originalstarlite
03-01-2008, 10:29 AM
Caution: acceleration lane is covered with 2 inches of slush/mix; proceed with care unless you want to be on the evening news traffic report!
No, there was no sign like that on the Interstate ramp here in Western PA, but could have been. Coming home yesterday in the middle of a 12 hour mix storm, I was worried about many things: the tractor trailers were everywhere and not moving over as they usually do, not all cars had headlights on and the sleet was severely hampering vision, how fast should I roll down this ramp before I have to completely stop? There was a lot to process, and I hardly noticed how deep the slush/mix was as I rolled out onto I79.
Before I could react, the wheel jerked for a split second. Electronics kicked in and stabilized the Rogue so quickly that it was over before I knew it started. What could have been a major skid off the ramp and into a gully was instantly rectified. It felt like the vehicle cat-walked on the two outer wheels. All of this took place as I accelerated onto the freeway, out of slush and onto a worn path.
My heart pounded quickly, but why bother. All those sensors had predetermined the traction problem and calculated a remedy to put the Rogue onto the straight path with maximum traction, just like the demo at the Nissan website. It saved my butt. :bowdown:
No, there was no sign like that on the Interstate ramp here in Western PA, but could have been. Coming home yesterday in the middle of a 12 hour mix storm, I was worried about many things: the tractor trailers were everywhere and not moving over as they usually do, not all cars had headlights on and the sleet was severely hampering vision, how fast should I roll down this ramp before I have to completely stop? There was a lot to process, and I hardly noticed how deep the slush/mix was as I rolled out onto I79.
Before I could react, the wheel jerked for a split second. Electronics kicked in and stabilized the Rogue so quickly that it was over before I knew it started. What could have been a major skid off the ramp and into a gully was instantly rectified. It felt like the vehicle cat-walked on the two outer wheels. All of this took place as I accelerated onto the freeway, out of slush and onto a worn path.
My heart pounded quickly, but why bother. All those sensors had predetermined the traction problem and calculated a remedy to put the Rogue onto the straight path with maximum traction, just like the demo at the Nissan website. It saved my butt. :bowdown: