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LifeIzBeautiful t1_iza87e0 wrote
No to both. The weather is actually warmer than usual and you can really jack up your car if you hit a snow-hidden pothole.
Most_Expert_8080 t1_iza8ur2 wrote
Holy shit you mean the road was wet when it was raining? You had to slow down your Audi all the way down to the speed limit? Are you ok? Need a kiss?
phoebe7439 t1_izabpvz wrote
Five time better than roads in Massachusetts, that's for sure
CalicoFlannel t1_izacyj6 wrote
Puddles are easy to hydroplane on when you are going at high speeds. This is especially true if you have snow tires, which do very poorly in wet conditions. Please slow down and drive safely.
JerryKook t1_izaeae1 wrote
> This is especially true if you have snow tires, which do very poorly in wet conditions.
never heard this before. Do you have a source?
cmh413 t1_izaeia6 wrote
I was actually going 40 in a 55 while having these issues. Just felt unlike anything I’ve experienced in my 100k or so miles of driving since I got my license.
cmh413 t1_izaeptz wrote
I was relegated to going 35-40 in a 55 and still having issues with the water. Just curious if it’s standard not to grade state highways here.
cmh413 t1_izaev2u wrote
I do have my snow-hybrids on, I just came down from Montreal before heading here! Astute observation.
cmh413 t1_izaf4g5 wrote
I actually do know the answer here, I forgot I had my snows on; Snow tires drag more in warmer conditions, as the tires are meant to stay softer in colder temps, so they get extra soft compared to summer tires when it warms up.
quote; Icyroadsafety.com
“Since winter tires are made of softer rubber compounds, they are noticeably "squishy" during warm weather. This effect is really pronounced when temperatures rise above 50°F - it feels similar to the steering linkage being a little loose, especially at highway speeds. You can feel the car "wobble" during harder turns and cornering. The softer material means that winter tires will wear very fast in warm weather - you definitely don't want to leave them on very long once spring arrives.”
cmh413 t1_izafsiu wrote
I’ve never had to yield to half the speed limit because of rain when it’s 45 degrees, no.
RareAlphaSigmaMale t1_izaftx0 wrote
Yeah man I was driving my 2022 Lamborghini Huracán V10 with all-wheel drive and had to slow down when it rained and I got so mad I went home and punched a hole int he drywall and told my mom to shut up. it must be the roads fault because in Hollywood, where I normally drive, the roads arent like this.
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Nutmegdog1959 t1_izag7ll wrote
Grade them? WTF, we just PAVED them last year!
Crushproofx t1_izag9yc wrote
Dudes from Massachusetts be like
cmh413 t1_izaga5x wrote
Got a good chuckle. I didn’t mean to sound pretentious, i really just haven’t experienced anything like this. I plow for DOT, given that’s with a 2500 on meaty tires, I still feel like these roads have some major issues that are beyond the responsibility/awareness of the driver.
cmh413 t1_izagiaa wrote
Can confirm we are all this annoying
Most_Expert_8080 t1_izaguf3 wrote
I-91 is an interstate highway.
ChallengerShaker2014 t1_izagwex wrote
For some reason we don't pave our Interstates correctly. in other states they know there is a lot of heavy truck traffic so they account for that. Here somehow we just end up with ruts. It is like poor man's auto pilot sometimes as you can just sit in the rut and it will steer the car for miles.
JerryKook t1_izanmwe wrote
but the temps have been under 40F.
btwnmtns t1_izaodqc wrote
TIL how it’s easy to measure the depth of a puddle while driving 40mph through it
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