ice + bumper cars

[Viggen]

http://www.break.com/index/icy_roads_in_portland.html

[micki]

OUCH!!! 

[ohioreef]

Just reaffirms the STUPIDITY of people!! If you've crashed once and you see all the other cars off the road, shouldn't you STOP!!!

If you look, you can see that the vehicles are leaving no tracks!!

[scott wilson]

pure ice.  it looks like snow.  HMM

[REDPYRO]

ice would have driven it and made it...those people just cant drive

[ohioreef]

One would think that in Portland they'd be used to ice and snow!!

[Slicktrax]

portland is relavatively mild compared to ohio. 

http://countrystudies.us/united-states/weather/oregon/portland.htm

[Viggen]

yea.... it's definantly all ice!! 

The way the cars slide & accelerate as they are sliding sideways means it was

1- all ice
2- slopes down

there isn't a set of street tires that would get traction unless you are on snow/ice tires

which reminds me, I need to throw them on my viggen tomorrow 

& I forgot to mention their climate is similar to Seattle where the ocean keept the city at warmer temps then just a few miles inland.  Rarely ever get snow/ice   
 

[ohioreef]

Wow, I didn't realize that. I kinda figured that since they were farther north than we were they'd have colder temps.

[Viggen]

yea.... I was shocked when I went to seattle & talked to a few locals.  It was my 1st trip to that part of the country & it was winter time, definantly warmer then I expected.  They stated if they get a inch of snow the town shuts down...... due to a complete lack of snow removal equiptment  

I was on my way to Whistler for some snow skiing