o_teunico Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Disco 2 in the ditch and police Freelander, snowing yesterday in Ourense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shackleton Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 That D2 is just on it's way offroad. It's just showing off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I used to live in Canada, so I love it when Britain or Europe get 1.1mm of snow and suddenly it's omg total chaos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Here in most of the UK, and in most of Spain, snow is such a rarity that we have little or no experience of driving in it and choose not to (OK, spend so little) have the machinery to deal with it on standby 364 days a year. When snow comes we are thrown into chaos not because we are idiots (though many drivers appear to be), but because it is not normal weather for us and we do not have the experience or tools to deal with it. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 Also inadecuate road rulings. In Spain snow tyres with studs are illegal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil110 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 1 hour ago, GBMUD said: Here in most of the UK, and in most of Spain, snow is such a rarity that we have little or no experience of driving in it and choose not to (OK, spend so little) have the machinery to deal with it on standby 364 days a year. When snow comes we are thrown into chaos not because we are idiots (though many drivers appear to be), but because it is not normal weather for us and we do not have the experience or tools to deal with it. Chris You end up in a situation like Luton airport had a few years ago when it was closed by a snowfall. It was the first snow they had experienced in 20 years. It makes no sense to have that much money tied up in equipment that is never used and TBH after 20 years of sitting idle probably wouldn't be of much use anyway. Round here there are some roads which are subject to significant snowfall and only vehicles fitted with chains are allowed to use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 February 2014, Alto da Forca in O'Courel, 3 metres of snow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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