Winter driving

Does anyone know if the road from Worgl to Niederau is treated and cleared regularly?

Tony, snowploughs keep the surfaces clear of any depth. They scatter stones on the road in the village, these are collected in gully traps and re-used. Pavements are gritted.

Main roads kept clear. But if there is a dump on when you are driving, it may be a bit slidy.

It's only a 100ft drop over the edge of the road anyway. :lol:

Sorry Tony, that should read a 1000ft drop. :evil:

Dave Mac wrote:Sorry Tony, that should read a 1000ft drop. :evil:

Nice.

Dave Mac wrote:Tony, snowploughs keep the surfaces clear of any depth. They scatter stones on the road in the village, these are collected in gully traps and re-used. Pavements are gritted.

I think that's about normal most places. Motorways tend to salt but i think the existing run off traps stop most of that getting into the water course.

The best tips I have from experience are below:

Preparation:
1-Try to avoid travelling at all if the conditions are really bad.
2-Keep your phone charged and know where reception is available.
3-Brush the snow off your tail lights!!! (To make sure other people can see you.)
4-Brush the snow off the rest of your car. A common courtesy to other drivers and if you break, the snow from the roof will not end up obscuring your windscreen.
5-Pack a ditch kit should you have to wait for help. Include warm clothes, chocolate and plenty of water (don't leave it in the car to freeze)

Driving:
6-Take it slow and steady, give yourself plenty of time to stop, especially for traffic lights.
7-Don't panic if you skid. Almost anything you do will make it worse. If anything, try to steer rather than break or accelerate. (As pointed out previously)
8-When turning off of a busy road across the flow (i.e. right in UK), avoid having your wheels turned whilst you wait for a gap in the oncoming traffic. Many times people have been killed because they were pushed into the oncoming traffic when they were waiting with wheels already turned and a car from behind, skidded into them or did not see them due to point #3.
9-With ref to point 6 - the area leading up to traffic lights can be especially slippery when there is a lot of compacted snow on the road. This is due to the waiting cars exhaust's melting the snow into very slippery ice.
10-Remember a 4x4 will help with traction but will not stop any faster than a 2WD.

I was pulled over by the police in Austria, because I had neglected to clear the snow off the roof of the minibus.

steverandomno wrote:
1-Try to avoid travelling at all if the conditions are really bad.

All well and good when you havent got a flight to catch, or a hotel to get to.....!!!!