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> Did you learn to drive in Canada? A prominent part of the your driving lessons should have been that one of the first things you do after getting stuck in mud

> Did you learn to drive in Canada? A prominent part of the your driving lessons should have been that one of the first things you do after getting stuck in mud or snow is to ensure your tail pipe is clear. Yes I learned to drive in Canada. In a snowy region (3-10 metres of snow yearly depending on elevation). And I ski 50-100+ days per year. And will drive extra for powder snow. Amount of times I've got stuck in snow? Zero. If you learn to drive in the snow, have winter tires, you just don't get stuck. Especially when you're putting in thousands (tens?) of kms and hundreds of days on snow covered roads. Did YOU learn to drive here? Guessing no if you get stuck in the snow or slide off the road... Edit - should add, around here (Alberta Rockies to the BC interior) there's as much as hundreds of KMs between towns/cities. Bad place to ever get stuck. Which is why you simply don't. Also why I'm not trusting an electric car in -40 when there's no cell service for ~200 km spans.

bryanlarsen 1y ago
The only place I've ever gotten stuck in the snow is in my own yard, and I've been driving in snow for over 40 years. But every single time I go out in the winter I have a plan for what I'll do if it does happen. Because it happens to people, good drivers and bad, snow tires or not. > Also why I'm not trusting an electric car in -40 when there's no cell service for ~200 km spans. You shouldn't be trusting any vehicle. Both an electric car and a gasoline car might let you down when you need it. The gasoline car is more likely to let you down, though. I presume you have a proper winter kit in your vehicle so you don't have to trust your vehicle.
- dismalaf 1y ago
  Winter kit? Of course. My father gave me one the day I turned 16. Never needed it but you're right, when it's -40 and you're in the middle of nowhere, better safe than sorry.

bryanlarsen 1y ago

The only place I've ever gotten stuck in the snow is in my own yard, and I've been driving in snow for over 40 years. But every single time I go out in the winter I have a plan for what I'll do if it does happen. Because it happens to people, good drivers and bad, snow tires or not. > Also why I'm not trusting an electric car in -40 when there's no cell service for ~200 km spans. You shouldn't be trusting any vehicle. Both an electric car and a gasoline car might let you down when you need it. The gasoline car is more likely to let you down, though. I presume you have a proper winter kit in your vehicle so you don't have to trust your vehicle.

dismalaf 1y ago
Winter kit? Of course. My father gave me one the day I turned 16. Never needed it but you're right, when it's -40 and you're in the middle of nowhere, better safe than sorry.