW YORK 1OO12 USA
My state doesn't get anywhere near as much snow in the winter, But before a storm, they always spray a salt brine solution on the roads to prevent icing. Didn't they do that here?
@@igorvkuznetsov3518 only a fool would live in Deblasio’s hell hole.
Same here
Guess some people just don’t know when to stay home go out endangering people’s lives
Colorful Colorado. Catastrophic fires and 24 hours later a snow storm that catches motorists off guard. I have lived her my whole life and this state is living la vida loca!
I’m from the area and I’m glad I stayed home today.
"Oh Honey, I want to go see some snow, make a snowman & snow angel, throw snowballs, then go have a halfcaf cocolapachinnofrapo on the deck sitting around the firepit. Then go to Patagonia to fine me new poofy jacket."
"You down wif dat?"
Plywood guy seems to know his way around snow. Learning from him for sure.
Kitty litter is better as it can't be shot out by the tires. A bag of litter/sand also acts as weight to help not slide as bad.
@@BookAndLace Will used kitty litter work too? I'm kinda cheap.
Friendly reminder, "all" season tires are shyt in snow...
Pretty standard. Driving in the snow can be tricky. If you don't have the right equipment AND you don't have the right knowledge, you won't get far. I grew up in Truckee, CA. You haven't seen snow till you've been there. The snow berms on either side of HWY 80 can be over 12' tall which is taller than the metal poles they use to mark the side of the road for the snow plows. I drove a 4 wheel drive Toyota (for its reliability in any conditions), had a 2" lift for more clearance, and STUDDED snow tires that I put on after the first snow, which was amazingly like clockwork... around October 31. I also had two batteries installed to make sure it would start in freezing conditions. I have been let through blocked highways by the highway patrol when they looked my rig over and knew I'd make it. It's also important to keep a cell phone, blankets, food, and water, etc. in your vehicle as well. Trick or Treat was always fun in the snow :D Lots of people don't understand that your tires have to keep TURNING to keep control. These monkeys have the steering wheel pinned to the right and are just spinning their tires free. You have to give JUST ENOUGH throttle to turn the tires. If you hit your breaks, the tires SLIDE, and then gravity takes over and you're into the guard rail. TRUCKS also have different weight distributions and are much lighter in the rear. If the tires break free, the LIGHTER portion of the vehicle has less resistance (friction) and will continue at a faster speed, meaning... the truck will end up backward... ALWAYS. This happens to trucks in the rain and mud as well. The best vehicle for the snow is an AWD with balanced weight in the front and back and as low center of gravity as you can get. Subarus dominate the vehicle population in the greater Tahoe area for residents. I'm not a huge Subaru fan, but they work very well in the snow. I imagine the same goes for CO. Anyhow, I share this information in the hopes it helps anyone driving in the snow.
Terrific advice. 🦋🦋
There was no reason for many of these people to be driving. Wow
I live in Morrison and even with a Jeep with snow tires I sure as hell wasn't driving.
That is what I was thinking!
Not only should they not be on the roads in these conditions, most of the drivers didn’t have winter tires. Idiots.
@Daniel Garcia I lived for 25 years in the San Bernardino mountains of Southern California. We had several ski resorts that would attract a bunch of city folks in the worst conditions. Some of the worst accidents that happened involved a lifted 4x4. People get overconfident in their cars and think they are good. Good move staying home.
Actually yes there was. If you don't know, now you know that this is the most traveled weekend of the year for those who traveled for Christmas.
🤗!!! 👀
Yeah the guy with the plywood helping others. Hope He wins the Lottery !!!
As someone who commutes every day through Morrison, it's hilarious both because everyone is hopelessly spinning their tires and because this isn't actually Morrison. This is why I didn't take I-70 home that night. CO-74 was a little slick, but at least we weren't held up by people on bald summer tires.
No, winter storm did NOT cause mayhem!!! People driving too fast (or even trying to drive at all) cause mayhem.
😅😅.Very true.
Truth! People are overrated!
Basically unprepared people. Too little knowledge and lacking the right equipment.
all with summer tires
the problem is that even if you have studded snows if other people don't you are stuck in the pack anyhow.
0:42 It's always a great idea to have your back to traffic when taking a picture when cars are slipping feet away. He actually backs up even more toward the traffic.
I thought someone was gonna nail him.
People are so stupid and think it’s always someone else’s responsibility to stop! Common sense is to the far left! 😡 Maybe someone should’ve hit him
Natural selection
pedestrians in general are getting too comfortable being in the street, through out the video he just couldnt care less relying on others to provide his safety.
LOL Applied for the Darwin Award. Being considered. Natural selection at work!
This reminds me of summer in Wyoming
Ahhh Wyoming ....thats where this Coloradan will go , just curious , I heard that you all had to walk to School UPHILL , both directions too?
CO newbies in Winter Driving 101.
Good idea to mount proper snow tires in the winter. Everyone slipping had crappy all-seasons.
Not necessarily. It has been in the 60's and 50's. Add in an icy storm and wala! Shitty and icy roads with no sandplow/snowplow trucks due to the shortage of drivers. Perfect storm.
Not everyone can afford that. I know we can't. We drive a 21yr old Toyota camry and now I'm stressing about driving to work tomorrow morning. Rent eats up so much of our money, we can't afford proper tires.
@@ivanamendez478 Stay home. Its awful out now. With the temps overnight in the single digits, if you have bad tires you are going to wreck your car madam! STAY HOME.
@@ivanamendez478 Ill buy you a set of four new tires Ivana Mendez.
@@ivanamendez478 repeat after me: I am a victim and I deserve more. I am a victim and I deserve more.
I just moved from Colorado to Florida this fall. And while I love and miss Colorado greatly, I do not miss Winter and Winter driving like this.
I am SO JEALOUS!! Would love to get out of Colorado & move someplace warm!
I moved south to Arizona. Still in the mountains, but not as much snow.
Hopefully no hurricanes in your future.
@@mrbear1302 I hope so too. I am inland enough so I should be OK but it is a concern.
Yep, I’m now in Georgia and not missing that at all. I found I’d rather blow leaves than snow any day
Wow the guy strap pulling the ton was extraordinaire
I can't believe people insist on putting the rest of us at risk by driving without proper traction.
I can't believe people continue to put us all at risk by driving! Humans are on the Highway to Hell!
‘Copy and paste’ 😡😡
@@PerfDayToday that's this comment section! Don't astroturfers know real organic humans are reading this?
You mean put at risk the cars trucks with snow chains or 4 wheel drive mountain or snow tire trucks possibly. Its difficult to figure this stretch of highway but planning to avoid weather conditions or black ice forming weather should be avoided if possible. I know I wasn't driving my 4x4 in snow tires in that storm because I didn't have to.
@@lawrencejelsma8118 No! This is what I mean: Here we must examine Newtons Third Law of Motion. Was it you pushing the car away or you pushing yourself away? I know where this video was shot and it is clear they are trying to go uphill. Perhaps your superhuman Adrenaline Rush saved your like or perhaps you were high on Crack? Anyway you sorta miss the entire point of my comment and Humans Love affair the automobile. Here we must turn to Henry David Thoreau “Men have become the tools of their tools. Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul. Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.”
― Henry David Thoreau
.. "And soon the time of humans honoring themselves with their Automobiles will be Over!" Sorta Gladiator but mostly common sense if you understand thermodynamics. However, your Heroic Efforts saved you life somehow! Happy New Year!
You can always tell the drivers that are not originally from Colorado
AND this is what chains are for boys and girls. I lived in Ft Collins CO for years. Besides 4 wheel drive and BFG AT tires I carried 2 yes 2 types of chains. Cable chains for freezing rain and light snow because they go on over the top and you can put em on after you're stuck and also link chains for deep snow. In Colorado weather can change quickly.
Not a winter tire in the group. What could go wrong ?
When I grew up in Denver, my dad always put studded tires on the cars and always chains in the trunk. Smart man. 🦋🦋🦋
Studded tires are not necessary. Mountain or snow tires are adequate enough with chains as back up. However, best is driving a 4x4 jeep or truck also when driving over black ice equivalent conditions as my 4x4 pick up truck with snow tires gripped well in 4 wheel drive (low inclines or high declines) to go at least 5-7 mph without putting on chains in black ice on a remote highway. Four wheel drives spread traction diagonally front to back on opposite sides to allow for steering corrections to work better and for tires to grip the road by both sides of a road where one side may have better gripping.
Ahh, the joys of driving on ice. Once you get going, finding that happy speed that keeps you going but still under control, and hoping no one makes any sudden moves. That plywood was brilliant. Now, if I know it's coming, I'm old enough the boss fully agrees when I say work can wait.
Yup, I hate when I'm on the highway and I get my groove going and then someone ahead brakes for no apparent reason because the road curved ever so slightly. Argh!!
Yeap. Work is not worth being in that mess. You can be the best snow driver in the world but the other 99 percent are the actual issue unfortunately. Just better to stay at home.
@@forrestaustin7050 Ahh, totally! I have tons of northern Canadian winter driving experience but here in the states people expect salt to be equal to summer. Crazy.
@@judil3294 ha yea. I learned my lesson years ago to park it at home. I'm totally relaxed driving on snow by myself but when others are around me I get really anxious
@@judil3294 From what i remember back when i lived in Canada, the schools hardly ever shut down for a snow day, yes you had bus routes cancel in areas that the roads weren't plowed or salted, and still iced over, but it was still business as usual back at the school. for those who where able to make it in, like students who lived in walking distance, or where driven in by their parents.
I remember, years ago, when most everybody put studded, winter tires on their cars - or at least had chains with them during the winter. Doesn't anybody do that anymore?
I was just thinking the same. I remember when people who didn't use chains, sandbags, etc got made fun of and called "tourists". Maybe we've all become too comfortable.
I’m a truck driver and I left Denver on I70 the day before this. Thank God.
You guys are everywhere! Right on for covering everything. Happy new year :-)
I had to drive my wife home from work (weather guys said snow was supposed to start at midnight ??? LOL ) .
We have almost new tires on our car and I could feel like I was iceskating on both Kipling and West Alameda ....
good thing very little traffic except for the idiots doing 60 in a 45 mile zone....
All weather tires which aren't as good as the winter tires, but we rarely get out when it snows. and if it does, and we know in advance.. I will make her stay home from work. But, I imagine alot of those "stuck cars" had snow tires and on black ice on a hill they don't look like they did too much good.?
How can you Not have Snow Tires on in a place that gets snow?!😲🤤😨😩
Easy, I carry chains and drive slower , but most of the time I simply open my shutters , glance down at the bumper to bumper traffic on the snow covered streets , call my boss and tell him I'm staying home , he tells me the same , and walah, it's a "snow day". I'm a carpenter , so when the snow flys , I put a chuck roast in the Dutch oven and watch movies.
This though as bad as it is , ...is actually quite inspiring considering how much division has been created from politics, yet mother nature and benevolent beings of the universe know how to bring us humans together again, there is always rain before the rainbow 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌♥️ together we stand divided we fall! Look at everyone looking out for one another 🥰 prayers for you all to get safely to your destinations and may your year be blessed and fruitful
God ❤'s wildfire !
Thinking same thing👍👍..You are very correct.When it comes down to it,political parties go out the window concerning possible life and death 👍👍
Aurora here, and roads were bad. Can't even IMAGINE higher up on the mountain 😱 snow is one thing but ice is another!!! Be safe everyone
And all the bad Colorado drivers
@@higherlifts420 unfortunately they are originally from here which is why they cant drive lol. Born and raised LEARN how. Others just slide around and act silly
@@higherlifts420 but ur right! Ik what u mean.
Here in Bulgaria snow tyres are a legal requirement from end of November until officially deemed unnecessary
Save lives and we don’t see stuff like this
those who have no need to be out! stay home!
Red Rocks!!! Man do I miss that place.
And this is why I ran all my errands early Friday then stayed home! So glad these people were helping out, lots of teamwork to get people through and keep people safe on that ice!
People laugh at me for running snow tires on my 4Runner. No matter how good of a 4WD system you have, it's worthless if you can't get traction to the road.
Lord have mercy. It's good to see people trying to help each other.
Yup...Fools helping idiots...always entertaining!LOL
Given/ knowing advisory weather reports in advanced, people still put themselves in harms way ( creating their own problems).
Truth
No pity for fools!
Essential workers can not stay home because of snow they still have to try to go in
@@forrestaustin7050 Not everyone was an essential worker; therefore, speak facts.
Two words WINTER TIRES!!! Entertaining to see those big fancy 4wd sport utility vehicles struggle. My winter vehicle is a 2011 Crown Vic Police Interceptor. I run 4 winter tires. I live in the Great Lakes region where we get lake effect snow. Proper tires make all the difference! I have a 1.5mi uphill road to get to my street. I've passed 4x4s struggling and/or stuck climbing the hill.
Shout out to the guy on video with the board- that's a good samaritan!
It's been so long since we have had a wicked storm like this. No one has studded snow tires or even just decent snow tires for driving in the hills. Even the foothills are a nightmare in a storm like this! They're praying for a sand truck to follow. All those people off to the side are wishing they had some chains stashed in the back to slap on! I hope they all get home safely!
i am glad the law in austria says: winter-tires fom nov.1. to april 15.. otherwise all the guys from vienna or so would come to the mountains with summer-tires...
@@devilskitty5032 CO is like 4x bigger than Austria itself. And that's an interstate highway on a holiday. The cars could easily be from any of the surrounding states.
There's no way to mandate tires for a road like that because 10s of millions of unique ppl could use that road.
Smaller local roads, yes, they do mandate tires and chains
@@devilskitty5032 ich bin tirolerin und ohne guten winterreifen und ketten darf man bei uns nicht fahren
Good All-Season tires would have worked. So would staying home. So would using 4-wheel drive. So would not following so close. Hardly ever used chains when we lived there. Born and raised there and hubby a cop in Denver. We knew snow and how to drive and when no to.
@@wilurbean If they're so unique they don't understand the need for snow tires in a raging snowstorm maybe they shouldn't be at the wheel of a car. Just sayin'...
I grew up in Denver don't miss this one bit I live in Texas we're waiting for God knows what they said the temperature is going to drop into the 20s which is unusual hopefully we're ready everyone be safe out there
I’m from Texas and yeah it might get cold this weekend but sure pray we don’t ever have what w e had last February .. staying warm in Texas
I just moved out of Texas to Denver, and much rather have this than my water and electric shutting off like it did last feb.
@@ToasterStud generator
@@judyvaughn761 Didn't know you could use a generator to turn the water back on.
@@ToasterStud if your water is hooked up to electricity
Be safe. Stay home and get there tomorrow!
Majority of these people have zero business being on the road. I swear, people in Colorado drive just to drive. Stay at home.
They need to get out to buy from foods for their families,some maybe to work
You should see the number of out of state plates in every area of CO now, but esp the mountains. Even in this clip, many of them are the out of staters. Most of us CO natives know how to drive or to stay home but alas, our home and roads have been massively infiltrated by out of state transplants. Peeves me off, honestly.
@@MG-pj2oo 100% agree.
@@tustazowiowao , no they don't! Weather reports a week a head of these storms, they had ample warning!
@Dansyoutube yep, you're right. That's what most people do in Colorado. Been around snow my entire life. When they say it's going to be bad, stay at home. It's a hard concept to grasp, but it will save you a ton of headaches.
can't believe there was so many cars when they have been talking about this storm for days, I think I would have waited a bit before going anywhere
fires and snowstorms, mad at least you all got some good 420 to take the edge off, prayers,
Just wanted to say welcome to all those new California drivers in Colorado!!
I am a Colorado native, and it sure seems like a lot of these out of state transplants don't have the first idea about how to handle driving in the snow, and how bad the mountains tend to get in comparison to the lower elevations! They all just think it's roses and sunshine out here with "an outdoor lifestyle, sunny weather, and legal weed yay!" Lol...they don't realize the weather is very labile and will go from shorts weather to bad blizzard in 12 hours. You always have to be prepared in Colorado!! I love how people confuse 4-wheel drive with the ability to skate on ice.
The weather in Colorado comes in cycles too because it's a semi arid desert. There will be years of dry and warmer weather followed by year/s of wetter and/or colder weather. Many of these transplants to Colorado haven't seen a rough winter quite yet.
I would love to visit Colorado one day soon be safe....
Read transplant and threw up in my mouth
Watching this makes me think of all the people that say "so and so just doesn't know how to drive in snow." By the looks of it none of us know how to drive in snow.....
This isn’t purely snow. This is ice/sleet/snowy mix. And if the surface temps are cold enough the ice just layers up.
People need to use common sense stay at home.🤷🏽♀️
Snow is not a new invention. Other countries like Northen Europe have no such problems because everybody uses snow tires there.
@@impoppy9145 You ever see some of the photos of a snow storm in Northern Europe? Same there as here. Only, many times the government forbids driving until the roads are clear.
@@knotbumper We literally just drove on the E4 yesterday. We were driving very slowly indeed ( 40/60 km/h) but no car was stuck like this.
ALL WHEEL SLIP.... ICE is ICE
Have lived in Colorado now for 28 years , I quit getting on I-70 heading west into the mountains during ANY holiday ,winter or summer because it only takes one impatient person to create a bottle neck in either direction. Because I like to hunt , I will leave for the mountains at least 2 days before a weekend and come back a day or 2 later after , missing most of the traffic. Not long after moving here in 1993 , a couple of winters had passed and during one of them , in this same spot , I remember hearing a report of someone freezing to death because they left their car during a white out , and were never able to find their car and get back in it . Tragically they were only 50' from it.
Remember, before u go to the snow make sure u have snow tires and chains. It doesn't matter if you have AWD or 4X4. You WILL SLIP.
People helping others, how kind
So where's the DOT, aren't they supposed to be plowing and salting? They knew the snow was predicted.
Naive comment. DOT can only clear the road if they can drive down the road. With all the traffic, their hands are tied. All of this could have been prevented if people would have left earlier or cancelled their mountain NYE. Roads were clear and dry way past noon today.
Pretty sure they don’t salt the roads here
@@Colorado_Ronin Magnesium Chloride
I'm an old man but the old tricks can get you home.
When driving in heavy snow or very slick conditions, remove half the air in your tires.
When needing more traction, engage your emergency brake 1/4 to 1/2. This will fool your differential and both drive wheels will turn.
This happens when any vehicle is unprepared without suitable traction adhesive assistance fitments, i.e studded winter grade tyres, or suitable snowchains for the very worst of snow conditions.
No tractive grip, equivilates to slippage n slide, or get stuck and go nowhere!
It's called being ill prepared, and doesn't it show!
Yeah I got a nice jeep with good tires and I'm staying inside I drove around a little bit earlier and I was like nope I don't have tire chains so I'm not going to do it just a suggestion
Always appreciated my 1991 Pathfinder with the big Bridgestone duelers, they ate up the snow, stopping was a different problem. O, for the tires with studs of old. Could grab a road and bite.
This is one of the better videos that reflects the PITA of snow. The Lexus SUV had the right stuff.
I'm grateful for the sunshine here in S. Florida ☀
Also a florida resident been very sunny out....
You want to drive on the snow and use it as traction
Get a set "Blizzak" tires when it's snow season. I swear that it's worth it. I used to live in Minnesota and had them on both of my cars my RWD BMW 5 series and my 08 Acura mdx and these tires works great on icey roads. I just swap em on when it's winter. After winter swap it. BEST WINTER TIRES from my experience. Don't need no chains. We never drive with chains in Minnesota maybe the semis far as I recall. They are highly rated for cold freezing weather.
Prayers for all travelers. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
My grandfather taught me how to chain my tires. It’s a painful task often under awful conditions but I’m glad I know how
I've put on tire chains a couple of times. Considering the discomfort caused by being out in the cold, wind, and snow to put them on, I'd rather just stay home. Blizzaks work just fine for me.
Maybe CO should make it a requirement that if you don't live here, you can't drive in the state?
As a Boulder guy, this gave me a hard chuckle, haha, have definitely thought this in the past…
Yeah, let's have MORE government oversight! Perhaps we all need to depend on ourselves (not formal government), and we ourselves accept the responsibility to help each other; such as going out of our way help those who are new to winter driving. Understand this, all life is a risk, but we do need to keep trying and "be not afraid".
Why do I keep hearing "someone ought to do something", perhaps that "someone" is us!
Well said!
@@Alexandra-jj2qh went over your head. Nice.
So, because I moved out of state 20 years ago, know how to drive in this stuff (or sense enough to stay home), and come there in my vehicle outfitted for this weather, I am not allowed in teh state? How about teh ones who don't know how to drive in it period or do not have an emergency or are not First Responders, STAY HOME!
Thank you for this
Happy & Blessed New Year LSM< thank you for all you do. What a year, the next promises much worse.
Good things come to those that wait out the storms
Dinosaur Colorado USA saying hello and we got at least a foot of this beautiful snow.
I wonder how many rentals got stuck because they’re not properly equipped
Yea Colorado winter storms are terrifying as shit I am from the midwest we get snow but when you throw those sharp slopes the mountains like to have, truly scary. Remember your snow tires everyone!
Everyone that is clearly violating the traction laws in place on I-70 needs a hefty ticket. Every prepared vehicle had no problem
Why are all these people out on the roads, didn’t they know this storm was coming. What is so important that they risk their lives.
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The audacity of comments like this. As if everyone has the privilege to stay home when it snows. I have to drive to work in this mess early tomorrow morning. Trust me, if I could stay home I absolutely would!
Is not anyone here going to talk about the amazing 4WD Grey GX470 that passed the toyota van?
Invest in winter tires or all-weather tires people. I have had a set of winter tires for several years and never have any issues like this. Worth every penny spent.
What a scary mess
Being Colorado, I'm sure they were all stoned, so that didn't help.
Scott not everyone takes 1 hit and taps out, its ok though, we arent judging.
70's here in North Carolina
Get snow tires, Not all-seasons.
Get chains or cables for your tires.
If you car has 4 wheel drive or all wheel make sure it's active.
If you can, put sandbags or extra weight over your traction tires.
If you don't know how to drive in the snow, don't go out at all...
Wow, that sucks! I had issues like that in Littleton a year ago. I feel really bad for Colorado this year. Fire and ice!
Thought that SUV at beginning was testing it's new & improved parallel parking feature!!
Stay safe out there & HAPPY NEW YEAR
Thank you
Stay chilling at d house as much as u can 🇳🇱🤘🇳🇱
It was so obvious which people never drove in this before.
Stationed in Jacksonville NC in the early ‘70’s I saw same when they were hit with 6” in a few hours. I grew up in PA so no worries but it was amusing watching southern drivers. We rolled into a diner to watch and get out of the carnage. Low speed, bumper bangers.
Black ice happens fast
@@muddyriver1235 They need to put some sand sand and de-icer down FFS
@@EricFarmer01 agreed
Gotta love the 'men' taking selfies while people are trying to get around them.
Wow, so icy and slippery!
Oh my Lord what a nightmare. I am afraid of the highway and afraid of driving in the snow. I am a native of Colorado but ever since I was 14 I have had a phobia about semi-trucks and driving the highway. I blame it on when I stole a car with no driving experience and took off from Sterling to get back to Denver. My mom moved us out of the big wicked city to Sterling which is now filled with meth zombies. I now live in Fort Collins which is run by s a t a n i s t. I have been here 40 years and I can't help but wonder what they have planned for Fort Collins. We had the high winds just a week or so ago and I thought the tree out back was going to fall on me. Huge trees were taken down.
Dear Father above protect us all especially our babies. In Jesus Christ name sobeit -
P.S. I remember ending up in Boulder the day I ran away from Sterling because I did not know how to exit the highway so I kept driving...
Another reason we moved out of state years ago. Born and raised there and as of 23 or so years ago, quite being a native state and turned into a concrete jungle with Californians and Texans taking over.
@@deko2485 Lived there many years in the Longmont area. Left in 2001 and always said the best day I had there was the day we moved.