Driving within the snow will be intimidating, and a current video shared by the Mono County Sheriff’s Workplace in California illustrates precisely why. A number of automobiles flip into toboggans as they slide down a hill, helplessly colliding with one another.
In keeping with the sheriff’s workplace, the incident occurred on Davison Street, in Mammoth Lakes, California, a city positioned excessive within the Sierra Nevada mountain chain, which explains why the circumstances had been so snowy.
The division says that automobiles had been strewn throughout many roads in its jurisdiction because of the difficult circumstances, and it’s not exhausting to see why after watching this video. In it, a Tesla Mannequin 3 and a Ford pickup go sliding down the road, and slam right into a Ram pickup, that then goes sliding down the hill.
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The video is alarming, each due to the velocity the car choose up on their method down the hill, and due to the dearth of management they appear to have. Extra worrying nonetheless, the Tesla seems to have snow chains on its rear wheels, which do little to assist it preserve management.
Whereas it’s unclear what sort of tires the Ford is carrying, nor if it pushed the Tesla down the hill, it’s a exceptional reminder of the ability that a little bit little bit of gravity and a complete lack of friction can have over our automobiles.
Sadly, there aren’t many suggestions to make on this case. Whereas the Mono County Sheriff’s Workplace says that drivers ought to guarantee they’re prepared for winter earlier than heading out (and that’s actually good recommendation), it didn’t do a lot to assist the Tesla. The one actual suggestion we are able to make is identical one given to sailers: if doubtful, don’t exit.