I think he was trying to turn using the power like he saw rally cars do - but didn't have the tires for it. I just saw two cars hit eachother last night, I think only one saw it coming. First time I've called 911 in my life. Everyone was ok. I stuck around and gave the police what I saw. They showed up very promptly. +1 to the Charlotte police department.
Add the worst part... Bad Inexperienced driver who thinks the Gas/Brake combo is an ON/OFF switch....
Happened a few miles from my house, I didn't even bother attempting to drive in the M5, but my freaking stratus with studs on it drove everywhere without a problem. People just don't understand how to asses a situation in snow/ice it seems. The firetrucks were all running chains that day, which is likely why they had no problems.
Are people that dumb? I guess Ive been over estimating people, which isnt saying much. If the road is anything near that bad, pull over into the snow bank to stop, and stay there. That car at the beginning was very stupid...
You are supposed to just let off the gas and brake and then try to turn into the direction the car is sliding while driving in ice right? Or better yet... not drive at all. Also, I think this was filmed on a slope because the cars moving to the right all seems to have gained speed as they slid from left to right.
In the driver's defense, it was downhill, and when the ice is that slick, there really is nothing you can do. Watch some of the later cars...nobody could stop.
It was more a situation of people not having the right tires or traction devices. I was in that same storm, and my M5 couldn't even get out of the driveway, even with DSC and traction control still on. GSD3's aren't a good winter tire. Meanwhile, my other car with Nokian studded tires on it, drove around just fine. There were some spots like the hill being videoed where it slid a bit, but the thing you don't want to do in that situation is slam on the brakes, which is what most of those people did. The wheels just lock an dyou cant do anything, better off going faster than you want and steering around obstacles until you can find a flat spot to slow down, or aim for the snow piled on the side of the road and brake in that area, as its thicker and the tires likely won't lock as quickly while you slow down.
