I-80 in Wyoming & winter weather driving with semi truck accidents
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As a member of the WHP I just want to say thank you to you and all of the truck drivers out there. You’re out there 7 days a week 365 days a year in all kinds of weather conditions. Drive safely and thank you again.....one more thing. I see some comments criticizing your driving. You are fine. If other drivers want to pass you that’s fine. You have your 4 ways on you can drive at whatever speed you think is safe.
i take the train - only fools drive in snow
Sir, as you’re a member of the WHP I know what you men & women have to deal with especially in the winter season. I’ve been driving big trucks for over 20 years and I want to take this opportunity to say “Thank you, for all that you do.” I know how difficult your job is and the risks and sacrifices you make. Thank you! You are appreciated more than you know. God bless you.
I'll never forget what my trainer said a few years back .." slow always wins"
My trainer said "The easiest way to lose time is to speed".
If i'm passing everyone and no one is passing me, logic should tell me I'm way to fast!
And if it’s 7 pm yet you’re the only driver on the road....just saying
Taking 6 Shots of 60ml Hard whiskey after i'm gonna Do Drive the car like a fighter jet on indian roads Brother🙏🏻💐
Or if you see two or more cars in the ditch over a couple miles for no obvious reason there must be icy patches.
I've had more guys on the radio bitch at me for going to slow in the snow and ice but since 1972 I've never put one in the ditch - I'll just keep going slow
Drive to conditions , not because some cowboy races down the highway.
he'll yeah. same here driver. you can never drive to slow on slick roads.
How slow do you go? 15mph
Those yahoos need to be careful for driving in a snow storm like this one
Truck drivers deserve alot of credit for driving in these harsh conditions. To deliver goods so we can buy them at the stores. Thank you for what you do.
li've driven in Wisconsin in storms, blizzards for a lot of years and I learned a couple of things, when the weather is really bad don't drive in it unless you have to, don't tailgate[ actually never tail gate] drive slowly. I can say this through my years of driving experiences. It's always best to be safe. Everyone be as safe as you can, plus if you have GOD you have a lot of help. I ask him for traveling mercy and safety every day.
AMEN 😊
amen from someone in england
we take light rail or subway - no one in their right mind drives in the snow
Let me put it this way. On I-80 in Wildoming snow, wind, etc. Guy passes me and gets on the CB: "Whatsamatter McLane, you chicken?" I replied that yes, I was chicken. So he says "OK well see you later." Later came in less than 5 miles and there he is stuck in the median. So I give him a shout to see if he's injured. Says he's fine so I kept going. He gets on the CB "Ain't you gonna stop and help me?" I told him I could not stop because I was chicken.
Good for you. Maybe he got the message.
chris reed , everybody’s heard that story before, been hearing it since 1992.
Always watch out for the idiots that think they know what they’re doing.
😂😂
Good job.
Shut up stupid.
Since I blew my shoulder out and have had 3 failed surgeries to repair it I had to retire from the road at the age of 48. I remember about 5 yrs ago coming East on 80 in Nebraska when we had the huge ice/snow storm. You remember... The one where EVERY state in this country got snow. I was empty. It was already sleeting and I was dealing with a cross wind. Had no where to park and could not park at customer. I was doing about 15 mph. Came up on an over pass and kept the speed constant. The over pass was wet. Man the steers hit the other side of the over pass and the ride began. The Werner Truck behind me gave me enough room. He said that I looked like a snake moving on the interstate. I finally gained control and slowly moved to the shoulder and let the rumble strips bring me to a stop. Never saw Werner pass me. It scared me so bad that I threw up. Thank God for my 5 gallon bucket I kept as a trash can. Once I gained my composure I slowly got back out and shut it down at the next Truck Stop. It took me 3 hrs to get from Kerney, NE to Grand Island, NE. Once I got there I had to shut down for 3 days (Company forced). The Werner driver never left me though. Once we were parked I bought the man and his wife dinner. I was a 12 year Veteran of the road when this happened.. It kills me to see these Super Truckers fly in this crap. They know better yet when they end up in the ditch like this they wanna blame the 4-wheeler. I follow several rules in this weather: If its bad enough for me to chain up then its bad enough for me to park it. Never challenge Mother Nature because in the end you are gonna lose. When the snow flies no one rides. Absolutely no trainees in my truck in the winter. If I am late with the load due to a snow storm then just think how bad they are really gonna want to take it off the trailer when I get it there.
I am from Michigan and I hate driving in the winter. I stay home unless absolutely necessary .. especially at the start of the winter when everyone is learning how to drive in it again. I have a full sized pickup 4x4 and I still drive like a little old lady. I CAN'T IMAGINE having to drive a rig in that shit. I would be blowing chunks too if I lost control of my rig like you did. Not a put down, just saying!
Michigan winter night merge I call it the 5 mph state
@@bigthunder2860 LMAO .. how right you are!
MrRadar1967 , Thank you for your years of service. There aren’t enough thanks for the times you pushed through and the unwitting lives you saved by being a professional. Thanks again Driver.
I did over a million miles over the years and was saved more more times than I could count by maintaining at all times a safe following distances, with a greater distances the worse the road surface conditions became. I never stopped for black ice, snow, or rain. I was usually all alone under such circumstances anyways, and even then always kept at least 1200 feet in front of me at all times. If that distances was violated I immediately let off the brakes until regained my required distance of 1200 feet or moved to the left lane. If visibility was low I would always drop my speed to the distance I could see. If I could see only 20 feet then I went slow enough to stop within 20 feet. I always assumed while driving on black ice that I had no brakes!
I never got close to an accident keeping those rules under those conditions with over a million miles of driving over a 10 year period! To me all other safety rules were secondary tho those principles. I was always disgusted that those rules weren't emphasized in all the driving schools for 4 wheelers I attended and especially the truck driving schools twice!
Went through my first snowstorm leaving Cheyenne headed east. I was driving SLOW shaking like a leaf. 22 years old from southeast Texas. Never been in weather like that. Billy Big Rig flies past me hollering on the C.B. to follow him. I didn't. Another driver said I was doing good. Looked in my mirror and saw a line of headlights behind me. Passed Billy Big Rig sitting in a ditch a few miles down.
WOW ! You have a C.B. ... ?!?!?!!!? Way to hang !!! There May be hope yet . .. . ...
Having been a master instructor for the CDL-A in the Air Force and our deployment shelters were multi-million dollar facilities. It amazes me that some drivers think they get better over the years and can drive faster. I used to tell all my students in the classroom that we cannot afford accidents and getting to the destination was priority #1. You cannot change physics and get anywhere faster by using experience to minimize risk. I would also tell them that there is no such thing as driving thru town fast. You take your time to get out on the open road and never, ever be in a hurry. You cannot shrink your truck, you cannot control the weather and you cannot change the road conditions or anticipate other drivers. Trucks are not for speed and they are death machines when not operated properly. For all you truck drivers who drive professionally, I salute you. You save lives, even without realizing it. A shout out to the troopers, as well. They have to deal with the cold, the wind, and the ugly situations when someone gets stupid, both trucks and cars alike. My dad was a trooper and I know he dealt with a lot of horrible accidents because people just did not think very well.
Your video got more views than the intire population of Wyoming
I drove for 32 years As a professional driver in all kinds of snowstorms, you have to respect the weather I’ve never been in a ditch.
Some people Never learn fast is not always the best .when I was driving I always took it slow on that stuff .it may take a tad longer but you will get there Be safe out there.
How slow do you go
Helloo Larry
I was trained how to drive in all types of weather as a former EMT working on an ambulance. I had no idea that I would have drive under these extreme conditions in North Central TX to rescue my wife and daughter when my brother-in-laws four wheeler broke down. Normally the drive 🚗 would only take one hour but that day it took 3 1/2 hours to safely drive with no accidents.
One of the biggest problems I have seen in situations like this is that there are always people who drive too fast, and people who drive too slow. In snowy situations, I have driven slower than a lot of drivers, but faster than a lot of drivers. Out of over 20 years of driving, with quite a bit in snowy conditions, I hadn't had an accident yet. I get the feel for the road to know how fast I can go, because I know if i go too fast, I'm sliding. If I go to slow, I'm causing an accident also. If I find that I'm too uncomfortable to go the speed that is in the middle, I find a place to stop and will not move again until I thought it was safe to do so.
I appreciate your safety conscious attitude...Thank You.
Been there, done that. Ran this road between Denver and Salt Lake 3 times each way a week for many years; running doubles with single drive axle tractors. This ain't bad, At least you can see. The wind thru here can really blow. I-25 can also get real bad over around Chugwater. Drive safe truckers.
Interstate 80 in Wyoming was one of my most interesting drives during Spring Break 2021. I got my Tahoe stuck in the snow off of a country road near Elk Mountain. What an experience.
I remember as a teen in the 70’s that everyone had a cb. Why isn’t it required for all semi’s? So sad
@@lisaqmoon1 cellphones kinda took over, I kept both at hand since police and sheriff's monitor some cb traffic
Driving in the winter is an art form all in itself. They should teach it in school.
I ran I 80 going west on a regular basis and always saw rigs jack knifed during the winter. It becomes a ice road then and demands respect. I see nothing has changed. Retired in z021 and don't miss it!!
Drove many winters across I-80 Wyoming. I didn't care if it took me 5 days to get across. I will tell any employer, if you want to drive it, come get it. This happened this year in Texas: the roads iced over and told my employer I refuse to drive. They sent somebody to pick up my load. Hour later, my load I did have was jack knifed in the ditch. They asked if I could go get the load and I said no, the driver you sent who took it from me doing just fine with the load.
Oh how I miss drivin sometimes..... then I wake up....
SLOW Down especially in bad weather.....go Steve go!
Hellooooo Marianna Texas 🖐🖐
I've driven 80 and Snow Chi Mihn many times (I grew up in WY). This brings back not so fond memories.
Daughter is new Trucker. Going to send her this.
Being an over-the-road driver best rule of thumb be safe, be courteous, keep the left door shut and the wheels turning!!!!
When in snow and ice SLOW DOWN or stay home.
Duh, so much common sense for dummies.
@@beshellagant Winter was a freaking mess, these drivers are balls to the walls and no common sense. They cant figure out why they're in the ditch or running over a car or worse
Not all truck drivers are professional drivers.
Not all drivers should be called truck drivers., point of fact...the trucker is a dieing bread....
@@TWOSU_NEWS I`m not a trucker, but the majority of accidents I see, and bad drivers, are those not American. I`m sure you know the ones I`m talking about.
Very true Rick!
robert moir really? How, exactly, are you making that judgement call?
@@xrilander 🤣🤣
The average truck driver doesn’t have enough experience to drive in these conditions and corporate America doesn’t give a shit either.
I've been at it over 30 years and still don't drive in that mess. Not because I can't, because others can't, and I hate walking in the cold. So I get off the road until road conditions improve.
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should be against the labor law codes...
Exactly right Ken...
because others can't
@@gmc5426 That C used to be a D and that was a long time ago. It's a rolling prison now if you drive for a mega carrier, I don't know how people eat on them checks.
These "Super-Trucker" types never stay employed long. Put the pedal down on ice and it's only a matter of time before your number comes up.
i park .dont drive in it..if the company dont like it too bad..
Actually the companies don't mind, they prefer their freight at the dock, not all over the ditch. I always parked and shot ops. a message why. They always replied let us know when you start moving with an updated ETA.
Rays OffRoad Videos I don’t mind getting late packages if it saves a life.
Me too. Im a chicken, some semi drivers drive way too fast for conditions
Good luck with that "park" strategy. Some states in the mountain west you might park for two weeks. That's not at home, that's sitting in your truck freezing your ass off. Damn fair weather truckers; I"ve always had jobs where you HAD to go; groceries etc.
@@LeFraudHasChokedInSIXFinals Tough guy over here had to get groceries. So brave.
these days I don't even trust the majority of drivers out here on a good day, so I absolutely refuse to drive and shit weather anymore., Fire my ass I don't care!
My sentiments exactly. I'm not going to work this morning due to a snowstorm and will probably get fired. Its not worth the risk. I'm a careful driver, but its the idiots around me that insist on going 70-80 mph weaving in and out of traffic during a snowstorm
We admire your common sense style. Another great video.blessings to you and yours.
Yes sir take your time I-80 in Wyoming is nuth to play with in the winter you guys b safe out there. I'm stuck in California at the moment....keep sunnyside up...
This is practically in my back yard. I've lived on I-80 for 20 years. Clue....if the natives aren't on the road, it's probably because we know better! My husband was a Wyoming Trucker turned Heavy Duty Wrecker Operator. It is almost always out-of-state Super Truckers that can think they can drive thru anything!
+Theresa Lush I think authorities play big role here for no closing those roads on those weather conditions, they need to close, then give it maintenance (snow plow, salt) , the reopen and set low speed limits depending on weather
+camacho2 Let's think about this in multiple ways. And we'll start with the blatantly obvious "It's their fault so nobody should pay attention to the road or use their own judgement on safety matters"
How about when the beach isn't closed but you didnt wear sunscreen?
How about when you are legally able to purchase a firearm but you shot yourself in the foot?
How about when ...
Stephen Black
Being that the case, then we should not have any form of government..anarchy yaii
+camacho2 What does anyone's government now or in the history of mankind have to with each intelligent person's own responsibility and personal judgement? True, many people are foolish and ignorant... but why are you needing the government in place of personal responsibility and better judgement?
Stephen Black
The bridge has collapsed, but, there is no need for a sign...
If a truck passes you on 80 in Wyoming on a snowy day, you can bet you'll probably see them again real soon,
Now that spring has come people don't have to self destruct,,, it's like a miracle that makes cars drivable.
I would have parked it for sure!!! Because it's always the other drivers that screw good drivers up!
He's got it right! These idiots all got what they had coming to them! I don't feel sorry for anyone who wrecks their vehicle because they are driving too fast for the conditions. I only feel sorry for the innocent people they hurt in the process!
the worst are the bull haulers.they drive way to fast year round.theyre so worried that critter is going to lose a pound or 2.if I was in charge of a meet packing plant id rather get a cow or pig delivered to me that's a couple pounds lighter than laying dead on the road.
Ok first lets say your in a semi truck and your going slow on the snowy highway then theres a pile up ahead of you and you stop without hitting no trucks or cars then there was a semi truck that was going fast that was behind you this is the point when you get hit by the semi truck behind you and into the pile of cars and trucks wont you think you should like not go to slow where theres idiots going fast and hitting you in the back of the car/truck think about it.
well for starters,that truck behind me should not be driving fast in those conditions,if I'm going slow and can safely stop,but the truck behind me is going fast and cant stop,then its his fault.
Javon Jefferson : What kind of fucked up logic is that? That's what two lanes running in the same direction are for! Get in the left lane!
MrJayteach
That stretch is a hotspot for black ice & ground blizzards due to high winds. Ran acrossed there for years.
Thanx for the video! You seem to be a prudent driver. The video was educational. Safe roads to everyone!
That my wrecker. The last one in the video.
In Washington state, the other side of the country, we have a space between Ellensburg and Spokane that you only drive in the winter if you are experienced enough to know when to pull over and call it a day. Just because it's flat doesn't mean you have more sight then hill sides. If it's snowing, you better know how to handle the conditions. We quit driving to Idaho every Xmas after my parents came across a wreck with the driver dead and the wife very drunk and badly hurt. Turned out she slapped him across the face while they were driving because she was mad at him. My dad called it quits after that and we were driving in a f250 truck with dual gas tanks and a lift because it was originally made for a woman who halls clidedales for a living. I'll never forget going across snowqualmie pass. Snow just like this, they actually had it shit down on both sides of the past, one car was let through at a time. They were given a time to reach the other side and license plate and head count as well as identification was written down for everyone in the car. They told my dad, your lucky your in this truck or I'd tell you to go back home. Problem was our home was on the west side of the cascade mountains. He sent us on our way, only vehicle on the pass, which ment if we wrecked no one was coming for a 30 mins. We made it but two cars behind us didn't make it and took a guard rail out. It ended up completely shutting the pass down for hours because of it.
I've been on this road before. I took the exit through Dayton and went to Burgess junction and worked at the Bear Lodge. Sometimes they have to shut the road completely down. Snow flies in the mountains out west and if you are on a mountain top, you have to stay there. Nobody in, or out, until they get the road clean. With a mountain storm, it might be a couple of days. Plan your trip accordingly.
When driving on ice like that on a windy day, the wind will blow you clear off the road if you are doing anything more than a crawl speed. Sometimes even fully stopped, the wind will still push you sideways clear off of the road and into the ditch. With icy roads and high winds, the slower you drive, the less chance there is that you will go off into the ditch.
There is NO load worth dying for. I always told my dispatcher that I would do my best to be on time but for whenever I got to my destination the liaf would be 2 seconds behind me and if he didn't like that he could take my keys and do it himself.
That's smart and I would feel the same way even though I'm in nursing lol
I don't miss those days I used to be a truck driver myself till I retired
In the 1970's I was southbound on I-75 heading towards Toledo from Detroit in a single axle Mack R model. The road was so rough with frozen slush I was down to maybe 20 mph. A guy passes me in an Astro cabover just before an overpass. Next thing he is jackknifed looking backwards at me still going probably 50 mph. Lucky for him he only took out some fence and ended up in a field. SLOW DOWN !!!
I believe some of it certainly is people driving to fast because they're impatient. However I've worked for a company where safety was second only to urgency. You have to get there yesterday! There is NO REASON you should be so far behind! I literally had a boss tell me to drive quickly yet (somehow) safely in a storm just like this. I said sure thing and drove slowly anyways due to the inclement weather and wound up getting my ass chewed out for arriving three and a half hours late. To me the important thing would have been that I arrived alive! needless to say I left that company.
Yeah, so you got there 3 hours late--the guys in this video didn't get there at all, PLUS thousands in damage and towing
Most don't understand why, but we do. That being said, glad you are still with us and you kept your head and did what was right anyways.
Every company I worked for, when I was hired I told them that my priorities are: 1) safety; 2) care for the equipment [truck/trailer]; and LAST) speed (meeting an unrealistic deadline). Oh, I always strove to meet the delivery time, but if weather was bad, or there were other circumstances, well, the customer will be happy to get the product when I get there. Luckily, I wasn't driving for a general freight company, where delivery schedules are paramount.
Good for you !! Some people do not know the dangers of driving in bad weather.
Keep up to great work on the videos
slow, safety, and steady is the best..
RealBeautiful Beauty
In 2012 I finally decided to retire after 33+ years of driving, 18+ OTR. Due to coming over a rise, overpass, found black ice, vehicles and trucks all over the place and I flipped my truck and trailer west of Rawlins
Driver, I really like your monologue & your driving on here ... Alert, aware, but staying loose. Good job.
I've been all over the U.S and Canada and for some reason Wyoming is my favorite place.Hope they keep it a secret because it's great not being surrounded by people (Half of them looking like they are zombies from The Walking Dead)
Wyoming nice
Lol
Hello Trev
I drove a big rig thru 70s and 80s running the 48 and hauling garbage to all the markets on the east coast back than we all ran radio we were a tight group today alot of drivers rely on a cell phone to alert them on a 1033 and the rest don't speak English
Know your post is a yr old but amen to that....I hauled a little of everything coast to coast 87-91 until i had 3 guns stuff in my face ... "don't be stupid and you'll see tomorrow" stuffed me in the sleeper duct taped my eye 3hrs later (from time they jumped me to time I called sheriff's) "you are free to go" ...(took me awhile to get the heck free ).... all for a load of wrapping paper.. instead of the furs I should have got but due to electrical problems with the lights they switched me...and they wondered why I told them to stick their job when I was asked "did they get the load"..went home to my 2yr old son and wife.
In my long hauling days they drove like bats out h**l on snow covered I-80..3yrs ago wife and I drove from NC to Idaho to surprise entire family for Christmas...and they still drive like idiots...
I'm only 59 but I ran Montana and wyoming before the interstates were finished I can't imagine the traffic they have now on the old roads I remember not seeing another vehicle for hours
When you're out west, DOT will tell you to stay on the interstates in the winter. Due to safety, when blizzards come in, many other routes don't even have shoulders. Go DOT. No place to park in whiteouts. No truckstops on these routes.
Speed Kills ! Slow Down People ! And Be Smart, Turn Your Lights On When Driving In Snow Or Rain. Drive with your Full Lights On, Not just running lights because they only light up the front of some cars. With full lights on It will turn on all lights in your car including the rear ones, that way people coming up from behind you may see you somewhat better. Just my opinion and Please Buckle Up and don't exit car until safe to do so. I have lived In a snow state for 55 Years so I think my advice could help someone i hope.
Amen to that, I've seen son-of-a-guns driving around at night on freeways with no headlights or tail lights (not even their parking lights or side markers on) on ar all and they get PO'ed if you don't see them.
@@billdang3953 Very true and sad also.
Couldn't agree with everything more. Recently I heard a trucker interviewed on news who came upon a pileup who said same as you....'half these trucks passed me going way too fast for conditions'.
Ahhhhh Wyoming in the winter... so much fun and damn it's almost here again... winter on the road is almost enough to make you wish for global warming. One of these days I'll find that gig just running southern California Arizona and maybe a little Nevada or just an I-10 coast to coast run, yeah once and a while you get some ice in Texas and New Mexico but nothing like Wyoming. In another year out here I'll have 30 years in, and believe me i've have done my share of winter driving, and every year it seems like those on the road are getting worse and worse at driving in it and there's just too much aggravation that goes along with it now so i'd rather not deal with it anymore. I'd much rather stay home thru January sitting by the pool and watching the weather channel to see what everyone else is out there dealing with as I fall asleep on my nice comfy couch, lol.
I agree... Sensible driving increases your chance of survival.
I'm retired with 3 million miles behind me and I've always said when road conditions is like this it is the state fault for all accidents. Just shut down the road save lives product and equipment.
I-80 in the winter on a semi is a fun ride
Awesome Video!🎥
@waldoisintreal you are so right. I'm a 12 year truck driver with well over 1 million creeping up on 2 million miles and I hate when these hardcore truck drivers say Oh this is good ice to run on. .. It's not that it ain't safe AT THAT SECOND it's 2 miles ahead of you that you can't see that you might need your breaks and you don't have them all due to how fast your running.. Top job to that 2nd abf driver on i94 that did stop before that massive pile up and the reason he did. . He was creeping when he seen the accident and was able to safely stop. Not end someone's short life. God bless
The secret is this, to not look at what the vehicle in front of you is doing but what the vehicles in front of them are doing. Then you see it coming way ahead of time. I don't get why people bunch up when it's shitty out. You'll get in trouble every time.
Just goes to show you that no matter where you are, what the weathers like, there's always those idiots that just won't slow down.
You nailed driver, just slow down, everything will be there when you get there.
Watching the speed of the trucks going the other way it's no wonder there are accidents. They are crazy.
Remember the first will always be last! Like the man said Slow down!
Hello Henry
I love the video
I notice I’m driving in terrible conditions. It’s just 7 pm and no one else is out here....get the clue drivers! Put pieces together!
I white knuckle it until I get home. And I just drive a car. 😂
They won't learn their lessons from this. Stupid people will keep doing stupid things.
Slow and steady when the weather flies...Arrive alive!
This guy has a terrific memory and several speeding tickets I bet.
Reminded of this one time going up to Fort McMurray after a storm. I come up and around a bend and I see this rig inexplicably sitting upright axle deep in the snow about 40 or so feet off the side of the road, "Hmmmm" I said to myself as I looked at the driver checking his truck. I looked up and about another 100 feet ahead is this moose standing there looking at the rig none too impressed. "Ahhh" I see ….
3:03 I had a similar experience a couple weeks ago in northern Oregon, except it was a ford explorer and it wound up all bawled up in a field.
I simply cannot wait until they put those autonomous freighters on the highway.
Driverless semis...
Trucks that drive themselves...
Got no human in the cab...
Robot drivers...
I'll find me a nice spot overlooking I-80, put up a heated tent, and charge admission...
I'll make a lot of money...
Don't anybody steal my idea...
That's the dumbest thing I have heard, if you aren't joking
Priceless lmao... Kinda like doing heavy-haul without drivers... Or running the lease roads in the Bakken where the ice changes throughout the day. Yep, this'll be a moneymaker! LOL
@@johnniewelbornjr.8940 ahhh you’ve spent some time up near Williston too?
@@corycarson88 Yes, a Watford resident until the boom crashed hard in '16, now residing in Casper hauling blades and heavy-haul.
@@johnniewelbornjr.8940 ahhh Watford City, I remember it well. I hauled many barrels of oil from just a few miles from the Canadian border all the way to as far south as the I-94/Dickinson. I got lots of good experience up there, believe it or not I miss it sometimes....and most times I don’t😆. Good people up there though, I made lots of new friends.
I agree with ya....slow down.......but you gotta notice there's a 'four wheeler' in each accident. Can't help but wonder what part they played...
I80 IF THE WIND DON'T GET YOU THE ICE no plowing will
you captured a winter storm well
Just subscribed...I know this is an old video but the accidents in winter are scary as hell. At 6:15 am on 12/1/2006 I totaled my car on black ice (we were only doing 20 mph). I was in the passing lane on US 31 with a big truck along side me. We were going under an overpass and there was an exit/entrance just on the other side of it to get off onto I-96 east bound & on to 31 Southbound. A guy ahead of the big truck moved into my lane to let the person on who was entering but obviously didn't check his mirror first. He slid on the ice and went sideways into the cement divider wall and as soon as I touched my brakes, I did the same and slid into him with my passenger side up against his drivers side. A car following behind me swerved to the right and clipped my back quarter panel. I pulled out my cell phone & called 911. I had enough time to tell the dispatcher who I was, where I was and what happened when I saw headlights coming right at me. A car flying way too fast for conditions was trying to get around everyone and he t-boned me. That spun me around twice and flung me off the other side of the highway. My poor car was totaled. I now am disabled with severe muscle spasms in my back that NOTHING has fixed or even helped. I wish I'd stayed home that day instead of trying to make it to work!! NO JOB is worth killing yourself for.
Meanwhile, despite seeing the carnage on this side of the highway, the truckers on the other side are absolutely flying. Incredible.
As much as I dislike truckers but that guy in the Chev pickup with camper mirrors wouldn't let the semi move over.
My company wouldn't even let us drive I-70 let alone I-80 from November to April, kinda surprised you guys were out there in that. Of course I can remember being laid up on an off-ramp 50 miles west of Laramie for half the day too.
I have always loved driving through Wyoming, all ways thinking it would be a great, beautiful place to live, but then realize I only go through it in late Spring and Summer. When I think about it in Winter, as this video shows, I am glad I live in California where I can complain that it is freezing out when the temperature hits the high 50's F.
THE CONSTANT WIND THERE WOULD DRIVE A NORMAL HUMAN BEING CRAZY IT NEVER STOPS ITS ALL YEAR ROUND, AND IN WINTER IT REALLY SUCKS OR SHOULD I SAY REALLY BLOWS... NICE PEOPLE IN LOTS OF WYOMING BUT THEIR NOT NORMAL THEY CAN'T BE... LOL I THINK THEY JUST DON'T KNOW THERE'S PLACES THESE WIND DON'T BLOW LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME.
Riding in a big rig is on my bucket list!
Yes the truck drivers are the best . Their Pros.
During the winter this is one of the worst routes to travel. I'd haul out of Iowa and run across I-90 and be on the west coast, pulling into Portland, when other trucks were still stopped in WY.
I used to live in Cheyenne as a home appliance tech. I had to go over that pass once or twice a week to service customers in Laramie in my little 1/2 ton Chevy van. Even slow and steady doesn't guarantee a safe trip. High winds sometimes pushed me sideways out of my lane. Idiots who drive too fast deserve what they get. Problem is they don't always just take themselves out. I had a tucker tailgating me down the steep winding Laramie end of that pass. It was "snotty" ice. The road banks a bit, and my van, being in 1st gear slowing me down, caused the rear wheels to drag too much and I started sliding the rear end and was driving 45 degrees down that hill..., the trucker tailgating me finally backed off and gave me room. They closed that pass and the other route back to Cheyenne cutting over south to I 15. I had to get a hotel for the night.
History repeated itself last night on I-80!
Gotta love them four wheelers...never let a truck in, but always want to cut in front of the truck
Nice POINT MAN " SLOW DOWN DON'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE THINK ITS A RACE OUT HERE". I drive myself as a fifth-wheel hauler for Dealerships and Auctioning and passing threw any part of the Rockies between November - April can be chaos, people think because they have 4 wheel drive they are invincible,some truckers have a habit of the weight they have behind them on ice think that they call haul-balls, I have crashed once on ice after that I changed my perspective to driving in it because life is valuable
On I-80 tonight. Parked early before dark. 2/13/21 .
Load has time, no rush.
I've driven that in winter, and gave it the nickname of Earth's hemorrhoid for good reason.
This is why I Love Driving a Log Truck in Florida.....el No Snow and Ice!
My father was a truck driver and he said slow always wins.
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Some of these guys drive so fast in fog, even throw a mountain pass. I was a kid coming home from state of Washington after my grandmother died in 1983. We going home to Parker when we took the highway from Bakersfield to Barstow.on highway 58. It was night time at the pass between the 2 cities, and the fog was so thick. We had several trucks barreled down us from behind since my dad wanted to go slow and careful. Those truck drivers did not. I am surprised that they did not wrecked in the fog.
I was truck driver in USA for Yeas, i now this situation, everbody run very fast for this time, must slow down!