Vehicles slide on icy bridges in the eastern DFW metroplex - February 23, 2022

[@stormhighwaycom]

Thank you all for the support and comments. I wanted to try to respond to a few of them here: 1.) The reason the vehicles are all suddenly swerving at the same location is because they are leaving the ice on the bridge at that spot. The ice on the bridge gets the vehicle sliding slightly at an angle, then when the vehicle leaves the ice, the tires regain grip suddenly and send the car in whatever direction the wheels are pointing. This is the two-stage loss of control sequence common with bridge icing: first is the slide on ice, then second is the sudden re-grip sending the vehicle off the road or into a spin (if the wheels are not pointing straight ahead). 2.) Why don't I stand on the side of the highway warning drivers? I've made this statement on my other videos: these are major winter storms where ice is widespread. Authorities are aware of the conditions. In fact, at the Seagoville location, responders were parked right beside this bridge waiting for vehicles to lose control. When one happened, they would respond and block the lane until the vehicle was towed away, then retreat back to the standby position to await the next incident. There are not enough salt and brine crews in this area to rapidly treat everything, so many of the bridges are dealt with in this way. Most importantly, you cannot stand on the side of a highway and warn drivers. I have tried it. It does not work and carries a high risk of you getting hurt or killed. Any police officer, first responder, EMS or firefighter who has experience with working highway incidents will tell you this. Their big vehicles with bright flashing lights are hit all the time in these conditions, now think of a pedestrian trying to do the same! Again, these are large winter storms covering hundreds or even thousands of square miles. The icy spots are everywhere, and the community has tons of warning from the National Weather Service and local media that these conditions are present. I agree that more should be done to help drivers be prepared and know to reduce their speed during these conditions, and that is why I started the icyroadsafety.com web site. You can even help me educate the driving public about winter road hazards ahead of time by sharing that site address.

[@laurabomhoff3999]

It doesn't matter if you did stand there and try to warn them they would prob just hit and kill you. They aren't paying attention.

[@huckfinn7022]

What's the point when the weather is on the tv, radio and phone

[@aaronbrown1638]

Bro man up and just go stand on the puddle of ice and tell people to drive around you

[@shawnpierre6799]

I was wondering about that spot

[@jansebb]

yea.... stand next to the icey highway and see how long u will survive.... just the fact that u have to tell people that that is a stupid idea is kinda sad....lol

[@GeekBoyMN]

It looks like there is an uneven patch in that left lane that might slightly cause problems in good conditions, but add a slick patch and you have yourself a handful keeping control.

[@markhavis6795]

they have the wheels turned on ice and then sudden traction when they leave the bridge.

[@michaelboen2314]

Yeah you're correct. They're coming off an overpass which has a pretty uneven joint connecting it to the main road and that'll tend to throw any low-weight vehicle around. Literally every vehicle bounced when it hit the joint

[@SKarninke]

They loose traction because of the lift up effect at the bridge (weight transfer) add the fact that the bridge is not a straightforward lane, it has a little left turn. Other fact - cars have better rear suspension ahen compared to pickups ( coil spring + shock absorber vs leaf spring )

[@th3juic3man]

I live on the cold east coast and i can definitely assure you Its also the way the wind flows threw the area that cause ice buildup on certain spots on roads and bridges

[@willc5512]

@@michaelboen2314 Its definitely an engineering issue. Looks like a left-right imbalance thats diagonal across the vehicles centerline. Thats what engineers get paid 6 figures to solve. but its Texas they like to do everything "the lone star state way"!

[@dwjoseph59]

Big props to the driver of that white 18 wheeler at the 1:10-1:18 minute mark 😳😲!! They lost it for a few seconds with that wiggling, but got it back with the quickness 👍👍!!

[@rcmkennel9399]

Yeah that was beautiful

[@WBDE]

When I went to college in Dallas many years ago I was very surprised to watch drivers speeding down an ice-covered North Central Expressway with no moderation in speed at all. Needless to say, the number of accidents were great

[@kevinworley1254]

No one ever said they were smart

[@jitenderrsingh6]

Well after watching the video you and we know .. Why 👍

[@AyeCarumba221]

Yeah I don’t get it. We have icy conditions where I live sometimes. Amazing how lots of people don’t change their behaviors for these conditions.

[@maryratcliff3374]

They do I live in Fort Worth they don't seem to know how to drive on snow and ice

[@streamer1884]

Yeah the weather don't stop people here they will die to get to work

[@Star-rw5ch]

The theme here was mostly full size pick up trucks RWD had the most mishaps.

[@Has7DCT]

Why do manufacturers even offers RWD for powerful pickup trucks? Seems dangerous

[@exessivemite9478]

@@Has7DCT because it's the base model

[@Anthony-qq2ue]

@@Has7DCT It's not dangerous if you know how to drive. (Don't touch the brake pedal if you are sliding. Don't steer aggressively. Light corrections.) All trucks need to be rear wheel drive when towing heavy loads.

[@Joey-ri3vs]

RWD or 4x4 ice will always win 🏆 😂😆😅🤣

[@rb810810]

Interesting how much more quickly the sedan drivers can recover versus the pickup drivers

[@garyjohnson4575]

No weight in the back of the pickup, causes fishtail.

[@jonathansoto7213]

Its the weight of the vehicle

[@vargasaidan7366]

Probably the lower center of gravity and tighter suspension

[@whiskers78753]

Rear wheel drive versus front wheel drive.

[@nancyaustin9516]

Having had a pickup at one time, can confirm they are **much** worse on icy roads.

[@creepingbert]

It's actually pretty amazing that only one of them tagged the wall. Some good vehicle control going on here.

[@Android_Warrior]

That was because he hit the brakes.

[@darioperez5084]

We Texas did all are crashing at teen years

[@TwazkemUSAbi]

That's a deceptively sharp curve. They did good to save it no doubt. They don't always drift when they Tokyo but when they Tokyo, they drift.

[@chuckfina7189]

"Act like ya been there before."

[@joydixon3440]

Well I don't mean to tot my own hong but Texas has the best driving skills.

[@asmodeus1274]

Notice how it’s mostly pickups having problems? No weight in the rear of the truck.

[@jdm1039]

And overconfidence in the vehicle's ability.

[@obecerra123]

@@jdm1039 they think they are driving sports cars

[@sumkneegar2766]

I live in iowa and That's why I put a good amount of sand bags in the back of my truck right over the axles during winter. I'm suprised at the amount of people that don't do this

[@romanticdonkey468]

@@sumkneegar2766 … We used to fill the bed with snow. Though where we lived, it was heavy/wet snow, not powder.

[@yoanmladenov9096]

Pickup + rear wheel drive + light weight back and this is the result

[@biggranny000]

Snow tires help a ton on ice, I've driven on icy and slick roads all the time without any issues. It's always pickup trucks and SUVs going way too fast and then their rear kicks out. My friends pushed out a pickup truck drive once with bald tires.

[@beatleographer_10-51]

To hold and control a big rig on icy roads is a talent. That takes some split second thinking.

[@Akathepriest]

Not really. A big rig has more weight and traction than any vehicle. Not to mention it is longer and has more momentum. It is much less twitchy than a small FWD car.

[@byehuman4271]

@@Akathepriest _Keep in mind rigs are also harder to slow down if you've ever been in one js._

[@BarryH1701]

I live less than one mile from this location and I could see that I-20 was backed up considerably when I was on my way home. I avoided all of the highways just for this reason and came in from Dallas on Scyene Rd and down Beltline.

[@outhere8690]

Good job using your intelligence. You are ahead of most. I can't believe how many people have all of this technology right at their fingertips & use it for only dumb stuff...then wonder why their "lives are so tough"!

[@jitenderrsingh6]

Hope u reached home safely 👍

[@Dave-fd2vo]

Do they spray the roads and overpasses usually ahead of time in these conditions?

[@BarryH1701]

@@Dave-fd2vo Yes, they pre-treat the roads, but I don't see that working as when it rains first, it just washes it off the road. When they treat the ice that has already formed, then it melts. It is the pre-treatment that is the failure.

[@michaelboen2314]

@@Dave-fd2vo yes. But it still gets bad on the bridges and overpasses. Not mention the uneven joints from the bridges to the main road. They will bounce you even on a dry day.

[@lorenzomoore6398]

Man you can tell how long and experience a lot of people are when it comes to driving in Ice and snow.

[@YourpainRx]

Send them to Alaska, the real school for the supposedly experienced drivers. Icy roads means “Icy Roads”…..Slow Down!! We see those people in the center island, flipping and sliding from one lane to another all the time. And they are experienced Ice and Snow drivers.

[@mattersr.7542]

@@YourpainRx LOL Alaska gets to use studded tires and chains!! Wish i had that option in MN when a front comes through and snow 3-5" and then drops to -20 with 30-40mph winds in less than hour or two!

[@ras4782]

Its Its something right there because everyone hopping up

[@elainesimons9079]

I live in the south...I know you must go slow...and expect black ice. Folks need to slow down.

[@jdm1039]

"But I have 4 wheel drive can't I drive as fast as I want"? "Accidents only happen to other people "

[@dave_n8pu]

I'm wondering what was in that one traffic lane that was tossing them around like that?

[@dfw_fpis7655]

Pretty sure it’s a bridge. They’re ‘jumping’ around because they’re going from no grip on the ice to the now unfrozen road where they have grip all of a sudden

[@amem3244]

ice

[@SHREDTILLDEAD]

A whole lot of texas.

[@TommyTwoTows]

@@dfw_fpis7655 I figured it was ice but I’m happy you explained that better lol

[@Android_Warrior]

You didn't read the title didn't you?

[@poker_18rs92]

Makes me appreciate that I live in an area that never gets those icy conditions

[@ReachOutToWilliam]

It got really cold here in SoCal a few days ago. High 40's. Lucky I had four winter coats to put on.

[@BossSpringsteen69]

@@ReachOutToWilliam I'll sell you my snow thrower when the heavy snow falls.

[@bluerider7922]

Where are you? The Cayman Islands?

[@morpheus_9]

@@ReachOutToWilliam thats cold? Come to Kansas, it was -5° a few days ago and we got 7" of snow.

[@toorlooo8796]

@@morpheus_9 thats nothing! Come to Québec. It's been between -20°C to -30°C daily since december and I've got about 4 feet of snow in my backyard.

[@AyeCarumba221]

Almost every single one of those was a pick up truck. Guess what pick up truck drivers, the rear end of your vehicle is quite a bit lighter than the front end. Your stopping distances also affected negatively by this fact. If you were going to drive this type of vehicle, you should be paying attention to stuff like that.

[@sumkneegar2766]

Or you should just do like me and put bags of sand in the bed over the axles in the winter. LoL common sense helps too.

[@gldmembr6132]

It’s amazing to watch how well stability traction works on newer vehicles…I’ve been in 2 situations like that and stabilatrac save my butt both times

[@curtisdoss2469]

I was thinking it was more like a slick spot followed by a section of clear road surface. See how fast the vehicles snap back straight? I have had that happen many times on roads that were patchy snow or ice.

[@byondvision]

Yea imagine this same video but in the 90s 🤣

[@S.E.C-R]

It’s the same spot and mostly pickups that slide out when they hit the joint, we have a bridge like that in my are except even in the dead of summer vehicles slid out when they hit the joint at the right speed. They finally closed it after multiple horrible accidents and “fixed it”, part of the fix was a lower speed limit and a caution sign!

[@raymesquite]

Still amazed how people don't slow down on icy roads. Must have taken a different defensive driving test that says maintain speed in below Freezing weather.

[@Ivan2blastabich]

They drive even worse on nice days.

[@md-ln4fp]

Just wait til tomorrow. The metroplex will be a metromess. Thanks Dan. Oh btw, I'm in Dallas, lol. Will be watching traffic cams all day.

[@Android_Warrior]

"Metromess", that's a good one! 👍 👍 👍

[@rodgerpratt3199]

2 things in play: Driving with the cruise control ON Driving in 2wd/rwd Make it 3 things: It's Texas

[@badazz2969]

The red Ruan semi had me sweating bullets for a second 😅

[@fubartotale3389]

Was in DFW from Chicago once on business and it was misting and below freezing at the time. I was picked up at the airport by a Minnesota ex-pat in his pickup truck, and being a veteran of REAL winter conditions, we had no trouble. That said, in Texas they don't backfill underneath the overpasses like they do here in the north, leaving long, curving bridges essentially. I'll never forget the dozens of lit up squad cars attending to all the accidents as I passed under these interchanges.

[@kennethpurscell]

I'm actually quite impressed! I went to grad school in the 'Plex about 15 years ago. I grew up in the upper midwest, took drivers ed in snow and ice. So snow and ice didn't scare me. But DFW drivers did! Seemed like no one knew how to steer into a skid. Now it looks like all y'all have learned a thing or two!

[@chitos2132]

They all managed to save it so that's props on all the drivers

[@dannmann17]

Good job to whoever took this video what a great angle👍🏻🇺🇸

[@glenndickson7627]

Mostly pickups having touble. Likely in 2 wheel drive and no weight over rear tires

[@sturg1853]

They can't have it in 4x4 all the time, wears out the transfer case badly

[@huckfinn7022]

@@sturg1853 ? let's not use a design feature so we lose control and either total our ride or kill someone who wrecked. Wears out transfer cases lol

[@kevino4846]

They're hitting something in/on the road first. You can see almost every vehicle raise up before they start sliding.

[@BrianBourgeois-]

What amazes me is how far traction control systems have come. The newer the vehicle the quicker they regained control.

[@stickyicky2858]

All it does is limit power to the wheels I disable it in every vehicle I own personally but that's because I can handle it and feel confident in that fact

[@blakenetter]

@@stickyicky2858 modern traction and stability control systems in most new cars are much more sophisticated than that. They can selectively apply the brakes to certain wheels to counter oversteer/understeer and help reduce the chances of losing control. They can react to conditions like the ones shown in the video much faster than most human drivers can.

[@huckfinn7022]

Because it literally kills the throttle and limits it to 1500-2k. It's a pain in the ass when you live somewhere that you actually need your vehicle to run like it's supposed to instead of how the computer says

[@chrisx5127]

@@stickyicky2858 That stupid. Keep it on.

[@lautaroschnackaragon2320]

there is a little hump right there in the top of the clif (where the road ends climbing and start go down, that makes all the cars lose control for a bit.

[@lindaeasley5606]

I remember that day. I live just outside of Dallas. There was a 130 car pileup that occured . There was news footage of real time vehicles slamming into eachother one by one. It was horrible

[@thetimeznow7363]

Icy roads kill but we ain’t gonna warn ya, we’ll just watch and record 🤣

[@stormhighwaycom]

Ask your local fire, police or EMS personnel what they think of your idea to stand along an icy highway to try and warn drivers.

[@contraflowcalvo]

Great perspective here showing the angle.

[@adammartinez4207]

I moved to DFW September 2021.. in all honesty people are really good drivers when it comes to traffic and this… not always but I’m amazed

[@brandonshelton7692]

Someone turn the icemaker off in Texas, they still haven't learned that speed and ice makes the ride a little more exciting.

[@roadtrip2943]

I've seen plenty of spinouts on 380 east coming out of denton on small bridges over parts of Lewisville lake

[@dannydougin3925]

I find it interesting that is is the big trucks and not passenger cars sliding at the start. Is this a weight issue? Less in the back?

[@stevenfsolmon8841]

It would be interesting to see how many of these people have their cruise control on when they hit that patch of ice.

[@arabiantxn]

And How fast were they going for the conditions ? Did they not know it would be freezing ? Did they miss the ice that that covered all over their vehicles including the windshields. Why did Not all the cars slipped why did only some of them did ? Where the drivers in the other vehicles not driving fast ? where they paying more attention ? where they better drivers ?

[@miketasler279]

DFW pickup capital of the world from the looks of it.

[@trevorslane840]

I love how like every vehicle going off road is a truck

[@bluerider7922]

In the first segment it looks like vehicles are leaving the icy bridge deck while minimally sliding on a slight curve, then going onto grippy bare pavement which jerks the car and then folks overcorrect to the left onto the grass. Simply people who are not accustomed to slippery conditions and the appropriate kind of steering needed to correct their direction.

[@amin77illinois]

4x4 is basically designed for Extream everyday which is actually better because all 4 wheels are locked which provides more traction. An AWD can do some off roading but to a certain extreme without getting stuck depending on the AWD system. All AWD systems are not designed the same period. Some perform better then others and some perform worse then others

[@gabrieluribe1852]

I also Learned The hard way, in a Mexican border city, 40 years ago, In a 200 ft. long bridge, I entered the bridge at about 50 mph and started spinning like CRAZY I hit the bridge twice, and spent in reverse SO I LEARNED TO ALWAYS LET GO OF THE ACCELERATOR WHEN ENTERING ANY BRIDGE WHEN TEMPETRATURS ARE BELOW FREEZING.

[@ALSILVERU2]

awe too bad u lived i hate u drivers daily. cant drive in good conditions

[@tammywines7343]

Coming from the Mountains of West Virginia, always keep weight in the back of your vehicle. 4 wheel drive isn't of any good on Ice. Never hit your brakes, slow down too a crawl, personally I learned here in Texas just stay off the roads during icy conditions. Most ppl down here can't drive in the best conditions.

[@NineballChris]

That bridge has a slight curve in it to where pickups back end starts to lose traction. Most of the drivers didnt over correct which was good.

[@6msrct]

Is there a pot hole or a bump. How the back end of those pick up trucks just bounce and snap to direction might indicate that road need to be fix.

[@jasonburden306]

Heart stopping moments there

[@jasonk795]

Traction control on my Audi applies brakes to straighten you out automatically. Snow/ice tires and and help tons.

[@R-BURQUENO]

Braking is the WORST thing you can do in a slide. And traction control is supposed to be used for wet roads, NOT ICY ROADS.

[@mikeare2002]

@@R-BURQUENO bingo, some people just want to justify their expensive car

[@rhartwig1]

The majority of the vehicles having issues were pickups. There is a lot less weight on the rear axle unless it has a load of something in the back. Stands to reason that there was a frozen metal bridge joint that was not level with the road that they were getting caught on.

[@0HOON0]

Stability control makes a huge difference.

[@huckfinn7022]

Garbage feature that cripples vehicles for those that can drive

[@Has7DCT]

@@huckfinn7022 if it's for driver-oriented car, you can always turn it off. That easy

[@Ornelas11B]

Perfect example of no vehicles are safe on ice.

[@isaac198428]

Moral of the story; If your vehicle sits much higher without a low center of gravity (pick up/trucks) and mostly driven by rear wheels which are essentially just pushing your vehicle instead of pulling it, it’s wise to slow down. Lower vehicles and front wheel drive (sedans) with traction control driving much slower tend to fair better. Also helps not having cruise control on while going downhill on an icy and curvy road.

[@555utubefan]

Thanks God, all that cars continued their travel safely. Icy roads aside. I see a lot of gas-guzzlers. it's really noticeable. Is it only specific to Texas?

[@Nave6W]

There’s a bump there- so rear wheel drive pickups with lightweight beds (fords especially) will lose control when the back end gets lifted from the slight bump in the road, and not regain traction quickly because of slick road

[@zman0729]

Hailing from the upper midwest I have extensive experience driving on ice, black ice, icy-snow packed roads of all types. I moved to the DFW metroplex area in the mid 90s, & I can concur most of those people couldn't drive in inclement weather at all or if it were calm sunny 75°; awful drivers.

[@huckfinn7022]

Watched a 20 car pile up during a light sprinkle, everyone swore it was the others fault

[@sandman9390]

I have to make deliveries there weekly across the metro in an 18 wheeler....I HATE IT!..a lot of ( not all) very impatient, rude, & inconsiderate folks. In reality, a lot of those folks are transplants

[@Ivan2blastabich]

I am here now and that 100 % true.

[@QuadroNVS]

Nothing like some unscheduled drifting to wake up your commute. Take caution and be safe out there on the road.

[@oriolesfan7807]

Anyone notice that all the slides are from the left lane. I betcha the icing is between the road surface and that metal divider for the bridge.

[@BossSpringsteen69]

Mainly pickup trucks.

[@allanblack8635]

When I was taught how to drive in ice my dad said, take your foot off the pedal, keep the wheels at true north and take the slide for a ride.

[@danielkeith9156]

If you put weight behind the cab, like cement bricks the Ford pickup will handle better on ice. I had a 1983 F100 and loaded six cement brick in back with a lot of old tires. It handled fantastic. Try it!

[@222CCXXII]

That looks more like the highway needs some realignment. Always in the same spot

[@YoungoneYoung-lm4xe]

The majority of drivers on the roads drive way too fast and they have no room or time to react if an accident occurs. SLOW DOWN PEOPLE!! if you have to rush, you should've left earlier.

[@melodyfranklin4007]

Oh my I pray everyone was okay I love people everyone I love is makes me sad just hearing about things like this .I get really sad

[@cyndianderson7056]

Yeah, bridges ice over first. 😬Might want to go a little more carefully.

[@dwjoseph59]

And what was that nabisco snacks panel truck on the opposite side of the freeway doing in the very 1st clip 😳😲🤔🤔?!?! Looks like they were in a spinout, but luckily they got control & straightened their truck out ❤❤👍👍!!

[@oldguywisdom2904]

The way they all bounced looks more like a road problem than an ice issue

[@tomasthomas8563]

What was the Cross-wind? Anything above 10mph will push a vehicle around on ice at freeway speeds.

[@huckfinn7022]

Freeway speed+ice=id10t5

[@jesseakers7298]

Simple fix. Put sign up saying caution, ice. Power the sign with a small diesel generator. Put cooling lines for the generator in the concrete travel lanes.

[@PinkyFingerPedalStrike]

haha that sounds not simple at all

[@amin77illinois]

I drive a 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe turbo SEL AWD suv. And believe it or not that Htrac AWD system ain’t no joke when it comes to bad weather 👍🏽👍🏽 The htrac system performs more like a 4x4 meaning the computer shifts the power around not only to the rear wheels but to left and right as well to provide better traction on slippery roads.

[@trevorgwelch7412]

These accidents would never have happened with Michelin Artic Ice Tires , and better driving skills .

[@lawnmowerman25]

Relocating to Texas from areas where snow is common, it was quickly apparent that Texas drivers do not drive for the conditions. They have zero concept how to prevent skidding or even how to correct from a skid once you're in one. They tailgate like it's no one's business and it doesn't matter how fast over the speed limit you go, someone always wants to pass you.

[@huckfinn7022]

Even in construction when you're not moving

[@unclevin1739]

Any recorded accidents??

[@behr4204]

Don’t use od automatic. Shift to 3

[@Rodwill18]

White pick up in the beginning had to watch to watch in shame the other white pick ups smoothly pass lol

[@awgoodrich8]

If this doesn't tell truck owners anything, I don't know what will.

[@gregsexton2935]

Just slow down it doesn't matter what kind of vehicle you have when on ice. Slow down if you are unsure of the roads. If it's below freezing and windy they can ice up instantly

[@Marchant2]

Dallas needs to start taking its icy and snowy weather more seriously so we don't have to close the city down every time there's 1/10th of an inch of ice or snow on the roads. It's not like this is all that rare anymore.

[@themjoftrucking5922]

All i see for the most part is pick-up trucks suck in the winter! 💪😎👌

[@michaelvandyke6715]

They still think they can drive the speed limit when they can have black ice! 😂😂😂

[@mirage790]

It's obvious that ice on the road is not the only contributing factor. You can see them all hitting a bump/dip in the pavement just before they lost control. It's always the same spot where it happens, and if you watch closely they all experience a "jolt" just before losing control. So if it was only ice that lane probably would not have problems any more than the other lane, or if it was just a bump/dip and dry pavement there would not be a problem either.

[@mariamail0303]

Wow that was here . Who is recording this. ? That’s scary

[@vibrantgleam]

1:02 I recongnize that sign and that highway sign as well

[@CommuterRailProductions]

This is just a friendly reminder to be careful when the roads are like this, and also shows what could happen if you don’t drive safe.

[@dreyfiferreira7753]

Film is more important than alert the drivers. Welcome to the entertainment age.

[@greghinchley6277]

Good save RUAN....good save 😀😃

[@hamanncorporation1993]

In the first part one see only white Pickups, looks really nice!

[@darnellharrison3883]

Wht was it mostly pickup trucks?

[@slicksnewonenow]

It's hilarious... I grew up in Houston... Every time it iced up, you could just about get out the house to your vehicle without slipping and breaking your neck... Then as soon as folks got in the vehicle, they forgot the walk TO the car, started up and drove as usual.... 80 plus, on someone's a**, swerving lane to lane... And would then wonder why they'd end up sliding and wiping out on 45 South on their way into town. That was 40 years ago. I guess some things never change.

[@Has7DCT]

Cars and people are getting heavier lol!

[@robertfowler3234]

Was this on I20?

[@texasboys101]

That lane looks like a problem even if it wasn't ice.

[@michaelprosperity3420]

I remember driving my F100 stick out to Peru Illinois on I80 during the winter and when I would go through a underpass my truck would loose traction. It would start sliding sideways and then gain traction on the other side. At 70mph is scared the crap out of me. I learned to take my foot off the gas and glide through the underpass. Problem solved.

[@questadversary]

Interesting how the bad patch seems to pose a greater danger to the rear wheel driven vehicles than the front driven ones, I guess the auto industry's decision to shift power to the front wheels in most cars today is more of a practical one than I intially thought.

[@compactgirl]

I remember when I got spun into the side of a mountain in California I was glad though cuz the other side was an embankment way down that's scary.

[@joshthurman7653]

Texans, Trucks and Ice don't mix

[@titopacheco8879]

There's obviously a low spot on the inner lane, catches water freezes se la vis

[@Benjamin06267485]

So sad for that F-150 🥺🥺🥺 I love Ford.

[@geographicoddity9444]

There’s many instances that occur on a particular curve. Why don’t they sand that curb when ice is expected.

[@joelspringman523]

It doesn't occur to Texans to slow down if there's ice or snow (it happens) on the road. Dallas gone one inch of snow when I was there, and the city was crippled.

[@ricardo.soltero]

Is it my imagination or are most of the vehicles with rear wheel drive that had problems with ice on the road??