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KosherNazi t1_j9s93pu wrote

I left Boston for Maine at 5pm today... worst drive i've ever had in my life. Cold as hell yet somehow still drizzling, not snow, so the windshield kept icing up. So cold that the defroster couldn't keep the whole windshield ice-free unless i turned the thermostat to 90. And then salt... i went through a whole gallon of wiper fluid. And then my damn headlights iced over. And that's before we even get to the other drivers. Holy shit.

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sordidcandles t1_j9st1v6 wrote

Glad you made it there safely! I once drove from Boston to Bangor in an icy blizzard several years ago, a four hour trip took me about eight hours because I had to go 15 mph and everyone was sliding everywhere. That drive is terrible in bad weather.

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snowman4444 t1_j9su9km wrote

Yes. Why would someone, in this weather, get in the hammer lane and drive next to someone without passing them. There are only 5 cars within 3mi 🙄

Just came up 93n with the defrosters on max and the back windows down the cabin under 90deg. Had to stop twice to defrost the wipers. Also ran out of washer fluid. Nasty.

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binboston t1_j9ukqwb wrote

Cracked my windshield on my drive north last night. The combo of the constant freezing and my defroster blasting.

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kineaks t1_j9wme5k wrote

Uhhh ok guys, it was a minor ice storm

Canada does this every day with the cold temps btw - their windshields don’t crack

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Kodiak01 t1_j9tdrfj wrote

> Cold as hell yet somehow still drizzling, not snow, so the windshield kept icing up. So cold that the defroster couldn't keep the whole windshield ice-free unless i turned the thermostat to 90.

This is when heated wiper blades are a godsend.

>And then salt... i went through a whole gallon of wiper fluid.

If it's New England, should always have an extra jug in the trunk regardless.

>And then my damn headlights iced over.

This is the biggest downside to LED headlamps; just like the LED traffic signals that get caked with snow, LED headlamps lack that little bit of warmth that comes off of a halogen bulb which keeps things clear.

Thankfully, there are some ways to fix that depending on your vehicle. For example, if your vehicle uses the old school 4x6, 5x7 or 7" round lamps, you can get heated LED units. These are very popular in trucking applications and permanently solve the problem of icing over. I have several large refuse customers that use these and love them.

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BrokedownAlice69 t1_j9tcak0 wrote

You will get used to it. I’ve been driving around here for 18 year and don’t take unnecessary risks. If I can work from home or call out of work, I will. Not worth risking your life.

I’ve driven through plenty of big snow storms in. Honda Civic and these are mostly fine. What is super dangerous is ice. It can happen so fast too, which is why if there is ice in the forecast I’ll avoid driving at all costs .

Just learn your limits in snowstorms and take my advice about ice. Practice driving in hilly areas in snowstorms if you are really uncomfortable. You can rip some donuts for the hell of it. That’s how he learned how to drive in storms growing up

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