If you see a guy with a camera just before a turn or hill and its snowing out, just stop and turn around.

@22Tech

5 жыл бұрын

this

@spencer82rocks

Жыл бұрын

I did.

@GodlessFiend

9 ай бұрын

Nah they want their 15 minutes of shame

1:18 very smart on the trucker to sound the horn because he couldn’t stop, better to let people know your coming than to take there life. Much respect 💯

@largol33t1

Жыл бұрын

He did the right thing. If he had slammed on the brakes, the truck could have jackknifed, putting the drivers on the shoulder in grave danger. If I was a cop, I'd get on my speaker and tell him: "Don't even TRY to tap the brakes, pal! You'll just make it worse."

Props to the dude in the dodge who pumped his anchors rather than just stand on them and have no control at all.

@mikeunt4169

5 жыл бұрын

Big_Adam_2050 thanks that was me

@MindNumbingInc

5 жыл бұрын

**Insert Speed Racer shouting**

@mikeunt4169

5 жыл бұрын

Digby Dooright yes sir , thanks

@Frajmando

5 жыл бұрын

Ever heard about ABS? rofl

@tallll70

5 жыл бұрын

yeah that was cool, and the GMC driver as well

"I think I'll just stay here in the ditch until this melts off..."

@MrWc867

3 жыл бұрын

Better place for some

Dude in the grey Ram knows how to drive

@enochgray8762

5 жыл бұрын

PatientMental, A professional in action.

@conorsmyth9963

5 жыл бұрын

I said the exact same thing

@failtolawl

5 жыл бұрын

But he doesn't because he lost control because he was going too fast.

@HarryL2020

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, until a car side swipes him... I think most people chose safety over their car.

@colton5550

4 жыл бұрын

failtolawl but he couldn’t slow it’s too icy

3:08 i like how he drops the plow to stop

That one guy just gave up and left their car there 😅

@jumpinjojo

5 жыл бұрын

Kujamon His* car.

@JoshGerhards

5 жыл бұрын

​@@jumpinjojo Their can be used in a singular way.

@andrewmorgan7500

5 жыл бұрын

Walked to the bar

@JDMHaze

5 жыл бұрын

it was a chevy mailbu!!! lmaoo

@bryanmartinez6600

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewmorgan7500 hold my car gonna go get a beer.

Kudos to the truck driver!

Good thing there wasn’t on coming cars when that 18 wheeler was honking... would of been a major disaster 😱... yikes !

@snn9019

5 жыл бұрын

OMG you're not kidding!

@jacobfountain5986

5 жыл бұрын

That was a good move on his part! Icy hill and can't stop, he had to do what he had to do to get across without touching those brakes!

@Karmy.

5 жыл бұрын

@Jack McAvoy smart by honking the horn too to let anyone who might be approaching the intersection that he can't stop

@95thousandroses

5 жыл бұрын

@Jack McAvoyyou can tell he hit his back trailer brakes a bit though. But that may of just been when he was testing the conditions.

@ffx95

5 жыл бұрын

95thousandroses he initially tried to slow down and saw his abs wasn’t letting him brake so he knew he was on ice and had to ride it thru.

OK, so the usual gaggle shouting the brainless "why didn't you warn anyone" has arrived. This is a completely unreasonable criticism by those who aren't thinking for one minute about what they're expecting me to do. Let's go through several facts about this event: 1.) A Winter Weather Advisory was issued by the National Weather Service for freezing rain and icy roads the night before. This was covered by the media and was in the social media feeds of anyone who follows local news. Every single person on the roads had to walk across an icy sidewalk and driveway, then scrape ice off of their cars that morning to even begin to drive. 2.) The entire region's roads were iced over. It was not just this spot. See: www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2019/02/10/these-videos-show-just-how-crazy-the-ice-was-in-st-louis-today The mainline interstate was also very icy, and I witnessed three accidents there just at that one location. There were accidents happening every half mile. There was no place you could have stood to "warn" people that wasn't also icy, with the extreme risk of actually *causing* an accident (and getting hit) if drivers braked after seeing you - that is, in the unlikely event they *did* see you at all. 3.) As you can see in the video, *three* MODOT plows went down the ramp. They were well aware of the conditions, as were law enforcement and first responders. 4.) I *have* tried warning drivers on site before, and here's what I learned: no one sees you and reacts unless you step into the road in front of them. Then, they slam on their brakes. That's a good way to get yourself killed, and even suggesting that it should be done is going to get people hurt or killed. You think my life is worth risking to prevent ANY of the things that happened in the video? Police have told me not to do this. Are you still not convinced? Contact any police officer, emergency responder, highway patrol worker and tell them what you're telling me. They'll say you're insane for even thinking it. Seriously, find me an official who says anything different and get back to me. I'll go on a live stream, right here on this channel, in front of the world, and talk to them about it. I'll be waiting. Just think about all of this for one second. Police and fire vehicles are often hit by out-of-control drivers. And these are large vehicles with bright flashing lights! You think that a person standing there is going to somehow do a better job? 5.) Here's the Google Maps of this location: www.google.com/maps/place/Mehlville,+MO/@38.5315334,-90.3107945,18.25z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87d8c814648c6c1d:0x8ece5508d3bed29a!8m2!3d38.5083865!4d-90.3228941 Tell me where you would have put up your signs or where you would have stood to try and warn anyone about this ramp. I've spent 10 years running the icyroadsafety.com web site to try and educate and warn drivers *ahead of time*. It's simply amazing to see how so many expect me to do something as stupid as stand along an icy highway in a futile attempt to stop a couple of fender-benders. Still not convinced after all of that? Let's hear about your experience warning drivers along an icy road. Obviously, since you think this is effective and "the right thing to do", you *must* do this in your neighborhood every time it snows or gets icy, right? No? Why not? Turn your criticisms around to get an idea of how incredibly presumptuous and unreasonable they sound. If that's not enough, contact your local police, fire, EMS or highway patrol official so you can hear it from them, if that's what it takes.

@Labergemusic

5 жыл бұрын

I like how you have this prepared because those thoughts have crossed my mind previously but this really does a good job of explaining it.

@aliaskerm3802

5 жыл бұрын

Everyone's a critic Dan... it was educational and entertaining😁 thumbs up

@greenlawnfarm5827

5 жыл бұрын

I thout it was funny watching the cars sliding and its good that you didnt try to tell the drivers cause it makes the video more better.

@716knocko2

5 жыл бұрын

You care. Definitely care. I suggest you find a hobby.

@melanie-y1969

5 жыл бұрын

I liked how you formed this educational comment. I hate to read comments like why "didn't you warn them". I don't think anyone has EVER advised doing something like this because it causes more harm than good. Not to mention it's not common sense at all. If the goal is to help someone from getting hurt out on these streets, standing there in the middle of a road yelling out so called warnings isn't the resolution!

I was literally in the middle of searching for your channel when I got the notification for your video. Everytime I get back from salting, your videos are the first ones I look up.

Might have been the angle but I didn't see one plow lay any salt on that ramp.

@TomCat13461

5 жыл бұрын

I think in this situation, sand would have been more appropriate. (We don't use salt in Montana. We use sand. The colder it gets, the less effective salt is. Sand, on the other hand, is effective no matter what the temperature is.) www.clickondetroit.com/weather-center/science/when-does-salt-work-and-when-does-it-not

@ffjsb

5 жыл бұрын

Salt is entirely appropriate for this. It was freezing rain, not really that cold at all. In any case, if you don't put ANYTHING down, NOTHING gets better.

@XxTechMad24xX

5 жыл бұрын

By the looks of it the plows had salt loaded up. No reason why they shouldn’t have spread it out. If those plows were out if salt they could have called for another plow to treat the roads.

@coreyschmidt1647

5 жыл бұрын

Truck at 3:20 is applying salt, hard to see with glare but its happening. And the reason you see several go by not spreading is they are empty, this ramp is access to a MODOT yard.

@NWSanta

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah that was my thought too?? Why weren't they dumping the salt out???

These comments hurt my brain, props to Dan for putting up with comments. Weather isn't random....we know about it ahead of time. Almost every driver was going too fast. Another example of people saying you should have helped but they too would have been posting to social media saying OMG THIS IS CRAZY!!!!! end rant/

@taennitus

5 жыл бұрын

Bert Longbottom Weather is actually pretty random in Missouri. Add that in with the weather forecasters are clueless, you get a bunch of people that don’t know what’ll even happen.

Your coverage is second to none! Thank you for what you do!

@mikeunt4169

5 жыл бұрын

Danny Cal more catfish vids bro

That intersection looks like Reavis Barracks at 55. Thank you for posting.

Love my winter tires. Drive the same reduced speed as you would if you had all season tires in these conditions and you are golden. Love the extra protection!

Why are these videos so addictive?

The scary part is that you don’t realize it until it’s too late

I love this channel keep posting!!

I'm glad we haven't had a lot of ice on the roads in New England so far this season. Thanks for the video.

Thank you. Helped to decide out or not

So whether or not it is their job, why didn't ANY of those salt trucks salt the exit ramp?

@thealmosthdchannel

5 жыл бұрын

they probabaly were, but rain would wash the salt off then it would re freeze

@fpt264

5 жыл бұрын

Because they were empty. Headed back to reload.

@coreyschmidt1647

5 жыл бұрын

Freeman Thurston exactly this ramp is access to a DOT yard, and if you look at 3:20 you will notice the truck is spreading, just not at a heavy application rate.

@Sutherland420

5 жыл бұрын

If you want to pay $1,000's of your own money and not get paid, then go ahead.

@Xanthopteryx

5 жыл бұрын

@@thealmosthdchannel It didn't rain that much.

answer me this why would a salt plow truck slide down a road without spinning salt out from the video had almost a 3/4 of a full load

@andyw237

5 жыл бұрын

It is 100% about Money.every state/agency/county employee milks that job out as long as possible.

@sonsofthunder915

5 жыл бұрын

If you'll notice there were three MODOT trucks. Two weren't applying any salt however, the third one was. Why ? Because the trucks were empty. This ramp is one that heads into a MODOT yard. The other trucks were returning from running their routes. They needed to reload.

Clever of the semi, prevented major catastrophe by just running it, and alerting those around he was.

that toyota handled it like a pro

The Mazda 5 had the ESP trying to compensate the understeering (rear right tire barely locking) but it didnt work out

You know all the good spots Dan.

Dan..you have't made any video from Seattle .crazy snow storms since the 1950'S...nice job

Was this intersection in your video a few years ago?

Greatly entertained by the number of plow trucks that drove by and didn't spread sand or salt

Are the plow/sand trucks just out for a Sunday drive? Not one was spreading.

I'm curious how do you know where an intersection like this is? Scanner?

Skillful driving by the dodge ram around 2:20

@mikeunt4169

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks I have skills

@frankvadnais3536

5 жыл бұрын

Greater Vancouver Dashcam true! I thought that was going to turn out badly.

@Meekerextreme

5 жыл бұрын

He was going way too fast also, and lucky the other road wasn't busy.

Well done to the truck driver who went straight and pamped his or her horn rather than skid wildly.

I love the 18-wheeler when they start honking

this is actually a really good way to show how to turn into a slide

2:08 thank you ❗️u guys need to pump your breaks 🤦🏽‍♂️

@nathanwoodall1

5 жыл бұрын

Never pump your brakes in a vehicle with ABS braking. You can ruin it. A basic car without ABS yes you can pump brakes

@Baka_Oppai

5 жыл бұрын

lol what terrible advice

@antonioalegria1412

5 жыл бұрын

nathanwoodall1 lmfao

@dillonh321

4 жыл бұрын

You absolutely should not pump the brake pedal in a car with ABS. ... In a car with ABS the wheels should never lock in the first place, so pumping the brakes will just make you take longer to stop. In an emergency stop in a car with ABS, you should apply the brake pedal firmly and hold it while the ABS does all the work.

One thing I didn't understand is why the MODOT trucks didn't put any salt down!

Apart from staying at home for the duration of such event, I was interested to know how exactly driving should be done under zero-friction conditions, like 2:25

@larryteague871

5 жыл бұрын

Studded tires for winter,my wife's 2 wheel drive rear wheel drive Cadillac wouldn't be able to get out of the driveway on new all season tires. I put a set of studded tires on it and now it sticks to the road better than my 4 by 4 dually

Omg did the guy driving the semi that fell from the top of the road okay??

Idiots who slam the brakes on everyone knows you aren't supposed to do that

Could someone tell me, WHY didn't the plow/sand trucks have their sanders on?

Had my first ever car accident November 2018. Totaled my 97 grand marquises. Such a shame. Clipped a tree. Tree was ripped to shreds. Thankfully I walked away an my son wasn’t with me.

1:20 that semi driver was one lucky buckaroo...nobody was passing thru the intersection

guess that SEMI load going to be a little late ...

@wolfman6553

5 жыл бұрын

And expensive

@MJT-DA

5 жыл бұрын

He couldn't brake or his truck would've flipped

@juststuff9796

5 жыл бұрын

@@MJT-DA His truck wouldn't of flipped. He would of experienced a Jack knife at those speeds

@-TJ-

5 жыл бұрын

better the load is late, than splattered all over the road.

Modot doing another great job.

Wow, actually some display of driving skill here!!

what was the truck at 2:10 doing?

One of many reasons why I shall never leave the safety of Florida winters.

What camera is this?

I guess that big rig changed his mind and decided to go back onto the highway. (In case you haven't figure it out that was a sarcastic statement for those who takes life too seriously.)

Nice drifting! I knew it would catch on in the US after Tokyo Drift!

55 & Reavis.....that ramp always seemed short and steep to me, by suburban standards anyway. And people just barrel on down it night and day. When I was in high school, I had just turned East on Reavis in the rain, when a truck came charging down the ramp and pushed two left-turning cars into traffic. If it's anything worse than cloudy, I'll skip it and head to Bayless.

3:32 - well that escalated quickly.

This is the content I was looking fof

love the salt truck spreading ...no salt

@codyzent6471

5 жыл бұрын

Plus locking his brakes... what kinda dot driver is that???

@steves9539

5 жыл бұрын

Where I am we have state, county and local roads. Each have their own road crew. Perhaps the plow truck was on a road they don’t maintain.

Hey do you have a twitter?

Living in Colorado and Alaska the main thing I saw was people not turning into the slide. When coning down a ramp always downshift.

@gordbaker896

5 жыл бұрын

Never downshift under icy conditions.

This is the Northbound I-55 off ramp on to bound Reavis Barracks.

ABS? Almost no one seems to have it. Sooo strange!

This people just don’t understand! NEVER STOMP ON YOUR BREAKS!

Yes some of it could be just the black ice on the road I've had that happened to me in the past but I'm not zipping along at 35 miles an hour I'm like almost to a crawl maybe five miles an hour and most of the time it doesn't happen to me but there are other times where I have spun out people need to slow down glad no one was hurt.

Any of those have rear brakes?

People don’t understand that pushing on the brakes is what makes you slide, just continue at your pace, and if you slide apply GAS not brake to correct yourself.

@andrewjimenez6884

5 жыл бұрын

Chase Camargo This is true I’m 24 and this technique makes me drive better than everyone

@codyzent6471

5 жыл бұрын

Black ice? You mean drift lube

@TestECull

5 жыл бұрын

Only in a FWD car. If you apply throttle in a RWD car you'll just make it worse. You are right in saying that people should lay off the binders, though.

@DarkIzo

5 жыл бұрын

can we please talk about what @Andrew Jimenez commented above ?

@albany222

5 жыл бұрын

@@DarkIzo Yes I think what Andrew is saying is that if you hit the gas on black ice you'll be a better driver or something like that.

You know if I was getting a pizza to delivery for me I wouldn't get it to me they would just drive right in to my house Lol

do those cars not have abs?

When you ever slide on snow or ice NEVER SLAM ON THE BREAKS instead I just change into neutral and just take control of the wheel and just try to gain back traction or going straight works all the time for me

@blaydCA

4 жыл бұрын

BINGO! Neutral and "feather" the brakes, steer with skid direction. Good tires, going slow, or just avoiding travel during these conditions.

Where I live in Parauapebas- Pará Brazil when it is cold, it is scoring 77 ° F

@Kapiletti

5 жыл бұрын

^ ^

Does anyone know what temperature is has to be to get these conditions? I’m trying to warn a newer driver but they think they know it all. :)

@RS-dm4yo

Жыл бұрын

32 degress Fahrenheit or below.

2:10 I was hoping to see this- the only smart driver.

Coming from the east coast to Texas in my pickup and I slid off the road into the middle median. The backside of my truck was sticking onto the road partially and the front wheels were stuck in a drainage ditch for the bridge I had just crossed. A trooper came along and parked behind me with his lights on. He said he'd called for a wrecker, but they were all busy at that time. I couldn't sit in my truck comfortably with it being nose down, so the trooper let me sit in his back seat. This was back in 1976 when cops still had cushioned seats back there. I finally got warm and laid down to rest. He woke me around dawn when the wrecker showed up. Fifteen minutes and $50 dollars later I was thanking the trooper as I cranked my truck to leave. Luckily I was only running behind schedule and had no damage, except to my wallet!

Please drive safely everyone

I agree. the person who was recorded should had call the cops to tell them that ramp is full of ice and to close the ramp, before somebody get hurt.

It’s amazing how bad some people are at driving

Appreciate how you dont have any stupid music over your videos, always better having nothing

What intersection?

@pedrohin

5 жыл бұрын

Most of the first ones were Interstate 55 Northbound exit ramp to Reavis Barracks Rd in South St. Louis County.

I find it funny that when the salt truck was sliding down the Hill he wasn't thrown out salt at all

The real driving simulator

Why don't they use winter tyres ?

The only one who honked while passing red light was the truck driver......the rest of them were praying.....

The salt truck has an advantage in that he can put his plow down to dig in and help him stop.

We all gangsta till the cars start slidin

Good reaction by the truck driver 👍

None of these cars have ABS?

They don’t sand roads there?

And where is the ABS? all cars locked up the wheels :O

2:08 That guy have been on an icy road before.. 👍

@blazzing4321

4 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

Black ice is the worst. Having bead lock wheels/tires you can air down to a few pounds of air helps some.

Coming from Minnesota, It looks like regular ice, not black ice. Soon we're going to have "Black ice" videos from Texas. Its so apparent there's ice that everyone is ignoring the clues. Clues being rain/snow and a wet glazed surface. I Don't think people really know what black ice is anymore, and whenever someone has a crash they always blame it on "Black ice" but don't realize they are driving too fast for the conditions. Also conditions appear to be right around 28-35 degrees in the video. too warm for black ice.

@taennitus

5 жыл бұрын

JDS John No, that’s definitely black ice. I live in Missouri, around this time the temperature was in the late teens, didn’t get above freezing. You can see the wet texture and how it doesn’t resemble what regular ice looks like. It’s definitely black ice.

more black ice videos!!

WOW!! crazy!!

Why are they going so fast if there is black ice on the road?? Do they not understand how brakes work?

Truck at 2:07 knows how its done

Now I live in Minnesota which is relatively not as bad as when I used to live on Oklahoma, where you would get black ice all the time. Never use the brakes on black ice. There should be need for it when you know that it’s black ice and you have to go really slow, also never go on slopes at all.

Three plow trucks with salt on the back sliding down the off ramp with the salt spreaders turned off. Good job DOT.

plow truck wasn't even salting

Oh wow ur in the area we just moved to!

I love when people hold down the brake when sliding. The worst thing you can do.

Chances are the main road was salted or traffic had the ice worn off. Most of these were simply going too fast for conditions.

At least most of them used their blinkers