Bad weather may be on the way

[geoff2v]

Originally Posted by CaliBoy

With all due respect, given the choice of being on foot or in a vehicle, I'll choose the vehicle. Panicky, I am not. Though I would rather not be on the road with a panicky driver. Though considering what I have witnessed of NC drivers during a casual rainstorm, I would not even recommend that advice either.

Be grateful it's not snow! Nothing beats southern drivers in the snow; except maybe inexperienced drivers in psuedo-SUVs like the Lexus SUV who think that because they're driving in an SUV they need not let something like the snow bother them.

As for the weather -- c'mon now everyone, it's rain. It's not going to melt you or anything. And if there's a tornado warning, you know what to do. Folks are making it sound like we're entering a war zone with sniper fire coming from every direction. "Hang on" indeed.

[CarolinaCowboy]

So far it has been a bit of a dud. Knock on wood. We got about 3 hours until the last storm blows over. So it still might get interesting.

[CaliBoy]

What storm? I guess I had to be there. Oh, that's right, I was. Nothing too drastic yet.

As for SUV drivers, I know under slower conditions that I can navigate terrain fairly well and better than most sedans. The problem with some people who drive SUV's is that they may not understand some of their shortcomings (as with all vehicles having their own shortcomings). Tire height is a factor, but many SUV's have a higher center of gravity. So, in a an excessively fast turn or during an uncontrolled spin, the risk of toppling is greater in an SUV than a vehicle lower to the ground. Both scenarios are bad, however, for any vehicle.

Also, if the SUV is not a 4WD or AWD, then they, too, suffer from the same thing a lot of 2WD's suffer where only one wheel is doing the majority, if not all, of the work. Getting 2WD wheels stuck in deep snow is equally as bad in a sedan as in an SUV. Though having more clearance in an SUV does make it a bit easier to dig the damn thing out.