All-wheel drive might be useful for offering further traction whereas navigating an icy street. But you continue to have to drive cautiously as a result of lateral grip is at a premium, regardless of what number of wheels are placing energy to the bottom. This Subaru WRX driver in New York realized an essential lesson about limits of AWD after they misplaced management and struck a plow truck head-on, slicing the automobile in half. 

The X (previously Twitter) account for the New York State Department of Transportation posted the dashcam video from the snow plow as a warning to different motorists about how to not drive on a snowy street. The clip begins because the WRX is trying to move an enormous rig, not realizing there is no room to squeeze between it and the oncoming plow. The automobile slams into the plow, inflicting an explosion of particles.

The video ends with the plow pulling off the street, although photographs of the ensuing wreck have been printed to X by Erik Ghiraduzzi (under). The terrifying photos present the WRX’s rear as a crumpled ball, with the entrance half nonetheless current forward of the B-pillar. It appears like somebody took an enormous knife and reduce the sedan in half. Somehow, nobody was injured. 

All-wheel drive can assist you to speed up in slippery conditions, however it will possibly’t make it easier to cease. Whether your car is front-, rear, or all-wheel drive, the 4 brakes are nonetheless the one issues slowing down the car, barring the delicate results of engine braking. So be sure you take care on the market when the climate’s unhealthy.