Why Can't Southerners Drive in the Snow? It's Science!

[@lacrosseman311]

Come to Florida where we suck at driving but without the ice

[@lacrosseman311]

***** I've seen kids flip their cars here going 35 somehow, it's a wonderful life

[@jkeegan620]

that's everyware people just don't know how to drive period

[@danielp7810]

Commando Cat moral of the story... don’t ever move to Florida. I’m with you on that

[@jordanreynolds9043]

Do you imagine the Ice?

[@2frosst2katt]

And nobody can drive in the rain

[@Calvin5040]

LMAO!!!! What do you mean it doesn't happen in the north? The exact same thing happens in the north. EVERY WINTER

[@higurashianduminekoconnect1702]

@Ill lLlLl not true I live in Texas it happens a lot during the winter seasons and the reason being is because they get more snow in other states while we get more ice have high humidity here so when it becomes winter it just gets wet and freezes another layer over another layer to the point where you don't have traction they have a little bit of traction on the roads so it's like trying to drive on Ice lake

[@higurashianduminekoconnect1702]

That's because all the other states that get snow and get snow we getting more ice so the same thing happens all the time and it just gets wet and refreezes over in Weyers it's like trying to drive on Lake of ice

[@higurashianduminekoconnect1702]

Snow tires would help if there are illegal in Texas because it can destroy the roads that's the way the roads are made here

[@hemisuperzee1287]

@@higurashianduminekoconnect1702 Snow tires are just softer rubber with slits in them called "sipping", they do no damage to the road and work very well. "Blizzak" is a very popular model and works on dry thawed roads too. They melt / shed on warm dry roads with heavier cars after 70F. Studded tires are different and wear the road, but are dangerous with no ice. Im in the coldest state in the lower and experienced -40 F in 1996, that's not counting windchill. We get "back ice" when its below zero.

[@SamanthaP48]

@Ill lLlLl - All roads heat up a few degrees warmer than the surrounding area. All. 😑

[@ThePulseG]

I live in Atlantic Canada. When there's a lot of snow, it gets extremely thick and there is so much of it, walking on sidewalks is like walking through trenches. It's also extremely rainy, so sometimes there can be a lot of snow in the middle of melting, that mixes with freezing rain in February. Even worse, the black ice or when the temperature is below 30.

[@n8rev156]

Tires make a difference as well. People in the north often install snow tires on their vehicle, while here in the south, it wouldn't make much sense due to the fact that it rarely snows.

[@Sharon-pb7so]

N8THEGR8 I don't know a single person who buys tires specifically for snow. We have all weather tires up north. If you live in the mountains then you get chains. You can't just drive on chains, they have to come off and on.

[@DanniTheMagicJunkDrawer]

Sharon Martin I do because I'm scared to death driving in the snow. I'm a real wimp

[@whistlinframer6812]

Sharon Martin I live in Ontario and everyone has winter tires or winter rated all terrains, people do use all seasons but they don’t for long because they end up sliding all over the place

[@benz4118]

@@whistlinframer6812 in Michigan it's all weather's

[@Sunflower8587]

I don't put snow tires on my car. I just have all season tires with an aggressive tread. I also don't have 4 wheel drive...only front wheel drive. I'll be creeping along on the road by SUVs and all wheel drive vehicles who are in the ditch. 4×4 drive and snow tires do squat for vehicles on ice. But a lot of people think 4x4 drive and all wheel drive makes them invincible. I also have the cheater manual shift on my car. It's an automatic, but I learned how to drive on a manual shift car. I will use the manual shift feature (there is no clutch pedal) in lower gears to give me better traction.

[@propdoctor21564]

Excellent video !! I can relate being originally from east central Wisconsin now living in southwest Missouri... We are in for a freezing rain ice event this weekend.

[@TWANGnBANG]

Stay safe!

[@arnoldanderson1501]

Totally agree with you, I teach emergency vehicle driving to 13 fire departments up in Canada. Any time temperature hovers around 32 degrees it's the most slippery, because black ice forms and your explanation is bang on.

[@kcully1]

As a Yankee (WI, MN, CO) living in the South (GA), loved your video. We need a part 2 as well for some important points: 1. Even after a "thaw" with our tall trees, there will be patches of ice in shade areas days after most of the road is dry and warm. 2. No road is straight in the south. Compared to the glacier scrapped flat lands of the north, the Appalachian mountains and older age of the roads (pig and cattle trails turned to highways?) lead to curvy and hilly roads. 3. The south doesn't go to the expense of "crowning" roads. A crowned road is a road that peaks in the middle so that when there is snow/ice melt that the water runs off the road before refreezing. Our roads are built to contour with the terrain so water refreezes and isn't encouraged to run to the sides. Crowning roads is expensive engineering task that normally isn't warranted in the south. Again, great video. Thank you for creating great content.

[@W1ldSm1le]

"no road is straight in the south" you havent been to new england have you mate?

[@jupiterho11ow]

@@W1ldSm1le Or just the northeast in general. Upstate NY roads snake all over the place.

[@johnganshow5536]

When I lived in alaska, I would put my truck in 4wd in october, and take it out in april. All season radial tires work well on snow and ice. You just can't do anything sudden, starts, stops, turns. People in the south aren't prepared or used to that kind of driving. Also many have cars that are rear wheel drive, which are the worst going up icy hills, or on corners...

[@brandoncalin8183]

John Ganshow I agree 100%. I live in Texas and in the mountains California before that. I saw a lot of snow in California and drove in it for years. Texas on the other hand, I have only experienced snow 3 times in 8 years. I try not to get out in it if I can help it, but sometimes it can't be helped and you have to. my suv is rwd but it helps to have A/T tires and some patients and the knowledge I gained in California on what not to do in snow and ice conditions.

[@GunNtonic]

Say what you want about the south, but nobody retires and moves up north. ~My kitchen towel.

[@TWANGnBANG]

We do get a lot of "half backers" here, which are northerners who retired to Florida and couldn't stand the summers, so they moved halfway back north as a compromise. :)

[@nicksmith4808]

Your right who would want to live up hear, it's fucking -2 out right now. No one wants to clean 2 foot of snow up when their 70

[@desertfox4273]

inkey2 batteries have warranties, drip oil on top of it before it expires and say it leaked 😉

[@user-os8sq3uh4n]

Vermont is one of the oldest population states.

[@dfhowes]

Mmm, NObody retires and moves North? Maybe, maybe not. I've seen more than a couple of times where South Dakota (where I live) is in the top 10 of states to retire - IF, and this is a very big IF, you can put up with the brutal winters. Housing, taxes and just the general cost of living is low - oh and a low crime rate. That's good for a limited income retiree. And keep in mind that the weather West of the Missouri River (which divides the state in ½) is generally milder. They may get more snow more often but the temps are not usually as cold as East River where I live. We jokingly call West River "The Banana Belt".

[@pendagar449]

Comment section summary: North: "lol north winter is worse" South: "nuh uh!" North: "yah huh" South: "nuh uh!"

[@willcoopersmith]

We get same conditions in the fall and spring in MN. It's not the drivers, it's the infrastructure we have in place. Salt trucks are out for 24 hours before a storm like that hits and a lot more people have 4x4 and AWD here. I must admit that all the memes of that photo with the burning car are pretty hilarious. If we didn't have a fleet of salt trucks and plows it would be a total sh*t show here too. Awesome explanation of what's happening to the roads during a storm, thanks.

[@webster7710]

If it makes you Southerners feel any better, Canadians can't drive in the snow either. But we'd never admit that to Americans.

[@jeffreyaustin603]

webster7710 Like the 401 in GTA?

[@akiviasrobinson4006]

We get ice on the roads it dont be snow

[@davidcampbell1899]

WHAT! Canadians cant driver in the snow! HOG WASH!!!! maybe sone dicky licker from Vancouver or Toronto cant drive in the snow, but the boys from Montreal are experts COLLICE!!!!!

[@baddoggoodog]

It works the same everywhere. I'm in Ohio and it works the same way here. People here can't drive in it either. How soon they forget.

[@Carl_McMelvin]

99.9% of people are dumber than rocks.

[@Totemparadox]

I'm really tired cause it's 4:30 AM here, so I might have missed the part where winter tires were talked about. They are a must in the weather that the south has.

[@TWANGnBANG]

They make no economic sense, though. We get weather like this once every three years on average, though we seem to have hit a streak lately.

[@Totemparadox]

TWANGnBANG I'd still buy a set. Better be safe than stuck in traffic in the freezing cold weather :D

[@Totemparadox]

TWANGnBANG Still a great video! :)

[@TWANGnBANG]

We both have trucks with M+S tires that do great in winter, especially when dropped to about 20psi. There's nowhere worth driving to when the roads get this bad, though.

[@Totemparadox]

I never liked M+S tires in the winter, always spinning crazy at the first spot of ice. I opt for studded tires in the winter. They goe nicely with an awd car.

[@Ticky66MN]

We do experience that in MN too and I've noticed that the first snow of the season does make for some of the slipperiest roads. Still is fun to poke fun of you southerners.

[@Mrgunsngear]

we love banjo music!!!

[@TWANGnBANG]

Yes, we do.

[@xseaofgreen420x]

Mrgunsngear Channel banjo players come from the deep woods. Doesn't matter if it's in the north or south haha. You go far enough into Maine you can here it emitting from the trees.

[@flysubcompact]

I consider Mainers as being transposed Southerners. They should've jumped in a followed the Cajuns when they got ran off from up there.

[@Glocktard]

Mrgunsngear Channel his drawings had to be the best

[@Nate_Lloyd]

Yea BUB! Bring out the o”d slide guitar! Lol

[@snosaj1123]

Here in Minnesota, the DOT pretreats the roads before a snow storm. This helps prevent the freezing you described before the plows have a chance to clear the roads. Once plowed, the roads get salted and sanded. I'm guessing the southern states don't have this available since they get so few snow events so it isn't a priority.

[@TWANGnBANG]

I mention that the roads were pretreated, but we got 8 hours of rain before the sleet came. Pretreatment just washed right off, and that is a very common occurance.

[@mikellwehrer]

An interesting take, but you all still drive like 107-year old blind people even when it truly is only a light dusting of powder and no ice.

[@TWANGnBANG]

No such thing here. The only time we don't get ice on the roads from snow is when we get a LOT of snow at one time. That's the thing some have trouble wrapping their head around- it's the light snows that screw us most.

[@mikellwehrer]

I get what you're saying, and it's definitely true. But it's also true that when you guys come up here in the winter, you struggle a lot.

[@higurashianduminekoconnect1702]

A problem with that theory is we don't get powder at all it's always ice snow

[@higurashianduminekoconnect1702]

@@mikellwehrer it couldn't be because we're just not used to the environment of the song and not because of the Ice Age issue couldn't I've seen people come here places like that and get in accident because they slid on ice with their car in any different environment were both going to be struggling you and me and everyone is included in that

[@AR-fd1kt]

Here in Madison, Wisconsin we have an awesome team of snowplow drivers that are out hours before snow falls salting the roads. And once the snow starts falling, they work 24/7 until it stops snowing to make sure every street in the city is cleared of snow.

[@gunfumaster1024]

The further south you get the stupider the people drive, with the exception of Texas. The further north you go, the better the drivers with exception of New York.

[@kylevanwinkle2081]

GunFuMaster the exception of Texas? lol they can't drive in the rain let alone ice. let's take an 80mph road and add heavy rain. in 10miles you will see 3 or 4 cars off the road. I work all along the Gulf Coast and Texas has been the worst when it comes to traffic. navigating Houston at night is a nightmare.

[@Thebrinkofchaos1]

You can say the same about education.

[@paultro8457]

I'm sorry but all that happens in the north too. Haha New England weather is notorious for changing ALL the time. Rain and warm one minute, ice and snow the next. We get a lot of ice storms followed by snow storms. Not talking down to southerners but it's simply inexperience because we deal with snow and ice much more. Not saying that we're better, just more experienced.

[@Godflesh88v2]

Yep, well said

[@robertjones1704]

You have snow removal equipment... And you drive in snow more than thirty days out of the year, each year. What is so difficult about understanding this? It's like the Hurricane Sandy hype, for us... Hurricane Sandy was an extremely weak storm, but the media hyped it like never before. Still... Yanks were "overwhelmed" cus they just don't experience hurricanes. So you ask a northerner if Sandy was bad, to a southerner, it sounds like it's all exaggerated -- cus it is!

[@fubisroc9673]

Actually...being more experienced DOES make you better. That's pretty much the entire philosophy behind "Practice Makes Perfect"!!! I've lived in Michigan my whole life with the exception of one year spent in North Carolina. While there, I drove a 2WD Dodge Dakota. It snowed about 4-5 inches one time and lasted for about 2 days. I had NO problem getting around in the Dakota during those two days because there was NOBODY ELSE ON THE ROADS!!! Of course, it was rather superfluous to go out anyway, since pretty much EVERYWHERE was CLOSED!! It was still fun to get out & about in the snow though...it reminded me of home!!! BTW - 'sliding' does NOT mean you're out of control...that's 'locking them up and spinning'!!! :-) Controlled slides are FUN, and practicing them while there's nobody else on the road around you is the best way to make sure you're prepared for when you ACCIDENTALLY lose traction! Why? 'Cause "Practice Makes Perfect"!!

[@billjones3382]

Yes it does happen in the North too and when it does (early and late season storms) you have the same traffic problems. Look at the news reports from New York 11-15-2018. Also the tires marketed in the South are engineered for warmer road surfaces than those marketed in the North and the vehicle preferences are different due to the different climate. The real problem in Raleigh is the ignorance about this of northerners who have relocated there. In the backup you see in this video well over half of the cars are driven by people who relocated from the North.

[@Sunflower8587]

@@robertjones1704It's true that we do have snow equipment in the north. However, sometimes the meteorologists get it wrong; and we get surprised too. Therefore, the snow removal equipment doesn't get out right away; so we need to travel on untreated roads. I had to do that one year when we got a freak ice/snow storm on tax day...and I worked for tax accountants. Yeah...I HAD to go to work. No calling in THAT day. So I called them to say that I was coming, but I'd be late. My commute is 45-60 minutes on a normal day...on very hilly and windy roads. I swear I sledded down one big hill that has an S turn in it...but I made it to work without going into the ditch. Whew. So it is possible to drive in those conditions as long as you take it slow, don't panic, make slow movements of the steering wheel and brakes. Also, there is the art of the rolling stop. Most cops won't pull you over if you do go through a red light if you're going to slide through the intersection anyway (if you do try to stop). Just keep going in that case or you will just cause an accident if you do try to stop. As far as going up a hill, most cars, even automatics, have lower gears they can be put in. Shift down to a lower gear and don't floor it if your wheels start to spin. It will just make the already icy road even more slick. If you can get into snow that is on the road, use it to gain traction. I'm not saying that roads can't be impossible to drive on if it's icy enough. However, it is possible too.

[@wlh227]

I lived in the Atlanta, Ga area for number of years many years ago and what your saying is absolutely true. That with the fact that almost no one has winter tires is why everything pretty much stops when you get an ice and or snow storm which is not all that often.

[@pboone1231]

Huntersville, NC here. Roads are mostly clear still quite a bit in the yards. Above freezing during the day starting tomorrow and 69 by Friday. Thanks for trying to explain to the northerners what goes on down here. And this may be all we get this winter.

[@jordanreynolds9043]

this is so true, living in northern AL is awful because we never have fall or spring it's only extreme summer heat or okish winters.

[@TWANGnBANG]

:)

[@C-M-E]

I've lived everywhere from Louisiana to Nebraska and back (currently Texas). Having seen said drivers, no one can drive on ice (kinda the point, yeah?) but Southerners are precarious even on wet roads, so snow brings its own special brand of hell. It doesn't help that prior to having the Snowmaggedon during the Superbowl 2011, the DFW area had two snowplows to share with barely a handful equipped for salt/sand mix. Yeah, I've driven in everything but when the Interstates are the main roads as there are no or few connecting roads between cities (blame explosive growth and poor road management prediction), seeing an Interstate covered in 4 inches of potholed ice was an eyeopener, and it stayed that way for a full week!

[@adbc1f72]

CMDR Boom It sounds like NC especially Charlotte and Raleigh yet everyone continued to move there adding to the problem yet talking about how much they hate it. Go figure

[@biggoat9]

I really appreciate the atmosphere of your content and willingness to share your perspective on things. Keep up the great work!

[@mdog2143]

As a fellow Raleigh area resident and southerner in general I know the hate we get from some about are "extreme" preparedness and lack of driving Skills! Thank you for shedding some light on the issue and giving some very useful information . Not every one in Wake County is a bad driver except maybe the person who floored it up the hill to the point of their car catching fire. Thinking that maybe that would get them some where. It seems like every year WRAL revisits that picture. Unfortunately I'm not sure we will ever live that one down.

[@ded1645]

DOT has a lot to do with your issues also. Lack of ability to deal with conditions. Can't react after its down.

[@willrobinson9575]

With todays weather technology im sure they knew a week in advance that it was going to snow.

[@MauriceLeviejr]

Will Robinson have to chuckle every time it snows in the south and cities just shut down. We call it Monday and just plow it away. But that's wisconsin

[@willrobinson9575]

Maurice Levie If they were to get a couple of weeks of snow , a good percentage of them would perish from starvation.

[@kainhall]

shit, in montana we just sprinkle a bit of gravel at the intersections and call it good.....

[@secondswell]

+Will Robinson There is no reason to invest in snow equipment when there is only snow for 2 days a year I'm in NC on the coast and we haven't got snow in years so when those 2 or 3 days come we have no plows just ice roads 2 days later it's 70 or 80 out again.

[@chrisb2844]

9:55 is such a true statement, i love it!!

[@MotFPS]

Here in AK we tire swap during seasons and put on studded tires. Sometimes intersections are pure ice. Studded tires are like magic. After watching your video I would invest in some tire chains. Spending $200 on chains would be worth it even if you only use it 1 day out of the year.

[@Sharon-pb7so]

tommyboy180 I don't think studded tires are legal in most states.

[@robertjones1704]

You can't drive on roadways in the south with tire chains or studded tires. Are you really this far removed from the road laws on the mainland? Jesus.

[@carolynsimmons3087]

Studded tires and chains are illegal in texas,and a lot of southern states, I used to live in northern Wyoming, and believe me the ice storms here in texas are the worst to drive in. But luckily it doesn't last long. I just stay home.

[@bl8danjil]

Why not just swap to some decent dedicated winter tires?

[@carolynsimmons3087]

@@bl8danjil A winter tire just has different tread, that doesn't help on ice..

[@aaronlee6533]

try visiting Canadian Winter. Us Canadians get more snow storms then United States and we also have plow and salt trucks as well.

[@jacen72]

I am from Ontario Canada.. nothing beats experience and snow tires!

[@kainhall]

or, ya live in montana.....and driving on snow happens more than driving on pavement.... but really....it does the same stuff out here....we end up with the "ice tracks"... its just that to even get on the highway, you had to shovel the 6 foot drift in the driveway.....and everyone has a 4 wheel drive truck that they have been driving sence age 9

[@AFriendlyTheo]

Ya I was gonna say, we get the same warm ground phenomena n' all that jazz up north. We just have more experience and vehicles better suited for it because...you know....we live up here.

[@God8-O]

In California if there is 1 inch of snow we go crazy. Cars parked by the road and kids playing in the snow.

[@Bombaclot46]

Cristobal Magana yup, I saw that a lot during multi2 drives to L.A. and bakersfield

[@SimplePleasuresMTB]

Cristobal Magana I wish the animals would pick up their trash they always leave behind😒

[@tristanjennings8733]

Cristobal Magana not in the spot of California I live in we currently have 4 to 5 feet of snow in Truckee California and that's normal for us we are actually usually get more than that

[@tling6990]

if we get some drizzle for an hour people start crashing like it's hip. CA driver's are too used to perfect weather that when anything changes they start crashing, or causing MASSIVE traffic even without a crash.

[@fbiofficial8298]

God :-O in Georgia one snowflake means that schools are closed for the rest of the week and people are advised to stay off the roads

[@lydiachiasson1422]

Can you blame the South for not knowing how to drive in the snow/ice? We rarely ever have snow or ice storms, so why should we spend the time and money on equipment?? The times it does snow in the south, we usually stay inside and let it melt (usually takes less than a day to melt) So, there is really no reason to be criticizing us for this, because it is honestly unnecessary.. We are FULLY AWARE that we do not know how to act correctly in these weather situations, but do you see us getting mad about it?? We are simply defending ourselves from the ignorant comments..

[@robertjones1704]

Yanks are fucking stupid. Don't worry about it. They hyped Hurricane Sandy like it was the end of the world. Sandy was a weak storm and not even considered to be a hurricane by the time it made landfall...

[@Stickmister360]

in wisconsin we pretty much have ice under the snow all winter, one week it will be in the low 30s the next -20 then snow gets dumped on us... not saying we are good at driving in the snow cuz we do have some idiots out here. its usually best to stay inside and wait for the plows and also not a good idea to take backroads because they usually never get touched with a plow.

[@drmaudio]

I've lived in Utah, Upstate NY, and NH, so I'm use to snow. But when living in the Seattle area (which has some of the same issues you do) snow storms shut things down and there were many cars in the ditches. It was just like you pointed out: the road turns to ice, it happens infrequently enough that they don't have the equipment to deal with it, and many drivers don't have chains or snow tires or the experience or practice. At least up there the passes get snow regularly so SOME drivers were prepared, but as someone that has done a great deal of cold weather driving, it was harder to deal with the conditions in Seattle, then the North East or the Rockies.

[@GoldplatedIronfist]

this video doesn't have much to do with twangin or bangin and I'm still watching

[@mess0965]

GoldplatedIronfist there was a banjo.

[@GUNTOTER1]

Don't feel bad up here in Wisconsin people still drive like shit every winter even after living here most of their lives Lol

[@Mechaghostman2]

We get icy roads up here in the north, too. Especially in Michigan.

[@NateTheBrewer]

Get what you are saying but in the north (at least in pa) the same exact process you described happens here... Above freezing pavement, rain or snow, then snow, then cold, all the while cars plow over it. It just happens faster, and when the snow dumps there's 2 feet (you should be detecting the jealousy at this point over your porch but I'll take unsweetened tea). Driven from Boston to pa in 2 blizzards now and seen the same thing happen the whole way down both times too.

[@robertjones1704]

Why is it so hard for northerners to understand that the south doesn't have snow removal equipment? You have snow removal equipment, damnit. Don't act like the plows and salt don't make a difference.

[@childhoodtimemachine8795]

@@robertjones1704 Southerners seem to think that every road is plowed and salted in time for all of us to drive on them. Not the case at all. There are many side streets that we have to drive on that look like the roads that many of you struggle on.

[@SubprimePorcupine]

@@childhoodtimemachine8795 Heck I do that stuff w/o snow tires. Although driving in the stuff for 20+ years you learn a thing or 2.

[@davevoecks6264]

We get pretty much those same conditions way up north, too. It just happens in October/November and then occasionally in the spring, rather than January. We just have an advantage in that it basically only does that once or twice before the road surface temp stays below freezing for the rest of the year. We also do get snow that starts as rain (just had some a couple weeks ago). It's just not that common for us. We do poke some fun, but in all fairness, the first snow or two of the year are worse than average for accidents up north, too. Driving on that crap is a perishable skill up here, too. If our first snow of the year was virtually guaranteed to be preceded by freezing rain, we'd be in trouble, too. I just saw a video of a bunch of cars, two city buses, and a cop car sliding uncontrollably on a fairly slight hill in Montreal.

[@robertjones1704]

But you also have cleanup crews like plows and salt.... which doesn't make a difference? Yeah right.

[@hosedragger-204]

It can get pretty bad here in VT sometimes. Not long ago we had a BAD wrong way crash in 2016, it killed 5 teens and SHUT DOWN the interstate for HOURS. That doesn't happen often here.

[@TarHeelBrit]

I remember that storm and how it screwed up Glenwood. We lived in north Raleigh and made it home before the cr@p started falling and that's where we stayed as there's a hill to navigate out of the neighbourhood. Even with winter tyres we weren’t going anywhere! LOL. Good video, thanks man!

[@tonycantrell9547]

lol I'm from Georgia. while in the army I was stationed at ft drum ny. black ice was horrid. but just driving on the northern roads during snow conditions wasn't that hard. but I would like to see these same super northeastern drivers come partake in some sand roads in dry spell in August or a nice hard "red clay road" after a couple hours of rain.

[@brandoncalin8183]

tony cantrell I can see that being a big issue with most people

[@tonycantrell9547]

brandon calin I know. lol. I just want to see them try......ilmao

[@evan4856]

tony cantrell the roads he was showing us are exactly how our roads have been in ohio for the last 2 weeks. and it's 15 degrees out and that's one of the warmest days this winter.

[@tonycantrell9547]

Evan Wheeler I feel for you come down to my neck of the woods. it's cold now, 23 or so. but a couple days it'll be at least 60 or higher in a day or two.

[@rustybird4955]

tony cantrell amen!!!

[@ConstantCompanion]

The one thing I do understand is, in the Pacific Northwest, When Storms even look like they're coming, the sanding trucks come out. We get a lot of what you get to only the sand provides friction and improves your chances of getting from one place to another. We do the chains and the studs also, but we couldn't do without the sanding trucks. Maybe you guys should think about starting that.

[@BlatantSockPuppet]

I live in the Canadian Deep South (the bacon belt) and I highly recommend you getting a set of what we call “salt rims” - wheels with discs of salt instead of rubber tires. It’s abrasive enough to provide friction to get you where you want to go and the salt slowly dissolves so the more people with salt rims drive over a stretch of road, the more ice-free it will be.

[@bulldog71ss33]

Arizona - "Wtf is snow?"

[@isaacweinheimer2573]

North Dakota- wtf is sun damage

[@Chasingdownjon]

I just drove from savanna back to NJ yesterday. 1/9/17. Everyone from Florida, Georgia and South Carolina drove about 20 miles too fast over ice. I was detoured off I-95 into some back road in North Carolina. it was one solid sheet of ice shining in the sun. I used my knowledge of icy driving to get out of it. It required engine braking and all wheel drive at about 5 miles and hour. Staying to the middle of the road when possible. Slowing does very very far in advance. And staying high up on banked curves. I was getting passed by some. You couldn't stop with out sliding so I don't know what their plan was or even why they were out driving. Most everyone had two wheel drive vehicles. I saw many people on the side of the road in the ditch. Many people just sitting on a hill spinning tires. People from the north drive like shit too but the DOT are more prepared to treat and plow the road.

[@Zytharr99]

Hey guys I'm from Hungary when I was kid back to around 27 years ago we got most incredible winter all country traffic is stopped 3-4 cm wide mirrored surface ice. I have to go to primary school at that time 1km away from our house was take 45 minutes walk.

[@timsmith2212]

The difference is that up here we get snow and ice every year and when we are young we are taken to parking lots where parents let us slide around and do donuts until we get used to throttle control. Its really not that funny when the south gets hit for me I feel for the people that don't know how to drive in the snow and for the fact that they don't have plows or salt to clear roads. As a Michigander we experience all the same quick patterns you are talking about but the end game is that as long as its warm enough for the salt to work the roads will be clear in an hour or two. Now we run into problems when the weather gets below zero and salt quits working then it helps to have snow tires which are made of a softer rubber that gets traction on ice better than all terrains.

[@lllBAMlll]

I remember riding through Greensboro NC when i was a kid, and it had just snowed an inch. We drove through in amazement, at like 20 mph, watching everybody slow motion wreck into each other, the curbs and sliding into drainage ditches.

[@livewire2759]

The exact same thing happens out here in the great planes. You did a great job of explaining the phenomenon. Snow tires help a lot, but only about 10% of people around here actually use them so we have plenty of wrecks here too. We don't have as many pile-ups because we are not as densely populated, nor do we have as many hills, but we do have a lot of people who don't know how to drive on snow/ice. Oh, and we like banjo music out here too!

[@Mastermindyoung14]

Here's some more science for you: Regelation. The ice (just the very top layer) melts under the pressure of the car tire, but then quickly refreezes. Wet ice is ridiculously slippery.

[@jacobbrawley6792]

Here in southern oklahoma we had about an inch of snow and the roads were solid ice just 2 days ago and in 2 more days it will be reaching the 70's

[@TWANGnBANG]

My mom's side on the family is from Tipton.

[@ECNRTube]

Come to Cincinnati where it will rain one day then snow the next day. Sometimes if your really "lucky" it will rain or sleet during the day then completely freeze over at night! Another fun bit of trivia is that Cincinnati is sometimes referred to as "the city of seven hills" and much like Rome, we have a lot more than 7, which only adds to the joy of every Cincinnati resident when mother nature starts strobing us with roller coaster weather.

[@mhoop1]

As a life-long Ohioan I thoroughly enjoyed your video. I drive a Mustang year-round, but of course that means switching to winter tires every October.

[@codyzook7022]

Part of learning how to drive on this confess from messing around when it's not dangerous, for example jamming brakes for fun and accessing around in parking lots lol.

[@TWANGnBANG]

In PA, I'd just air down my tires and drag my friends behind me on their skis. Never had anywhere near as much ice there as we do here, though.

[@kylehaslam2406]

TWANGnBANG can't believe you gave the coal region a shout out! I'm coming from good ol' Schuylkill County haha "skook bot" 😂

[@TWANGnBANG]

Kyle Haslam I was Pottsville born and raised.

[@codyzook7022]

TWANGnBANG Really? I'm from New Holland my self!

[@kylehaslam2406]

TWANGnBANG that's where I am haha that's amazing!

[@CLoveIN123]

Fellow Southern here from the great state of TN but currently stuck in IN. These Yankees can't drive any better, haha! Yee-Haw!

[@derekchenoweth2816]

CLoveIN123 lol

[@BuBBz]

YEE HAW RABLE RABLE fellow YANKEE here and i beg to differ.

[@danielp7810]

CLoveIN123 you obviously have no idea what you’re talking about. Most of you people haven’t even been to other states to justify your opinions.. but you all have the same answer somehow. Just sayin..

[@dustinadkins5804]

Midwest is a yank? As from someone from Connecticut that's a stretch. I mean I know South Carolina is different from Tennessee! South Carolina is all Jesus and Confederate flags. Tennessee has the same but also has Dolly Parton everywhere.

[@rydaddy2867]

On the observation of not having the snow removal equipment "down south"; my brother (Wisconsin boys, both of us) was caught in a Texas snow storm on a trip and he says the "snow plow" he got behind on the INTERSTATE was 3 guys in the back of an F-250 with a plow throwing out unsalted sand with gravel shovels...one of the funniest things he's seen in his life!

[@josephzeigler5518]

Never mind the 70 car pile up in Iowa earlier this week.... SMH.

[@nextzipcode]

Thanks for the video! Makes sense and thanks for showing us the conditions! I've lived in Michigan and now Vermont all my life. Roads are not covered with that kind of ice up here when it snows. It literally takes 3 feet of snow to slow our snow trucks down from opening everything up by the next day. Great information! I love all your videos keep playing that Banjo Music!

[@AusJackal]

depends how South you go... it almost never snows here so we rarely get to drive in those conditions... why do Northerners not like the heat?

[@Sharon-pb7so]

Jackal's Outdoor Channel ... It's the humidity.

[@jacobda42]

I couldn’t tell you why but I do hate heat

[@DanniTheMagicJunkDrawer]

Jackal's Outdoor Channel omg I'm from NY and I looooove the heat. I hate this cold bum ass weather. ☹️

[@pendagar449]

Jackal's Outdoor Channel Because we are used to highs of 80 in the summer lol

[@sethb9545]

It gets hot in the north like 110 degrees But what you going to do if this continues to be a norm Jaclal's . Learn and get better would be the answer since globe warming went out the door .

[@GoblinKnightLeo]

To be fair, a lot of people here in Florida don't know how to drive in the rain. Which makes no sense, given how much rain we get. I always assume they're from out of state.

[@allanpatterson7653]

Feb 1993 I was in South Carolina near the Border with Georgia. An arctic air mass met a hot warm Hurricane and it dumped snow, the wind just screamed. I was not going to drive in it just staying put for the time being. The local people there were not familiar with snow driving,it takes practice .

[@draronchoi]

Very informative! Stumbled on this because Seattle this week has been seeing the same thing. Science for the win. And I’m going to stay off the road as much as possible. Thanks for this!

[@Theroadaxe]

The science of it was very well explained. Other factors for you folks may be you probably don't run all season tires or winter tires there. Also, you don't get as much practice as we do here in the south western lower peninsula of Michigan. You also have more hills than we do here. That's a huge factor.

[@peideano]

Up here in Nova Scotia, we laugh at all you southerners getting stuck in snow. We get 6 feet of snow per day. When I was a kid, I had to walk to school using a snorkel for 10 miles each way it was so deep. Yeah yeah that's the ticket! :)

[@hawyee0418]

I went to bed one night in February and it was raining, but when I woke up it had stopped but school had been canceled because about 1inch of ice had formed on the roads because the rain froze up.

[@ericjohanson806]

+TWANGnBANG I was your UPS driver that year... When everyone was piling up going east on Glenwood, I was turning onto Westgate, thinking I would avoid pandemonium... only took me 4 hours to get back over to the hub on Atlantic. Then while all the primary & secondaries were clogged with stranded vehicles, I used my front wheel drive manual in 4th gear @10mph to cut through neighborhoods and get home in a measly 20 minutes, while many were running out of fuel and abandoning their vehicles. I still feel blessed my day turned out as well as it did.

[@TWANGnBANG]

Awesome!

[@RubiconV]

Thanks for schooling me on this. I learnded some good stuff! But seriously it was more interesting than I expected.

[@TWANGnBANG]

Thanks for watching!

[@cheetyliciousmeowmeow1085]

I'M FROM CANADA... try that!!!!

[@BrendanTheGent]

I live in Troutman NC and today I called NCDOT to complain that we cant get out of our neighborhood because of the hills and ice. They said since I am a secondary road they don't care and it will only get Brine ( which doesn't work). The thing is they never even put that crap down.. I complain every year. I cant wait to move to Arizona

[@kevinfromwebb]

Enjoyed the video... Very informative... Being from North Central Texas I know about sleet and ice... I used to put 3 square bales in the back of the truck before the weather started... Helped a lot if you did have to go somewhere... We had some unexpected snow a few days ago... There was a lot of problems during the evening traffic, for the reasons you described... I just kept stoking the fire and was glad I wasn't out in it...

[@brianatkinson8052]

I live in Michigan,and work in the grocery business. Every time the news says snow, people rush the stores like they'll be snowed in until spring. It's not just a southern thing.

[@TWANGnBANG]

Most people only maintain 3 days of food at home, and grocery stores generally only have two days of inventory. It's not panic- it's just math. If everybody wants to make sure they can eat for even the next two days, then grocery stores will empty of inventory.

[@frankkolton1780]

This may news to the scientific community down south, but in Northern Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, the Rockies, and the Cascades, they have the exact same conditions, winter storms hitting in October or early November when the ground and pavement is still warm, the exact same properties of physics occur, friction causing snow to melt, then freeze again, it's not exactly a geographic oddity. The biggest differences are people in northern climes are experienced at driving in the snow and ice. The second is that state, county, and local jurisdictions have equipment to plow and salt the highways in a timely fashion. It doesn't mean the drivers face the same challenges, it's just cleaned up quicker. In the far north you'll find that major highways are salted, but streets and roads are not, just plowed only, so they are snow/ice covered for a three or four months of year until it gets warm enough to melt. You quickly learn how to drive on ice covered streets and roads as a teenager.

[@hilohahoma1547]

I live in Northern Arizona Grand Canyon country and go through Flagstaff a literal snow bowl of extreme weather. I'm also a tour guide and have taken thousands of folks thousands of miles up and back to the GC with no problems(knock on wood). One major skill is knowing when to apply the accelerator on ice and snow which escapes most people's skill set. Ya gotta find a happy medium between stepping on the gas and just coasting much of the time, spin the wheels and off ya go into a spin every time just about. Great safety vid bud, go Twang and Bang giddee up.

[@magicalphoenix]

Hi from Greeneville, TN. Thank you for making this video, the facts are true for us here too.

[@Tina06019]

This makes a good point -- the roads are “heat reservoirs “ and that makes for some pretty dangerous conditions. I am very accustomed to driving through snow, so of course I am better at it than someone who rarely does it. But when it’s freezing rain or black ice, the heck with it, I’m staying home. Used to be, I would have to stay at work in the hospital if I was one of the people on duty when the weather changed.

[@joeharris3878]

I'm from Mississippi but lived in northern Minnesota (Bemidji) for 23 years. I got my first driver's license 53 years ago. Driving in winter storms is always more difficult in the south than here because of the ice. We have a lot of snow and of course bitterly cold at times. But there's little moisture in the snow you can't even make a snowman. So freezing rain is rare and no one has experienced an ice storm, few even know what it means.

[@flysubcompact]

To all Northern folk who like to "poke fun" at us during snow events...I've spent most of fifty years in the South, except for the three year stint in northern Colorado. Those three winters were also during the the time I acquired my driving permit and license. I know how to drive on snow and icy conditions...in mountains, no less. In 2014, thousands were stranded on local interstates. We connected to some young fellow via FB. We did not know him, but he was facing a rather cold night in his tradesman's van (gas was spent trying to stay warm and he only had a light jacket). I decided to chance a trip. It was only a 6 mile round trip and I still don't know how I made it. Some call it "black ice", but I call these southern events "Teflon Snow". It is like nothing I ever experienced in the Rockies...unless chains were installed.

[@andrewkaiser6170]

We live in a residential area in mid Michigan which does not get plowed until all the main roads are done. The strange thing is people still think it's ok to take their Prius out right after 15 inches of snow. Then everyone comes running to the smart people with the 4x4 to pull them out.

[@tdog8507]

I live in the Twin Cities in Mn. One inch of snow will turn rush hour into a demolition derby.

[@MilleniuM_Pr0]

Lived there the first 21 years of my life... I completely get every single ounce of your logic!

[@CharlieK92004]

Just as we don't invest in snow clearing equipment down here, we also don't invest in a set of winter tires. Winter tires make a huge difference, even on ice.

[@jonnyboat2]

I'm from the Pittsburgh, PA area and have lived all over North Carolina including Wilmington, Raleigh, Charlotte and Lexington. They used farm tractors to plow the roads in Lexington because they didn't have road equipment. People were either too timid and drove at a crawl or they never slowed down like the snow meant nothing.

[@LordSither1]

Tulsan here. posted this to facebook cause we have a ice storm coming in. love the science behind it. it doesnt take snow and ice to make people here drive like idiots

[@Biodoc100]

I was born, raised, and learned to drive in Connecticut (first snowstorm driving experience was 2 days after getting my license). 15 years later, moved to southwestern Virginia. Mountains aside, the roads are a hell of a lot worse down here! Way harder driving in the snow. However, I do get a sick sense of satisfaction as I am able to better navigate th roads than someone else with the same make/model of car...

[@rickkephart5690]

I like watching video's of people "trying" to drive in the snow and northerners can't drive in the snow either.

[@lrock48]

my territory manager from Atlanta told me there is like 3 snowplows in the city of Atlanta, the whole city shuts down with like an inch of accumulation.

[@TWANGnBANG]

...because it always turns into ice.

[@shannonsmith148]

Very informative video. Winter driving can be treacherous with all season tires and even with winter tires sometimes it is best to just stay home. Up here ppl have a lot more accidents after the first snow fall of the season. You tend to forget after a long summer how to modify your mind set for winter driving.

[@FISHYFILMPRODUCTIONS]

Been teasing this on IG for a week. Excited

[@RobertButler]

sip that tea for me. VAer that spent time in AK. very different mentality in the snow or with storms. Great video!

[@MyFabian94]

Winter Tires are not for Snow only, but also offer a lot more Traction in Cold and Wet Weather.

[@skibum1610]

what's your hometown in PA? I'm from Northeastern PA

[@TWANGnBANG]

Pottsville born and raised.

[@RhysD36]

Here in Manitoba, ( that's a province in Canada for those who did not know ) we only close schools when it gets to -45C. That's -49F in Merican. If I can make it through Winnipeg ( read Winterpeg ) after a snowstorm in my FWD Pontiac Vibe, with shitty all season tires. Ya'll should be able to manage driving on a highway with 8" of snow/slush/ice! Keep in mind it's faster to drive slow and make it to your destination, than overtake people/end up in a ditch or wreck, and wait for a tow truck. Stay safe out there and keep it shiny side up!

[@JahTsir]

Some people just aren't used to driving in the snow. You described what happens everywhere it snows.

[@matthewbeshears]

I will say I went to college in upstate NY and just moved to South Carolina right before this weekend and I agree with most of what you say. Both the drivers and the government road workers don't have enough experience with sub zero temps to do an effective job preventing icing on roads.

[@jon-paullitterer9905]

Also here in Texas we are fixing to have a week of 70 degree weather after a few days below freezing so yes we it's great being in the south. We also have those idots that think they can drive fast during bad weather just like every where else. It just makes sense to stay home if you can and if you can't to give yourself plenty of extra time to go anywhere when there is bad weather, but their are still show drivers that think they need to drive like hell causing the accidents in the first place so it all boils down to common sense. More people need to use it!

[@fjamato]

You realize you gave those poor b@stards driving by heart attacks when you measured the road temp? They probably thought "oh no, a cop with his radar/laser speed gun...I'm so busted!!!" Lol!!!