[familyop]

"Do you know something I don’t, nascar? 4WD doesn’t help me at all on ice."

I drive on ice over mountain passes 5-6 months of each year (real mountains). Real four-wheel drive (not so-called all-wheel drive), adds much to stability and control on ice over two-wheel drive. I often drive 65 mph on iced, two-lane highways with directional tread tires made for four-wheel drives on ice and snow, when many of the vehicles from cities are in ditches and canyons.

Hardened ice dunes on uncleared roads can sometimes be driven over with a very lightweight four-wheel drive vehicle (must have rollover protection, tools for vehicle extraction, much water and good extreme cold weather gear including goggles).

[KGeorge]

0.0 Well, there’s a pucker factor. lol I discovered that 4WD wasn’t real effective going *way* downhill on ice when visiting a friend in Austin. Thankfully, I was creeping in the first place because I had to turn into a driveway. It still took a full block to stop enough to turn & I barely made it. Put the fear in me.

The last ice storm I drove in was on I10 coming back from the Hill Country on an insurance claim a few years ago. That was in a 2 WD Xterra. Not fun, either, but nothing too hairy.

I try to just stay home (& keep DH at home, too). lol All this talk of ice ages is creepin me out. But it’s good to know JIC. I’m back in a Jeep now. (geez. & I was thinking sand & sunshine)