wonder how many "off roaders" are preppers ?

[bigpaul]

(25 December 2012, 19:03)Ranger Wrote: Most car drivers can not use the vehicle to it's true capabilities due to lack of training and the inability to think more than two feet beyond the bonnet. There was one main road I could use or some single track country lanes. More often than not I'd use the lanes 'cos I knew the main road would be struggling with cars, trucks and buses sliding all over the place because the drivers would be trying to drive in exactly the same manner as if they were on a dry summers road.

yep, same can be said for around here, we are 30 miles from the END of the motorway, i use A roads if i want to get somewhere fast but normally we are not in that much of a hurry and so use the "backcountry"(unclassified) lanes. got to agree with what you say about "most" drivers, most are bloody useless, either with their heaters turned up full, radio's ditto or on their mobile phones..or ALL three! the general standard of driving is abysmal, and like you say they drive in all weathers like its a hot summers day, thats probably why there are so many accidents, and in a "bug out" situation they'll still be driving erratically and dangerously.