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Slow-motion entertainment all night
Emergency crews are really blazing in to help.
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This happened back in 2010. Apparently no one was hurt. If this stormy winter weather keeps up, Seattle might see snow again. Brace yourself!
The full video is 5 minutes or so & is quite funny. Original sauce is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhZCyQ3emQg
Batmanstwin
haha the first one!
Flophole
Everything was going so well until the bus showed up.
TLUL
This pairs amazingly with The Blue Danube waltz
TheLostTargaryenBastard
WeeeeeeeeeeeeFUUUUUCCCCKK
TobyFromHumanResources
Maybe going to the top of the hill and stopping people would have been a better idea.
pistrisca
Could you imagine if it snowed in San Fransico?
Silliosophical
Dude. I lived there for 6 years. Even rain shuts shit down there.
Weedie89
As a bus driver this is my biggest fear
TimeAndMemeLordOfGallifrey
skinavish
Ice driving is a great spectator sport around here.
NoodleKeeper
People driving like crazy up here in Tacoma, hope it doesn't get that bad
atreyCosmosKing
It's all down hill from here
Keramane
I'm a Canadian living next to the University. This scene is my street every winter when the from-out-of-country students go driving.
Keramane
Well, "the same as my street", Image for proof: http://imgur.com/uQVnaRh
NSTM9
DEJA VU
EngineerDogIta
I've just been in this place before
serenityred
I hate that feeling. You have to just sit there until you stop...
FUkfaceVonClownstick
Somewhat Fast & Less Than Furious- Seattle Drift
DonaldTrumpsFlaccidHairpiece
Slow and Serious: Seattle Drift
Jusmar
*Tokyo drift theme in acoustic guitar played in a coffee shop off vinyl*
ISAIDGIT
This hurts because it's true..
LZYRMN
Seattle feeling our weather from vancouver I see.
ConductorOfTheStruggleTrain
LET GO OF THE BRAKE!!! PUMP THE BRAKES!!!! AGHAGHGHG IT IS SO AGGRAVATING WATCHING PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IN SNOW!
boxesoftacos
I live in Wisconsin and this is quite entertaining
k1drue
Someone should make these into doodles with the arms and eyes & shit
storysails
.
fuckyouyoufuckingfuckedupfuckingfuck
Doot
legacyweaver
For the love of god, yes please.
GoodEyeSniper1
dot
NurseLeeza
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lowfatheals
Please.
straightasanarrow
@op I live in Seattle!
zire720
Seattle!! I live here to!
Junktrunkjunkie
Snow really must be rare there... because that's like almost no snow and no one knows how to drive in it.
straightasanarrow
Once every couple years, mostly rain...
Sparklyparty
Lived in the Midwest and now PNW, the snow here is much different and very difficult to drive in. Super slippery all of the time.
netcrack2k
And where is that one quattro audi who is going up the hill like it simply doesn't care about the street being slippery?
RobotButt
Not too fast, still kinda furious
TwoHorndUnicorn
mrthroatwarblermangrove
The best part is that the people inside are probably all like "oh shit! FUCK! AHHHHHHHHH!!" As they slowly, gracefully spin out hahaha
neongraph
worst drifts i've ever seen, i don't think this fast and furious movie will do well at the box office
HotdogInTheHallway
Moved to Seattle over 2 yrs ago, walked outside today and almost broke my ass slipping on snow. I was not prepared
amop
P.S.A. dont hit the breaks dummy
amop
...at all, hit the gas and go out like the star u are, but na fr slow yourself down dont lock yourself up
CheapBeerAndBadDecisions
lol, lol, lol, lol, OH FUCK A BUS
recordsandpugs
Oh Queen Anne.
ItsNotWhatYouThoughtItWas
My reaction exactly
UnemployedReceptionist
Always waited for something like that to happen on my way to work, just to call the boss to say "you'll never guess what happened..."
informationaccount
4 buses. literally 4 freaking buses got stuck on an icy road all at once in Portland this week. Ice storms are seriously hilarious.
McGreed
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.... *gasp* ARRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
degenerator
And then a firetruck. Was that on account of my mixtape or yours?
Jamerperson
There were a few if those accordion buses that did the same thing
Pikkupanda
HydraNova
it is all fun and giggles until the bus slide down
LikeTotallyNotTheNSA
A heavy has entered the game.
DoctorWhatsMyNameAgain
One of my friends told me about this at the time! She was on one of those buses!. Haha. Now I live in Seattle. This snow wasn't that bad.
Thorbane
Not a lot of snow, but look at the road surface. It's ice.
DecorativeCacti
I love in the PNW and during the storm this video is from I couldn't leave the house because of downed trees. Boss thought I was lying :/
primetyme04
GET OFF THE BREAKS!!!! IF YOU START SLIDING AND LOCK YOUR BREAKS YOU LOSE YOUR STEERING..PUMP AND STEER
Motionmist
Turn into the slide and try not to hit the breaks.
cogs
*Brakes, and on a solid sheet of ice it makes no difference. There's essentially no traction to be had.
Floozy
So much this. How nobody seems to know this? How are people allowed to drive if they don't know how to control a vehicle?
capricornstunner
I live in San Diego and spun out in the rain one time and almost lost my life. Thinking of moving to Mexico
Itanu
Well as someone who lives in australia, if I moved to someplace where this happened I would probably have been blindsided by it completely.
gingerloaf
it's way harder when on a hill tho. I live on a steep one and when you're going 15-20with no control it's hard to try for 30 with no control
cogs
The friction coefficient of ice is half that of snow, and only 11% of wet asphalt. Add an incline, and you're pretty much fucked regardless.
nanyatenyaa
You don't need to brake if you down shift and let the engine do it for you in a low gear (yes, in an automatic car).
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gingerloaf
no, first gear, for example cannot go over 20mph, where as 4th could hit 100 and put crazy strain on your transmission.
nanyatenyaa
The engine/transmission work differently, and require no gas at all to go down hill, the engine will try to slow the car gently and safely.
nanyatenyaa
Don't use gas though... it's not meant for that you'll red line with just a touch of gas.
ReadOnlyMemories
Normally not in a modern(ish) car with anti skid reduction.. if you light up the wheels spinning then yeah you don't want that is it
Silliosophical
Bless you for trying to teach us snow amateurs. I'm from Florida & always do this for people trying to drive through rain.
Relikar
Canadian here: In a rear wheel drive vehicle, that can cause your tires to lock.
Relikar
By lock I mean lose traction and slide, defeating the purpose.
nanyatenyaa
If you're in a rear wheel drive in snow... in Canada no less. You are getting whatever you deserve.
MrCDXX
Portland here; ice storms are the best thing ever. It's this odd unspoken agreement that everything closes except for bars.
PRGLOKI
And Taco Bell
Silliosophical
Here in Florida, it's Waffle House when we have a hurricane.
ImDyingInAVatInTheGarage
Same. Except when you're too drunk to walk, they cut you off, and you have to walk home.
ImSynnical
I skip that step I go from sober to functioning drunk to death
justletmefindausernamethatisnttaken
You don't understand! I live on a hill!
Hellstorm99
Wisconsin says "Pussies." But seriously though, aren't you on the same latitude ish as WI? Weird we get so much more snow and ice.
HaveYouMetTeddy
The other side of the state, Spokane, gets all the snow and fun. Seattle just get the rain before it goes over the pass.
MrCDXX
Ocean currents, basically. That, and the way mountains and valleys trap air.
trulycrabby
Japanese air curent keeps it mild and rainy on the Pacific northwest coast.
Hellstorm99
Lucky motha f******, all we get is cold air from Canada.
MADFOX
I'm going to Portland for the first time next month. This gig made me worried. Should I be worried about driving on the streets there? 1)
MADFOX
I've lived in Cali my whole life so I'm not familiar with this weather. 2/2
MrCDXX
I mean, I'm from MA, so hard for me to be unbiased. I would say just drive slow, pump your breaks. Just use common sense.
thebruce32
It's the ice that makes things dangerous. When it snows it melts then freezes. Just don't drive.
MADFOX
Ah damnit. Already paid for the car rental. How's the weather in January?
thebruce32
Ice is very rare. We just dealt with it but it was gone in a day. You'll be fine.
justletmefindausernamethatisnttaken
No. The ice is already melted today. We rarely get ice storms, but when we do the entire population panics and forgets how to drive.
MADFOX
Thanks. Appreciate the input :)
justletmefindausernamethatisnttaken
Also, tourist tip. If you manage to get a clear-ish day, take a drive to Council Crest park and enjoy the view. Best view in the entire city
MADFOX
I'll keep that in mind! Thanks!