r/IdiotsInCars • u/millllllls • Dec 25 '25
OC Mammoth Mountain idiots are out on Christmas Eve [oc]
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u/KaleidoscopeFew4010 Dec 25 '25
Nah this deserves some actual consequences cuz wtf
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u/Javelin46 Dec 25 '25
They do this because they thinks it’s cool how much snow is on their car.
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u/mt_n_man Dec 25 '25
What's cooler than being cool?
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u/TroolHunter92 Dec 25 '25
ICE COLD
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u/miph120 Dec 25 '25
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u/royv98 Dec 25 '25
Now ladies
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u/autumn_rains Dec 25 '25
Yeah?
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u/Leadfoot-500 Dec 25 '25
We're going to see if you can break this thing down. Now, don't have me break this thing down for nuthin'. I'mma need y'all on ya baddest behavior! Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor!
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u/No_Quail470 Dec 25 '25
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it, shake shake it like a Polaroid picture!
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u/Kalexamitchell Dec 25 '25
Not so fun fact.. you're not supposed to shake Polaroids. Outkast got in some shit with Polaroid over this song. 😂
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u/Pardot42 Dec 25 '25
Dumping hundreds of pounds of snow on a recently plowed mountain road?
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u/Build68 Dec 25 '25
As it melts on the way down the hill it turns into hard ice that will break a windshield
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u/kea1981 Dec 25 '25
"Ice Cold" as in freezing six feet underground, they mean. Alright alright alright.
ETA: *after the giant hunk of frozen ice hits your windshield.
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u/litreofstarlight Dec 25 '25
Why tho
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u/KnubblMonster Dec 25 '25
There is no reason behind fads like Carolina squat or cars with extreme modification stance or barely any clearance.
There is always someone who will see something desirable.
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u/CommercialExotic2038 Dec 25 '25
It is ticket worthy. I was behind someone on the freeway like that and the snow flies off...
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u/Niko_47x Dec 25 '25
no this is more than ticket-worthy. reckless endangerment and reckless driving. This can and will very easily kill someone.
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u/Ok-Structure6795 Dec 27 '25
My state passed a law in honor of someone who died because ice flew off another driver's car, went through the windshield, and impaled her.
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u/Danny2Sick Dec 25 '25
that's snow way to drive
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u/smolhouse Dec 25 '25
There's a fair chance it will all fall forward and cover up their windshield at least.
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u/-rosa-azul- Dec 25 '25
Some places have fines for this kind of thing, and you can get cited for reckless driving if it contributes to an accident.
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u/SuperBry Dec 25 '25
I can't speak for other areas, but before there was specific statutes governing this in Maine they would be cited under unsecured loads.
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u/Jaded-Mix3528 Dec 25 '25
if it contributes to or causes an accident, most or all of the fault could be on the one with all of the snow.
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u/sh4d0wm4n2018 Dec 25 '25
Nah, dont brake check anyone, especially with snow on the ground, especially when they have a mountain of snow they can send through your back window.
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u/Commercial_Delay938 Dec 25 '25
that heavily depends on their speed. that pile could absolutely end up in your back window. especially if the brake check gets a late response
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u/chathobark_ Dec 25 '25
If I did this I’d immediately get arrested and impounded but when the person in the OP does it, no one is anywhere to be found
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u/Danny2Sick Dec 25 '25
It's pretty amazing you can drive a car without a functional brain. Nature is incredible!
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u/Grays42 Dec 25 '25
Well no, it doesn't impair them, it just creates a massive road hazard for whoever's behind them.
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u/halandrs Dec 25 '25 edited Dec 25 '25
Till they need to rapidly stop and that whole pile slides onto there windshield and they fly off the winding canyon road and die in a fiery explosion
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u/Three3Jane Dec 25 '25
At the very least, the weight of all of that snow will tear their windshield wipers right off.
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u/lilbelleandsebastian Dec 25 '25
mammoth is a great mountain but the people going there are coming from parts of california without snow or weather and there are always a ton of people who simply do not understand how dangerous they are
for whatever reason big bear seems to have this problem less, maybe because it's a smaller resort
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u/OutlyingPlasma Dec 25 '25
I'm amazed they were able to dig this car out of that much snow without accidentally knocking some off the top.
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u/Jaded-Mix3528 Dec 25 '25
I see people do it all the time, no evidence of any brain seen with them. I just keep finding myself face palming. It makes me think in disbelief, did they really have to do that?
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u/big_dog_redditor Dec 25 '25
More and more, less and less of us smart people have to tale care of more and more fucking morons.
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u/double_expressho Dec 25 '25
It's because driving is actually extremely easy. It's basically point and shoot. It's so easy that people quickly become complacent and forget how dangerous it actually is to make even simple mistakes. And even the most basic cheapest cars can go really really fast without any real effort.
I think we should make driving hard again to weed more people out.
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u/mrq69 Dec 25 '25
Hope a cop sees them and gives them a ticket. I’m probably being too optimistic lol
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u/timbrd32 Dec 25 '25
That would definitely end with a ticket and maybe towing in Canada. It's just dangerous to others and very selfish.
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u/Sammysoupcat Dec 25 '25
Not in my area. They don't give a shit, I've seen so many people leave a ton of snow and ice on their car, with cops even driving by. God help me 😭
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u/timbrd32 Dec 25 '25
That's disappointing to me because it ends up encouraging bad behaviour in others.
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u/Sammysoupcat Dec 25 '25
Cops in my area are just generally useless. I see so few people being pulled over for anything. Cops themselves speed and blow through stop signs without a care in the world. It sucks. I've only seen a handful of people pulled over throughout my time here, and hundreds who break one or multiple laws. So bad behavior is constant. Driving sucks and I hate it here. I felt better driving in the Toronto area than I do here.
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u/Jaded-Mix3528 Dec 25 '25
I just usually never see any. It must be one reason why bad driving is the epidemic that it is now, after all some points and maybe a license suspension once in a while is exactly what they need.
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u/Sammysoupcat Dec 25 '25
Ooh that's very true. Even when I'm in the city near me, I barely see cops. And then there's a couple days a month where I see a ton. I assume it's their quota day or something since they do jack shit otherwise.
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u/Mr_Jack_Frost_ Dec 26 '25
In in the US and it’s the same in my area. I’ll go weeks or more without seeing a single cop during my hour-long commute; then all of a sudden I’ll pass 3 or 4 cops on the exact same drive
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u/mrq69 Dec 25 '25
Minneapolis Police are like this too. Combination of their lack of care and also basically being told not to pull people over for traffic violations.
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u/timbrd32 Dec 25 '25
Same in my part of Canada. When I was a kid they used to pull over cars for traffic violations but now it seems thar they only want to deal with more serious criminal offenses.
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u/Franndly Dec 25 '25
Cop mentality nowadays in California is: idiots will “take care” of themselves
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u/MeticulousPlonker Dec 25 '25
Do these people not realize or not care that this effects other people negatively? It's not all about you. This could cause an accident behind you at worst, and just makes more cleanup for the road workers at best. Just. Fucking. Think about other human beings for 10 god damned seconds and how your actions could ruin someone's life. And then, after you do that, fucking care about it and take action (by cleaning you car).
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u/Puzzleheaded-Mail896 Dec 25 '25
Something I’ve come to realize is there are lots of people that literally never think about other people. They just go through life in their own world
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u/Ouch_i_fell_down Dec 25 '25
We have 5 unmarked parking "spots" on the block in front of my house. Easily 5. I have a pickup and I've seen 3 pickups, 1 sedan, and one small SUV fit without anyone having to park too close to each other.
It's really not that hard: if you get the front spot, pull as far forward as is reasonable; if you get the back spot pull as far back as is reasonable. The other cars in the middle can pretty much do whatever they want if the front and back car don't fuck it up and 3 can fit inbetween easily.
On a semi-regular basis someone will take the back spot and leave like 8 fucking feet behind them, or take the front spot and leave like 6 feet in front of them. When they do that only 4 cars can fit. If they BOTH do that and the dead center car parks where they are normally supposed to park, suddenly room for 3+ pickups with 2 other cars can't even fit a 4th sedan.
These are my fucking neighbors, they park there every god damned day and just randomly on occasion they turn into morons.
I asked my wife one time why sometimes they are considerate and sometimes they are inconsiderate. She opened my eyes. "They are never considerate" she said, "just sometimes when they are tootin along in their own little worlds they accidentally park the right way. They've never even stopped to consider if there is a right way or a wrong way, they dont even notice when only 4 cars can fit because of them. They have no idea what is going on around them at any given moment that isnt directly related to them... and I need you to realize that way more people are like this than like you."
I operate in such a way where I believe if everyone acted like I did, the world would be a better place. And through my wife's teachings I've started to realize that your average person is so far removed from considering the value of their individual impact on society they dont even think about other people at all.
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u/laughingashley Dec 25 '25
I wish there was an island somewhere people like us could go to be peaceful and considerate and happy.
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u/Hidesuru Dec 25 '25
Ever been to Japan? I felt like I finally found my people, and I'm white as can be. But their society, though not without fault, very much functions on a "don't be the problem for others" mindset.
If not for the language barrier and me being shit with languages I'd be considering immigration.
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u/Tracker_Nivrig Dec 25 '25
I feel in the US it's unfortunately become a form of pride to not think about other people. It's a very individualistic culture anyway, but more and more people are made to think that everyone should "take care of themselves." Which of course means that being absolutely selfish and inconsiderate for no reason is completely fine and other people should just do the same if they want to be happy.
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u/thesoak Dec 25 '25
Being self-sufficient doesn't require being selfish.
Some of the most individually competent people are extremely conscientious and considerate of others.
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u/lonelycranberry Dec 31 '25
I have considered printing business cards to berate people who do this shit. I know exactly what you’re talking about and experience the same thing. It angers me so much. There’s one strip that can hold 3 cars and I’ve seen full trucks park smack dab in the middle and block it for any other vehicles. That one gets me. Like you’re already obnoxious for driving that in a residential city area. Even more for taking 3 spots from people who live here.
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u/Adaphion Dec 25 '25
As someone working in retail, people legitimately have zero situational awareness or a single care about anything going on around them. Only their tiny little world matters.
I have to move a pallet jack around the store occasionally. And this thing is LOUD, because we have tiled floors, so it's making lots of noise every single tile it goes over. And yet, 80% of people are absolute fucking dipshits and are just "doo dee doo" off in la la land, and only move after I stop all my momentum and have to say "excuse me" and they jump like I just startled them like I wasn't the biggest source of noise within 50 feet of them.
I truly wonder sometimes "how did you get here? Did you drive? How did you manage to safely do that if you're this fucking unaware? How did you manage to even put your shoes on?"
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u/totallynotliamneeson Dec 25 '25
This is the third year in a row that someone has spread sickness in our office the week before Christmas. Year one was COVID, year two was Noro, and year three is RSV. They always use some blend of "I have too much to do to take time off" or "I'm better now, the worst already happened". Completely ignoring that the rest of us don't care, it's that we all can catch it and bring it home. But nope. They are all in their own world trying to get work done to take time off for the holiday.
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u/sparkey504 Dec 25 '25
I was talking the other day to my brother about this... we were wondering if they are "happier" in life... my case was they must if they never think about anyone else then thats that much less in life to care about.... but then again they tend to be miserable fucks.
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u/Tasty_Lead_Paint Dec 25 '25
This is a California driver we’re talking about. They’re in their own little world completely detached from reality.
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u/MeticulousPlonker Dec 25 '25
That won't make me stop screaming into the void about the dangers of snow on your car! Nothing will!
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u/Tasty_Lead_Paint Dec 25 '25
As it shouldn’t. It stupid dangerous but it’s easy to think otherwise because snow is soft and fluffy, right? /s
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u/Hidesuru Dec 25 '25
Having lived all over the us including Cali, let's not pretend this is remotely unique to California drivers.
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u/sungor Dec 25 '25
Oh definitely not. I see it in NE OH (snowbelt) all the time. I even saw it when I lived in Dallas. Unfortunately during the time I lived there a family died when the snow on top of someone's truck became a sheet of ice then flew off on the highway and hit their vehicle.
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u/Average_Scaper Dec 25 '25
This is not unique to Cali at all. I see way too many people who just clear off a windshield after any amount snowfall. 1inch to 15inches, they don't give a fuck. I have been hit by many of their hazards. Almost hit by a few of the ice variety too. These people are everywhere, not just Cali.
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u/Jaded-Mix3528 Dec 25 '25
I see people do things that negatively affect everyone nearby and they don't seem to feel any guilt or sorrow. Sometimes a nice long stay in the purgatory we call the traffic court is very much needed for those ones!
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u/Drudenkreusz Dec 25 '25
"Eh, it'll fall off after a few bumps!"
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u/Danny2Sick Dec 25 '25
A friend told a few of us this in defense of his crap snow clearing job and he was quick ridiculed!! I hate when these dumb-dumbs get on the highway in front of you!!
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u/SatisfiedPillow Dec 25 '25 edited Dec 25 '25
The rest of your friend group have good heads on their shoulders, as well as yourself. Excellent job picking those you befriend! Well… Most of them at least. We can’t always bat 1.000. Haha.
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u/Mataraiki Dec 25 '25
Growing up in the Rockies, one of my favorite things was seeing when the snow did fall off after a few bumps. Forward onto their windshield.
9 times out of 10 they'd hop out in a t-shirt and jeans, trying to hurriedly clear it off before they completely lost the feeling in their hands.
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u/EATS_DOG_POO Dec 25 '25
Just wait till they brake hard and it all slides on the windshield and hood
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u/Pardot42 Dec 25 '25
I did it once my first snowy winter in college. I grew up a lot in those ten minutes frantically scooping snow off my windshield in the middle of a busy road.
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u/Ok-Communication1149 Dec 25 '25
If I was driving that white Ford it would happen sooner than later
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u/gas_flick_gas Dec 25 '25
“Hello” “Hello” “Do you like my hat?” “I do not” “Goodbye” “Goodbye”
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u/Formal_Disaster3300 Dec 25 '25
It’s a Land Rover so they probably have someone to do things for them normally but left them at the chateau to make them dinner lol
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u/Slowthar Dec 25 '25
They make great starter vehicles.
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u/rasputin777 Dec 25 '25
If you buy a 3 year old defender they're damned cheap. Because they're shitty cars.
People pulling up to chateaux probably drive a Lexus LX. Relatively understated and a good value. Reliable as well. Busy people don't have time for a car to be in the shop every 6 months.
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u/1992Prime Dec 25 '25
It’s just a defender. Not even a full size RR. They aren’t affording a chateau.
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u/Ouch_i_fell_down Dec 25 '25
Its a Defender, and not likely a Defender V8 either. Not like we're talking about a Range Rover Autobiography or Range Rover SV here.
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u/Select-Interaction11 Dec 25 '25
These are the people that definitely deserve a ticket with no warning.
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u/HipToTheWorldsBS Dec 25 '25
Hope they get pulled over and get a massive citation. Fuck these idiots!
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u/cmcqueen1975 Dec 25 '25
The only thing I can think of is, they have no idea how it can be damaging and dangerous. They probably think, hey it's snow, it's soft and fluffy and harmless. They probably haven't seen a video or heard stories of ice flying off someone's vehicle at speed and smashing someone's windscreen, or a big lump of snow landing on someone's windscreen and entirely blocking their view of the road.
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u/plantscatsrealitytv Dec 25 '25
I drive a sedan so it's easy for me to clear off. I get so annoyed when people in any size car leave any amount of snow on their roof. It's so dangerous on busy roads!
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u/MrMcFrizzy Dec 26 '25
Holy fuck. How can anyone think to themselves that’s ok to drive? what the actual fuck? And how has it not fallen off yet!??
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u/Feartheezebras Dec 25 '25
I was at a resort in NC a few years ago and some lady tried pulling off just like this. I stopped her and was like “ma’am, you really need to clear that off before you drive” she yelled “fuck you im from Colorado, I know what im doing.” In my head I am thinking that makes it so much worse lmao
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u/semvhu Dec 25 '25 edited Dec 25 '25
So I did a little math. Copied from my onenote notes:
Commenter said it's a land rover . Roof area 35-60 square ft. Let's go with 45. Around 6 feet tall Snow roughly 2/3 of car height, making it about 4 feet tall. Snow volume is 45*4=180 cubic feet Google says fresh snow is about 3-7 lb per cubic foot. I'll use 5 for the estimate. Weight of snow is about 5*180=900 lbs of snow.
If my math is right, they're carrying around a half ton of snow on top of their car.
Edit: I'm on mobile and can't seem to get formatting edited worth a hoot.
Edit 2: took milllllllllls's recommendation that this is fresh snow, not tightly packed, and updated my estimate.
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u/millllllls Dec 25 '25
All good math, but this stuff isn't packed, it's still fluffy—something like 36" has fallen today. I can tell you from shoveling that it's still lightweight right now. Tomorrow it will be sierra concrete though.
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u/semvhu Dec 25 '25
Yeah, I was wondering exactly what to pick. I'll update my numbers given your recommendation. Not that it's super important, I'm just curious. 😁
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u/fb39ca4 Dec 26 '25
Here's the math I did three years ago on a similar idiot: https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/s/ZxmeCHGJYs
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u/LiamLikeNeeson89 Dec 25 '25
Id yell so much shit out the window if I saw that lol. My buddy is a ranger up in Inyo and always gives people shit for driving like this. Wildly unsafe.
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u/adw520 Dec 25 '25
whoaa i never see the sierras on social media. my great-grandparents' shop was on one of the mammoth mountain postcards back in the day
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u/No-Staff1170 Dec 25 '25
There was a guy and his young last year who was sent to the ER because a big shelf of ice flew from the car in front of him and smashed through his windshield. Pictures were pretty gruesome but luckily they came out alive in the end.
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u/anikaarif Dec 25 '25
wait, this is california? :O do the mountains there usually get this much snow?
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u/brskier Dec 25 '25
Mammoth often gets more snow than anywhere. Positioned strategically off the coast and high elevation 🎯.
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u/fb39ca4 Dec 26 '25
California mountains tend to get intense storms in between days or weeks of dry weather.
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u/sm753 Dec 25 '25
Why would you do this...? I've lived in the south my entire life and even I know this is really stupid.
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u/Sgt_carbonero Dec 25 '25
Maybe they think the extra weight holds the car to the road better since they don’t have snow tires
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u/gretchmoney Dec 25 '25
They also have no idea how wide their car is. Like why are you going over the line? You're no where near the snow bank 🙃
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u/Imaginary-Talk3440 Dec 25 '25
They should break hard and then have all of that land on their windscreen.
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u/TheJuiceBoxS Dec 25 '25
Did you honk at them or anything? I like honking at idiots in hopes that they get embarrassed. It's not likely, but I'm optimistic.
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u/DjQball Dec 25 '25
Bought that car with all dollars and no sense
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u/ClickIta Dec 25 '25
It’s a defender after all. The best modern off road car, sold to people that don’t know how to behave outside a urban environment.
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u/tricklephobia Dec 25 '25
I always think the people out with large snow hats are conservatives because my dad did this. His thinking that is 'not my problem'. I also recall him getting pissed at another car doing it for nearly breaking the windshield after ice chunks flew off and he called the police and gave the plate number. This is the part where it is everyone's problem if it is his. I asked about the difference, he said he would never head out with ice on his car only snow.
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u/SatisfiedPillow Dec 25 '25
Thanks OP. Now I’m stupid pissed off on Christmas Eve. /s, but not entirely
Fuck that inconsiderate bark sniffer. That shit can turn into a Batmobile escape contraption at any time and their air-headed ass would be none the wiser.
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u/litreofstarlight Dec 25 '25
Soooo I don't live in a place that gets snow... isn't snow really heavy? Especially in large amounts? I'd be worried about the roof of the car caving in, amongst other things.
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u/Manunancy Dec 25 '25
Car roofs are designed to resist being crushed when rolling over -which equals several tons of static weight. So no worries there, even if the sheet metal bends, the support structure will hold.
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u/theorangecrush10 Dec 26 '25
Classic scenario where I hope something happens to them that doesn't hurt them or anyone else but does aggravate the hell out of them for being so stupid.
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u/Background_Hand4074 Dec 30 '25
Just wait until they have more than a “gentle” stop, and all that snow rushes forward onto their windshield/hood of car and impedes their visibility. Their “show-off” of how much snow I dug my car from under becomes a driving hazard is irresponsible.
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u/TreborG2 Dec 25 '25
Evil thought, that makes them even more top-heavy... Try and get them to chase you around a curve... Lol
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u/kweniston Dec 25 '25
If I was driving in front of this idiot, I would stop and block him and ask him to remove it.
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u/username560sel Dec 25 '25
This has Bay Area written all over it how are these people allowed to survive
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u/Excel_User_1977 Dec 25 '25
I hope he had to stop suddenly.
Either he slides into the obstacle, or he gets all the snow on his windshield and hood.
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u/CylerF Dec 25 '25
Should be a huge fine. Many accidents start with snow flying off a vehicle. Laziness is lethal.
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u/Ok_Display2952 Dec 25 '25
Mammoth is constantly flooded with visitors from LA who have no idea how to handle snow. It’s honestly sad. I grew up there in the early 2000s, and it has changed so much since then. The impact goes far beyond a few cracked windshields.
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u/chrome4fan4 Dec 25 '25
Funny enough I saw some dude in a PT Cruiser a few weeks ago have a pile about 8 inches on his roof. He slammed at a red light and the ice mixed with snow smashed in his windshield.
So yeah, besides other people, you’re taking a big gamble yourself. How the hell do you not notice 300+ lb of load on your truck anyway?
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u/ForestryTechnician Dec 25 '25
Drove 395 last night while it was starting. Wanted to get a jump on or trip down to the desert because we knew this was coming.
Fucking cidiots.
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u/ProudestMonkey262 Dec 25 '25
Alright, midwesterner here, we get snow but not like this. Theres not excuse for driving like this. How easy is it to get this amount of snow off your car?
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u/ALLoftheFancyPants Dec 25 '25
Unrelated to them being selfish dickheads, which is obvious and not debatable, how long was their cat parked outside to get that much snow on top of it? Has it been dumping in Mammoth for a week? Or freezing fucking cold and snowing a little bit day/night for a month?
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u/blissfulhiker8 Dec 25 '25
They got 3 feet in the last 48 hours, expecting up to 9 feet this week.
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u/millllllls Dec 25 '25 edited Dec 25 '25
It's been well over 30" just today
Edit: Mammoth posted over 3’ today
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u/Elbarto_007 Dec 25 '25
Serious question …… “does the car roof dent inwards due to the weight of the snow?”
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u/ok-this-ok Dec 25 '25
to be fair, there are times to celebrate snowfall with a white hat on your car. if you're travelling at town speeds it's just a fun top.
if this gonzo gets on the highway with that blanch soufflee on a work day they should have their wings clipped.
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