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SidDithers

(44,333 posts) Mon Dec 5, 2016, 05:11 PM Dec 2016

Bus + Police Car + Salt Truck + Icy Hill equals Bad combination...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-beaver-hall-snow-slippery-1.3881744?cmp=rss

Snow and ice in Montreal today. Check out the video at link.
Slo-mo slip and slide. Crazy stuff.

Edit: embedded video here

Sid

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Bus + Police Car + Salt Truck + Icy Hill equals Bad combination... (Original Post) SidDithers Dec 2016 OP

the bus brought 3 cars into the accident. only two had crashed until the bus Liberal_in_LA Dec 2016 #1

The snowplow had a spreader in the back -- should have backed down the hill. FarCenter Dec 2016 #2

Been there--not Montreal--but sliding on ice. Not fun. mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #3

When it sporadically snows in Seattle, lots of fun videos result because of all the hills. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2016 #4

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

1. the bus brought 3 cars into the accident. only two had crashed until the bus

Reply to SidDithers (Original post)

Mon Dec 5, 2016, 05:15 PM

Dec 2016

slid into the first 2 and 3 more.

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)

2. The snowplow had a spreader in the back -- should have backed down the hill.

Reply to SidDithers (Original post)

Mon Dec 5, 2016, 06:21 PM

Dec 2016

mnhtnbb

(33,500 posts)

3. Been there--not Montreal--but sliding on ice. Not fun.

Reply to SidDithers (Original post)

Mon Dec 5, 2016, 06:26 PM

Dec 2016

Did a 360 into a curb one time when we were living in St. Joseph, MO. Fortunately going very slowly and no kids in the car.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,175 posts)

4. When it sporadically snows in Seattle, lots of fun videos result because of all the hills.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 5, 2016, 07:54 PM

Dec 2016

Twas fun....years ago...when my tolerance for cold was much higher.

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