Remember on snow or ice you should get your wheels spinning as fast as possible and if you start to slide turn your wheels sharply and hold them there while you lock up your brakes.
The management shouldn't have put the driver in that position in the first place. And if it goes wrong-Blame the Driver, the management arent the ones standing in the dock.
The reason they have to is no manager will take the decison to stop the service, because the company will loose money, and if it goes tits up, Nothing to do with me Guv' the Drivers fault.
Yeah a scrambler, two stroke engine 👌, never rode one on road with knobbly tyres in snow but I reckon it's got really good grip. It's more about throttle control when driving on ice, driving a car, it's ideal to keep your hand on the handbrake and use throttle to regain control when needed 👍
That was AWESOME. When we lived in Ohio my brother and I shoveled the driveway, my BRAIN DEAD step-dad pulled into the bank of snow and got stuck. We told him he could get stuck going down hill on dry pavement.
UK drivers seem very polite, careful and tame compared to drivers in the US. Here, you see cars spinning around, smashing into each other, flipping over, exploding, running over pedestrians, crashing into houses, careening over cliffs Add snow and ice to the mix, and it gets even worse!!
Here in Finland local farmers earn some extra from council by keeping roads and streets clean during winter with their tractors. When snow starts coming tractors are out almost instantly. You should do that in U.K. too.
+Dog Rogers The farmers in the UK are heavily subsidised already. Some from the UK and some from the EU. www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=farmer%20subsidies%20uk I know what you're saying though. Still +suomenpresidentti has a good point and farmers should be given a bit extra to clear the smaller roads perhaps, the ones where the gritters don't get to.
I think the perception of 'winter' tyres is they are only for when it snows, which isn't the case. Winter tyres provide better grip when it's wet or icey as well. In Switzerland and some areas of Germany where it's the law to switch tyres in the winter they have far fewer winter related accidents and rear wheel drive cars like Audi's and BMW's don't struggle so much on hills. I've been switching to winter tyres every winter for over 20 years in the UK and feel i'm safer on the road as a result.
For a place that rarely sees snow, I'm impressed there wasn't a single fender-bender in the entire video! Love the guy in the Isuzu Trooper @ 13:09 who hauls the car up the hill like a boss.
I'm amazed that there appeared to be no accidents, the guy with the 4 wheel drive that towed the car up the hill could have spent all night doing that, good man for sure. All in all it was refreshing to see how UK drivers behaved and got through this difficult hill of ice and snow, in the US, it would have been a whole different story *LOL*.
Amazing display of patient, sensible, civilized behavior on everyone's part in difficult circumstances. Yes, the plows should have been out, etc., but they weren't, and these people shine for their courtesy and helpfulness to others. Quite a demo of the kind of spirit that have got the Brits through so much. What a pleasure to see good people doing good things for a change. Russian drivers, take a look! This is how it's done.
The best car on snow was the old Skoda Estelle I had in the early 90s. Rear engine/rear drive plus it was Czech, and made for Czech winters, which are far worse than ours. Many a time I remember sailing past my neighbours with their modern cars slipping and sliding everywhere. It always started as well. Unlike some of my neighbours' cars.
i got respect for the guy on the bike. the slushy ice beads are the hardest thing to ride on. i takes a lot out of you. about the same energy it would take to ski or snowboard i imagine. your constantly trying to catch your balance with every little slip. packed powder is fun to ride on though. or even just powder
It always annoys me when people who aren't from the UK are like "duh, get winter tires" Yeah, no. It snows for like a day here (except scotland) and chances are that snow won't hang around long enough for it to become an issue. And tires are expensive! I have £3.36 in my current account. I am not about to go out and buy 4 brand new snow tires for a day that might not come.
Also, most 'winter tires' are illegal here in the uk - they ruin our crusty crappy road surfaces and our government is too cheap to give local councils the money they need to repair them every year.
No .winter tires are not illegal in the UK. They have been in use for years and are in fact softer than summer tires and will not "ruin" the roads. Where have you got that crap from anyway?
That's a nice hill and vantage point to see all the fun and chaos. I think I'm going to set up shop with a small Caterpillar and charge forty quid a pull each car up that hill.
Hi, great video, just shows that people here in the UK still haven't caught on that they should get "Winter Tyres" ( have the Snowflake & Mountain symbol on the side of the tyre ) between the end of October and early April, these are for any weather conditions snow,slush,rain,ice,dry etc when the temps go below +7oC. For a perfect display of what Winter Tyres can do check out "Winter Vs Summer Tyres - On a ski slope" here on TH-cam , great vid once again , cheers.
one thing i have noticed is even in the us is that tire makers even though they will probably say that i am wrong is that for a winter tire you need a agressive pattern and even the tires they are putting on suv's are of a car tire nature all because of noise when the roads are dry but they won't do you any good in the snow
watching this at home and my city has possibly 1-2 inches of snow coming in the next month. How well does a VW Golf handle in these conditions with a manual? My car is new so I haven't had a chance to test it in really nasty weather yet and a lot of Brits seem to love driving the Golf.
In the old days the council had grit and salt bins on hills so motorist could spread some under the car wheels. My father always carried a shovel in the boot just for that. A bin on that road would be very handy.
that snow is so fresh, that it turns into slush and not ice. thats why cars can keep going while slipping their wheels. the more they push the gas, the more they find clear tarmac beneath and can keep going. i guess it was a much different story the next day when the road got covered with a sheet of ice. probably impossible without chains
Very true, 2nd or 3rd and keep the revs around 1500rpm, also diesel front wheel drive and a set of proper Winter Tyres and they'd have no problems at all , I drive a Vauxhal Astra 1.7dti and use Vredstein Snowtrac3 tyres beween October - April...no problems at all, other good makes are "Continetal TS800" and Nokian winter tyres , Dunlop do a decent set also.
But they are speeding doing at least 60mph but getting nowhere making their tyres bald creating a serious noise nuisance when they should be going very slow with no revving at all.
Hi, great videos I've watched them all but can't help watching them again and again (sad git I am.. lol). The camera is excellent both in clarity and low light conditions, what make/model is it please?
Glad there wasn't any accidents. Where I come from snow is normal and most people have snow tires, United Kingdom as far as I know doesn't get much snow
+Zoe Davids you're correct, we don't get much snow. But when we do get a little flurry of snow most say "oooooohhhh noooooo lets all hide away, not go to work and shut everything down" It's quite annoying of the British. It's not law to have snow / winter tires in the UK either, some people do opt for them out of common sense.
Studded tyres are illegal for road use in the UK. Non studded winter tyres are legal and easy to find here. We can get 3 inches of snow in a couple of hours (Much more on higher ground) but then it can melt away within a day! Britain has strange weather in winter!
I've got 2 words for driving during a British winter..... SNOW SOCKS!!! I thought they were a gimmick until my mum got a set for her car, they are so simple to use and they actually work! My mum (in her mid 50's and no mechanical knowledge) can fit them in a couple of minutes and then off she goes with her big fluffy reindeer antlers and big rudolph nose on her car!!! It's quite a sight, makes me laugh every time!
It says something about a driver when absolutely no attempt has been made to clear snow off a back window. Also the best way up is 3rd gear, low revs and traction, not 1st and wheelspin.
Understandable. They are required by law in most Canadian provinces. Road service and emergency vehicles get fitted with retractable chain spinners under their drive wheels or get tire chains
Remember on snow or ice you should get your wheels spinning as fast as possible and if you start to slide turn your wheels sharply and hold them there while you lock up your brakes.
@Mike Barratt You spoilt it by saying send up. I wanted to hear how many would have called you an idiot,good laugh anyway.
PMSL!
😄 watch it.
At least 10 people min would take that onboard!
Thank you if someone smacks into my car while it's parked 👍
9:19 good driving from the bus. Takes a lot to get a bus back moving on a snowy and icy hill!
The management shouldn't have put the driver in that position in the first place. And if it goes wrong-Blame the Driver, the management arent the ones standing in the dock.
In these dangerous conditions buses should be required by law to use snow chains or similar restraining devices like they used to in the old days.
the guys driving the buses round there need a medal. o also take my hat off to the 1 guy that helped
The reason they have to is no manager will take the decison to stop the service, because the company will loose money, and if it goes tits up, Nothing to do with me Guv' the Drivers fault.
That Bike was 100% Thug life.
I was expecting it to go over any second. Obviously an off-roader with nice knobbly tyres.
Yeah a scrambler, two stroke engine 👌, never rode one on road with knobbly tyres in snow but I reckon it's got really good grip.
It's more about throttle control when driving on ice, driving a car, it's ideal to keep your hand on the handbrake and use throttle to regain control when needed 👍
He was the only one with the right idea, keep going, keep your momentum, or whatever it's called. Once you stop, that's pretty much it.
Was impressed by the guy who stopped to tow another. Need more actions like that in the world.
did I just watch a bus drift up a hill with 1mph?! my life is complete lol
That was AWESOME. When we lived in Ohio my brother and I shoveled the driveway, my BRAIN DEAD step-dad pulled into the bank of snow and got stuck.
We told him he could get stuck going down hill on dry pavement.
You know that guy has been driving 4x4s for years and was just waiting for this to happen 😂
Hats off to you for helping 🥇
That guy on the bike was thinking "haha fuck you guys".
UK drivers seem very polite, careful and tame compared to drivers in the US. Here, you see cars spinning around, smashing into each other, flipping over, exploding, running over pedestrians, crashing into houses, careening over cliffs Add snow and ice to the mix, and it gets even worse!!
I think you live in Russia ,buddy.
tirpitz19 No--New Mexico. :)
I was thinking the exact same thing almost word for word.
Secret Treasure Path give UK an inch of snow everything stops in countries that get snow everything carry on as normal
Secret Treasure Path I loved that comment!!! Made me choke of my sandwich lol.
LOL @ the motorcycle just poppin right on through! Priceless!
Haha yea.
That was great.😃
That crosser was amazing, blasted straight up. :)
What's a crosser? I'm from New England USA, never heard of that term ha ha.
di foo!! It Means a Dirt Bike/Supermoto :)
7:00
I’m quite impressed with how the bus driver actually managed to drive such a big bus down a very slippery snowy hill.
Excellent driving considering the conditions! And relatively no carnage? Not even any swearing or pissed off drivers... Great video!
Here in Finland local farmers earn some extra from council by keeping roads and streets clean during winter with their tractors. When snow starts coming tractors are out almost instantly. You should do that in U.K. too.
+suomenpresidentti They probably blame on that it rarely comes any snow there.... but they should be prepared
+suomenpresidentti As if our government would give our farmers any funds to do that!
+Dog Rogers exactly
+suomenpresidentti yeah, we do the same thing in sweden! Hi neighbour!
+Dog Rogers The farmers in the UK are heavily subsidised already. Some from the UK and some from the EU.
www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=farmer%20subsidies%20uk
I know what you're saying though. Still +suomenpresidentti has a good point and farmers should be given a bit extra to clear the smaller roads perhaps, the ones where the gritters don't get to.
great bus driving skills.
Was really hoping that someone flooring it up the hill would yell "POWERRRRR!"
Where's Clarkson when you need him :-)
sammythesnake1986 Must Have been him on the motocross bike then lol
sammythesnake1986
I could watch this video on a loop to put me to sleep. No idea why, must be the hum of the engines is soothing...
I think the perception of 'winter' tyres is they are only for when it snows, which isn't the case. Winter tyres provide better grip when it's wet or icey as well. In Switzerland and some areas of Germany where it's the law to switch tyres in the winter they have far fewer winter related accidents and rear wheel drive cars like Audi's and BMW's don't struggle so much on hills. I've been switching to winter tyres every winter for over 20 years in the UK and feel i'm safer on the road as a result.
Haha legend on that motorcross bike and the quad
I got to admit, you have some good drivers over there. I'm over halfway through the video and haven't seen one accident yet.
Cars in winter + no winter tyres=fun!
For a place that rarely sees snow, I'm impressed there wasn't a single fender-bender in the entire video! Love the guy in the Isuzu Trooper @ 13:09 who hauls the car up the hill like a boss.
Thanks Pat
Have a good week.
I'm amazed that there appeared to be no accidents, the guy with the 4 wheel drive that towed the car up the hill could have spent all night doing that, good man for sure. All in all it was refreshing to see how UK drivers behaved and got through this difficult hill of ice and snow, in the US, it would have been a whole different story *LOL*.
Also Guy in the 4wd at the end what a legend for towing that Vectra up the Hill , Top man
No problem driving down that hill in snow...until you have to stop.
Amazing display of patient, sensible, civilized behavior on everyone's part in difficult circumstances. Yes, the plows should have been out, etc., but they weren't, and these people shine for their courtesy and helpfulness to others. Quite a demo of the kind of spirit that have got the Brits through so much. What a pleasure to see good people doing good things for a change. Russian drivers, take a look! This is how it's done.
Nice to see the 4x4 tow that other car up the hill :)
The best car on snow was the old Skoda Estelle I had in the early 90s. Rear engine/rear drive plus it was Czech, and made for Czech winters, which are far worse than ours. Many a time I remember sailing past my neighbours with their modern cars slipping and sliding everywhere. It always started as well. Unlike some of my neighbours' cars.
7:53 Prince Philip in his Range Rover saying "Fuck you, peasants!"
(Now I just lost my DofE award now. LOL)
i got respect for the guy on the bike. the slushy ice beads are the hardest thing to ride on. i takes a lot out of you. about the same energy it would take to ski or snowboard i imagine. your constantly trying to catch your balance with every little slip. packed powder is fun to ride on though. or even just powder
Soon as the first muppet stops and slows everything down then u lose the tarmac line your ducked XD
nobody had the idea to reduce air pressure for better grip
haha fun watch Ian thanks for posting.
and on that night, the number 43 bus, made a fool of all!
It always annoys me when people who aren't from the UK are like "duh, get winter tires" Yeah, no. It snows for like a day here (except scotland) and chances are that snow won't hang around long enough for it to become an issue. And tires are expensive! I have £3.36 in my current account. I am not about to go out and buy 4 brand new snow tires for a day that might not come.
duh! get winter tires! Cant afford them or dont want to ? then stay off the roads when it snows!
Also, most 'winter tires' are illegal here in the uk - they ruin our crusty crappy road surfaces and our government is too cheap to give local councils the money they need to repair them every year.
No .winter tires are not illegal in the UK. They have been in use for years and are in fact softer than summer tires and will not "ruin" the roads. Where have you got that crap from anyway?
Sorry, should have been clearer - studded and chained tires were the issue I was trying to talk about.
Excellent video x
No wonder, they're crashing: They're driving on the wrong side!
Michel Monnet lol👍
That's a nice hill and vantage point to see all the fun and chaos. I think I'm going to set up shop with a small Caterpillar and charge forty quid a pull each car up that hill.
I was so happy to see a fellow biker
hi hi ....i remember the number one
you know it....snow ...camera....big fun for you from the window
thanks for sharing Ian
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND
Pat
Probably 20 sets of snow tires in the whole country !
Hi, great video, just shows that people here in the UK still haven't caught on that they should get "Winter Tyres" ( have the Snowflake & Mountain symbol on the side of the tyre ) between the end of October and early April, these are for any weather conditions snow,slush,rain,ice,dry etc when the temps go below +7oC. For a perfect display of what Winter Tyres can do check out "Winter Vs Summer Tyres - On a ski slope" here on TH-cam , great vid once again , cheers.
Mr bus driver & motorcyclist shows how its done the quick way :p
wow so much snow
Noone said there was loads you freak
i love all the rang-rover drivers driving up the hill like its nothing lolol
These vids are the best
I saw buses, atvs, bikes, lol. It was pretty diverse set of vehicles.
6:39 'oh its a bmw! I musst filming THE back wheels ' :D
That bus going up was impressive.
On the hill near us, we throw out the embers from our open fire...and then sand on top..works a treat.
one thing i have noticed is even in the us is that tire makers even though they will probably say that i am wrong is that for a winter tire you need a agressive pattern and even the tires they are putting on suv's are of a car tire nature all because of noise when the roads are dry but they won't do you any good in the snow
06:54 is hilarious :-)
watching this at home and my city has possibly 1-2 inches of snow coming in the next month. How well does a VW Golf handle in these conditions with a manual? My car is new so I haven't had a chance to test it in really nasty weather yet and a lot of Brits seem to love driving the Golf.
Thats kinda cute, how most of them are using summer tires. Kinda funny :D
как легко прёт автобус!! а также респект чувакам на дёртовом байке и квадрике! :)
Haha the range rover cruised up xD
lol the dirt bike like “see ya fuckers”
Keep a constant speed and your fine. I figured out how to unstuck a transit in snow. Traction control off, floor it in first then to second!
That bike flexing on everyone
What i've learned from this is get a quad or a dirty bike lol loved the bus driver keeping his foot in with the damn car's getting in his way.
In the old days the council had grit and salt bins on hills so motorist could spread some under the car wheels. My father always carried a shovel in the boot just for that. A bin on that road would be very handy.
that snow is so fresh, that it turns into slush and not ice.
thats why cars can keep going while slipping their wheels. the more they push the gas, the more they find clear tarmac beneath and can keep going.
i guess it was a much different story the next day when the road got covered with a sheet of ice. probably impossible without chains
I like that old Land Rover Defender at 1:30 if that's what it is. Don't see them much here in the states,but when I do I'm like "wow! I want one!"
Quality bit of drifting by the bus
The smart one stayed home and recorded all the ijits being ijits
You filmed this on my B-Day
what road in derbyshire is this and what village?
Very true, 2nd or 3rd and keep the revs around 1500rpm, also diesel front wheel drive and a set of proper Winter Tyres and they'd have no problems at all , I drive a Vauxhal Astra 1.7dti and use Vredstein Snowtrac3 tyres beween October - April...no problems at all, other good makes are "Continetal TS800" and Nokian winter tyres , Dunlop do a decent set also.
Them enviro 400 are quite strong
As a New Yorker who lives in the UK, Brits have no idea how to drive in the snow.
Good on the 4x4 driver stopping and giving a tow up the hill.
These people are actually handling this pretty well.
But they are speeding doing at least 60mph but getting nowhere making their tyres bald creating a serious noise nuisance when they should be going very slow with no revving at all.
Hi, great videos I've watched them all but can't help watching them again and again (sad git I am.. lol). The camera is excellent both in clarity and low light conditions, what make/model is it please?
I am wondering what kind of winter tyres you do have there? Do you even have there "real" winter tyres, like studded (Nokian) one?
Glad there wasn't any accidents. Where I come from snow is normal and most people have snow tires, United Kingdom as far as I know doesn't get much snow
+Zoe Davids you're correct, we don't get much snow. But when we do get a little flurry of snow most say "oooooohhhh noooooo lets all hide away, not go to work and shut everything down" It's quite annoying of the British.
It's not law to have snow / winter tires in the UK either, some people do opt for them out of common sense.
Because fuck winter tyres! :-D
Studded tyres are illegal for road use in the UK. Non studded winter tyres are legal and easy to find here. We can get 3 inches of snow in a couple of hours (Much more on higher ground) but then it can melt away within a day! Britain has strange weather in winter!
WOW much snow there..
Are having winter tires on the cars??
enjoyed this ,,very relaxing,,loved the bus going sideways lol
Really rather relaxing :-)
To see others in pain and suffering... LOL!!!
_"...pain and suffering..."_ ?
What video did you watch?
Fred Gandt
This one Goof... You are good for a laugh....
vasanthmuthu Jesus, get a fucking grip, man. Getting stuck is an annoyance. "Pain and suffering." Get back on your meds.
I've got 2 words for driving during a British winter..... SNOW SOCKS!!! I thought they were a gimmick until my mum got a set for her car, they are so simple to use and they actually work! My mum (in her mid 50's and no mechanical knowledge) can fit them in a couple of minutes and then off she goes with her big fluffy reindeer antlers and big rudolph nose on her car!!! It's quite a sight, makes me laugh every time!
The dude at 8:28 is lit afff
Gosh, If I was the owner of that Celica I'd be fearing for my car's life. That taxi at the end made me cringe.
An Excellent Video. ♡ T.E.N.
5.53 everyone try to get up the hill would of thought holy shit a bus
Gents, slap some radial tires on those cars, you'll be ready in no time. Welcome to New Jersey.
looks to me like Vauxhalls are lousy snow cars. Hats off to the samaritan in the Trooper for lending a hand.
Tire chains in some countries should be mandatory to have, along with first aid kit and fire extinguisher.
It says something about a driver when absolutely no attempt has been made to clear snow off a back window. Also the best way up is 3rd gear, low revs and traction, not 1st and wheelspin.
love to play skyrim beside a window like that
2:50 is that Yaris really trying with the handbrake on!?
Look at the speed those idiots are going in those conditions!
To be fair, that bus normally has a good few passengers on it. There was one on the top deck at the front :-)
LOL C2 at 2:40... winter tyres indeed XD
Two days later and all the snow has gone!
Very few people put on 'winter tyres' over here Andy.
Understandable. They are required by law in most Canadian provinces. Road service and emergency vehicles get fitted with retractable chain spinners under their drive wheels or get tire chains
10.000£ pound cars but 80£ for winter tires? No way....
Citroen at 2m52s driving with handbrake on, or becoming victim of 'automatic' handbrakes that are pressure sensitive?
To this day that taxi is still spinning up that hill
The bike owned the cars! Lol