When it's just below freezing the pressure of tires on the ice is just enough to liquefy a thin layer of water on the surface resulting in zero traction. Back when Krogers was closed on Sundays, I used to do physics experiments on the frozen lot in my 1300 cc Beetle until the cop cruisers would come by to wave me off the lot. No snow tires. Doughnut heaven. Those were the days.
Back when Krogers was closed on Sundays, I used to do physics experiments on the frozen lot in my 1300 cc Beetle until the cop cruisers would come by to wave me off the lot. No snow tires. Doughnut heaven. Those were the days.
I used to do something similar with my MG midget at night when the mall was closed. I'd get up to 30 mph or so, turn my wheel, slam on the breaks and spin wildly out of control across the parking lot. It was great fun and the midget was so small and low to the ground I never had to worry about hitting a dry patch and flipping.
Hell, if I tried that today the police would have me in Gitmo for sure.