The proprietor of a Jeep Wrangler has found the exhausting approach that whereas the Wrangler is a really succesful off-roader, it can’t cope with an icy, snow-covered street with out good winter tires and chains.
The next incident was just lately captured at Heavenly Resort in South Lake Tahoe, an space that has skilled over 67 inches of snow within the final week. The motive force was trying to ascend Ski Run Blvd to entry the Heavenly Resort’s California Lodge however ended up triggering a multi-vehicle collision that might have been simply averted.
The motive force of the Jeep first comes into view on the high of Ski Run Bvld and is initially confronted with a small descent and a row of autos which have backed up. Virtually as quickly as the driving force hits the slippery street, the car begins to slip and crashes right into a snow financial institution. By that time, they need to have stopped and maybe requested to be safely towed out or waited for the situations to enhance.
As an alternative, the motorist makes an attempt to reverse out of the snow financial institution and within the course of, the car spins round and begins sliding backward down the hill. The Jeep then slowly hits one other snow financial institution and continues to pirouette because it slides slowly down the hill.
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Video footage exhibits that the Wrangler then slammed right into a white Tesla Mannequin 3, pushing the EV down the hill and into two different autos. The Jeep solely got here to a relaxation when it bought caught in one of many snow banks.
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Whereas it’s unlucky that the Tesla and the 2 different autos have been caught up within the incident, it’s fortunate that it was all caught on tape, that means the Jeep driver might want to have a tough dialog together with his insurer about fixing the broken automobiles.