Hi John Paul Gil Casallas - that is *_TERRIFIC_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎 PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate? See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
I am 77 and spun out on black ice this morning for the first time in my life. Two lane road , nobody behind me, a car coming at me about a block and a half away. I had no previous knowledge of how to drive on black ice but when the car started to spin I did nothing - It spun one full circle plus a half circle which pointed me back to home and that is where I went. Your video was very informative - thank you
Hi, i'm new driver. Got my license and everything, but there is so much nuanced stuff no one tells you. Thanks for making these videos that explain basic stuff that no one really tells you.
Hi ddddddd - And you are most welcome. We're happy to hear we could help out. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
As a truck driver I thank you for this video, its quite informative. I avoid brakes in winter as much as possible, let traction and your weight slow you down before pressing those brakes, think ahead.
Hi Cishqi waa lama huraan - that is *_SUPER DUPER AWESOME_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎 PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate? See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
Hey Trucking Adventures - that is a real bummer my friend. We're crossing our fingers that the US doesn't go into lockdown. Stay well; all the best, Cheers Rick
Rick, when you spun out, I’m glad no one was on the road driving towards you or you might have ended up in the hospital. I’m glad you are okay. When there is ice, drive slower. In some cases 20 or 30 mph slower than posted speed limit, if driving on interstate freeways or city highways. You know this and I do but many other drivers do not. They think their brakes will save them, they are wrong. They will be in the ditch or in the hospital just like everyone else if they relay only on brakes. Driving knowledge is what saves us, not brakes alone.
When I dive I always following speed limit . Other driver is going very fast they move to other line. That time I think. I need drive fast or my drive no good
Hi Rick, can you make a video on turning right at red, specifically on where to look or how to determine who has the priority to go? By time I figure out who's going or who has the green light, it's already someone else's turn to go. Thanks!
Hi Jenn W - this is the vid you seek my friend: th-cam.com/video/9QtZD0LDhls/w-d-xo.html Drop us a note if we can help further. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi St. Michael the Archangel - And you are most welcome. We're happy to hear we could help out. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
Ice on the road that you can't see my friend is rare. And it's even rarer if you have the skill to recognize the weather conditions that cause ice. You're going to do awesome. All the very best, Cheers Rick
You're an expert and you got caught driving too fast on an icy road? Hmmm, maybe not so expert? Just slow down. Use winter tires. You'll never need skid control (if that's even a thing, given how badly it would turn out if there was anyone else around) if you just slow down and drive for winter, not the speed limit. Black ice is also common after a thaw and then refreeze - it leaves ice along the right edge of the road. ABS applies braking equally, so no traction on right tires means none on left tires either. Good tires, slowing down, leaving space around cars, and making glacial changes is all you can do.
Rain, fog, ice and snow melting during the day and freezing overnight, or just a lot of humidity in the air my friend. Thank you for that clarification. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Rick I just wanted to say I've been watching your videos for the last few years, you've helped me with getting my L, my N, and today I finally got my Class 5 so thank you for making these videos and helping myself and others out :)
High traffic areas where cars are slowing down are often very good locations for ice, particularly if the humidity is high and temperatures are very low, like down around +10F or lower. These are conditions where there's a lot of water being emitted in vehicle exhaust and it immediately drops down to the road surface and freezes. In cold areas of the country you'll see this happening a lot at the approach to intersections and on congested parts of freeways that haven't been treated well with chemicals and sand yet.
Hi Oh Yeah Yeah Oh Yeah Yeah - that is *_BRILLIANT_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎 PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate in Hawaii? See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
if you shoulder check on highway, when is the right time to merge? what are we checking for? if we shoulder check and see no car next to us, then we merge?
Hi Little - have a look at this vid my friend: th-cam.com/video/xLQ8lkwvR5E/w-d-xo.html Drop us a note if we can help further my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Miguel13 466 - thank you for your kind words. That is *_TERRIFIC_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎 PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate? See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
Hi James Wafer - that is *_STUPENDOUS_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎 PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate? See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
How do you stop the vehicle if there is black ice on the road? I was approaching a stop light that suddenly turned red and was barely able to stop the vehicle in time
I know this is a year late. Tap your breaks or pump them. This prevents as much sliding and will stop your wheels and steering from locking up. Intersections though are some of the worst for slipping, if you know you can't make the stop slide through given other cars haven't started up... They shouldn't if they're smart. If you finally stop mid intersection you're a bigger danger since it'll be harder to start again and clear. Outside of all that look for cues that you'll need to stop prior and slow ahead of time.
I’ve got my road test in 2 days My question is will they ask me to “park up hill / downhill” and if they do your suppose to let your wheels hit the side , how do I do this with snow ? This is my second time going , I failed the first time due to speed
You're not supposed to hit the curb , you do have to park close enough to the curb and depending on uphill or downhill your wheel has to be turned a certain way do some googling
@@yeridania31 it says in the drivers book to let your front wheels make contact with the curb before setting parking break when parking up hill with a curb. My question is how do I do this with a pile of snow on the side of the roads. I’ve been googling, and reading the book over. They do not address this.
@@carrieanne5166 when I did my test and there was lets say a snow bank there you have to get as close to the snow bank as possible and most of the time they won't make you park downhill when there is snow
@@yeridania31 okay thank you , I just wasn’t sure because he did ask me the first time I took it but it was in November and there wasn’t snow , this time around I’m not so lucky having to take it in the winter time
Hi Rick, I passed my road test. Thank you so much for all your videos.
Hi John Paul Gil Casallas - that is *_TERRIFIC_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎 PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate? See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
I am 77 and spun out on black ice this morning for the first time in my life. Two lane road , nobody behind me, a car coming at me about a block and a half away. I had no previous knowledge of how to drive on black ice but when the car started to spin I did nothing - It spun one full circle plus a half circle which pointed me back to home and that is where I went. Your video was very informative - thank you
I've been driving for 20 years and learned something from it. I knew about black ice but I never knew where to look for it.
Hi Josh m - you are most welcome my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi, i'm new driver. Got my license and everything, but there is so much nuanced stuff no one tells you. Thanks for making these videos that explain basic stuff that no one really tells you.
Hi ddddddd - And you are most welcome. We're happy to hear we could help out. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
As a truck driver I thank you for this video, its quite informative. I avoid brakes in winter as much as possible, let traction and your weight slow you down before pressing those brakes, think ahead.
Hi Sairode - you are correct friend. And when braking in a tractor-trailer unit, keep it in a straight line. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Sairode - you are most welcome my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick
I can’t thank you enough, I get my license For the first try thank you so much.
Well done! I cant even do my lessons as the UK is back in lockdown😟😟☹☹
Hi Cishqi waa lama huraan - that is *_SUPER DUPER AWESOME_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation
Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎
PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate?
See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
Hey Trucking Adventures - that is a real bummer my friend. We're crossing our fingers that the US doesn't go into lockdown. Stay well; all the best, Cheers Rick
@@smartdrivetest cheers Rick. Thankfully I am still able to work as a youtuber throughout this lockdown😊
Yes, that is one of the great things about YT my friend. You can still plug on with posting videos. All the best, Cheers Rick
Rick, when you spun out, I’m glad no one was on the road driving towards you or you might have ended up in the hospital. I’m glad you are okay. When there is ice, drive slower. In some cases 20 or 30 mph slower than posted speed limit, if driving on interstate freeways or city highways. You know this and I do but many other drivers do not. They think their brakes will save them, they are wrong. They will be in the ditch or in the hospital just like everyone else if they relay only on brakes. Driving knowledge is what saves us, not brakes alone.
When I dive I always following speed limit . Other driver is going very fast they move to other line. That time I think. I need drive fast or my drive no good
Hi Rick, can you make a video on turning right at red, specifically on where to look or how to determine who has the priority to go? By time I figure out who's going or who has the green light, it's already someone else's turn to go. Thanks!
Hi Jenn W - this is the vid you seek my friend: th-cam.com/video/9QtZD0LDhls/w-d-xo.html Drop us a note if we can help further. All the best, Cheers Rick
Wow. Awesome video - very informative!
Every time I am leaving the house, I do the sign of the cross, praying for God’s protection while driving.
Hi St. Michael the Archangel - And you are most welcome. We're happy to hear we could help out. If there is anything further we can do, drop us a note. Always happy to help. All the best, Cheers Rick
im so nervous
Ice on the road that you can't see my friend is rare. And it's even rarer if you have the skill to recognize the weather conditions that cause ice. You're going to do awesome. All the very best, Cheers Rick
You're an expert and you got caught driving too fast on an icy road? Hmmm, maybe not so expert? Just slow down. Use winter tires. You'll never need skid control (if that's even a thing, given how badly it would turn out if there was anyone else around) if you just slow down and drive for winter, not the speed limit. Black ice is also common after a thaw and then refreeze - it leaves ice along the right edge of the road. ABS applies braking equally, so no traction on right tires means none on left tires either. Good tires, slowing down, leaving space around cars, and making glacial changes is all you can do.
Thank you for the tips and guidance
Hi Yücel Balım - you are most welcome my friend. Drop us a note if we can help further my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick
U didnt say what the humidity was , when it gets icey... ?
Rain, fog, ice and snow melting during the day and freezing overnight, or just a lot of humidity in the air my friend. Thank you for that clarification. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Rick I just wanted to say I've been watching your videos for the last few years, you've helped me with getting my L, my N, and today I finally got my Class 5 so thank you for making these videos and helping myself and others out :)
Hi IndigoSynopsis - you are most welcome my friend. Drop us a note if we can help further my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick
Thank you for this video I have no experience driving in the winter time. I have no clue how to spot black ice. Thanks again Rick.
Hi Bobby Martin - you are most welcome my friend. Drop us a note if we can help further my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick
High traffic areas where cars are slowing down are often very good locations for ice, particularly if the humidity is high and temperatures are very low, like down around +10F or lower. These are conditions where there's a lot of water being emitted in vehicle exhaust and it immediately drops down to the road surface and freezes. In cold areas of the country you'll see this happening a lot at the approach to intersections and on congested parts of freeways that haven't been treated well with chemicals and sand yet.
Wow
Hi Mouhammad13 Moussa - you are most welcome my friend. Drop us a note if we can help further my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick
Just took it here in Hawaii. Thanks to your videos, I passed!! Mahalo!
Hi Oh Yeah Yeah Oh Yeah Yeah - that is *_BRILLIANT_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎
PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate in Hawaii?
See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
why are u watching black ice video in hawaii 😂😂
@@vadimbalaganski6211 haha not gonna be in Hawaii forever!
if you shoulder check on highway, when is the right time to merge? what are we checking for? if we shoulder check and see no car next to us, then we merge?
Hi Little - have a look at this vid my friend: th-cam.com/video/xLQ8lkwvR5E/w-d-xo.html Drop us a note if we can help further my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick
1:50 which place is this
It's Iceland my friend. Cheers Rick
Iceland my friend. All the best, Cheers Rick
thank you so much for your videos, i passed my road test yesterday and your videos are one of the main reasons i passed
Hi Miguel13 466 - thank you for your kind words.
That is *_TERRIFIC_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎
PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate?
See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
Thank you soo much I got my license thanks to your videos
Hi James Wafer - that is *_STUPENDOUS_* news! Would you stop over at Smart Drive Test, register your success and enter the draw for the $100 Fuel Card - www.smartdrivetest.com/contact/donation
Thank you for letting us know. I'm sure you are having a huge celebration, and it is well deserved owing to your study & practice. All the best, Cheers Rick 🏎
PS - where did you go for your first solo trip to celebrate?
See this vid too my friend: th-cam.com/video/21hBJ49sX-s/w-d-xo.html
How do you stop the vehicle if there is black ice on the road? I was approaching a stop light that suddenly turned red and was barely able to stop the vehicle in time
I know this is a year late. Tap your breaks or pump them. This prevents as much sliding and will stop your wheels and steering from locking up. Intersections though are some of the worst for slipping, if you know you can't make the stop slide through given other cars haven't started up... They shouldn't if they're smart. If you finally stop mid intersection you're a bigger danger since it'll be harder to start again and clear. Outside of all that look for cues that you'll need to stop prior and slow ahead of time.
I’ve got my road test in 2 days
My question is will they ask me to “park up hill / downhill” and if they do your suppose to let your wheels hit the side , how do I do this with snow ?
This is my second time going , I failed the first time due to speed
You're not supposed to hit the curb , you do have to park close enough to the curb and depending on uphill or downhill your wheel has to be turned a certain way do some googling
@@yeridania31 it says in the drivers book to let your front wheels make contact with the curb before setting parking break when parking up hill with a curb. My question is how do I do this with a pile of snow on the side of the roads. I’ve been googling, and reading the book over. They do not address this.
@@carrieanne5166 when I did my test and there was lets say a snow bank there you have to get as close to the snow bank as possible and most of the time they won't make you park downhill when there is snow
@@yeridania31 okay thank you , I just wasn’t sure because he did ask me the first time I took it but it was in November and there wasn’t snow , this time around I’m not so lucky having to take it in the winter time