Japanese deal with a little snow on the road...

Taf · 04-01-2011, 18:28

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZeGe...layer_embedded

BIG snowplough?

Scrubbs · 04-01-2011, 18:42

I didn't know they drove on the left?

TheNorm · 04-01-2011, 18:47

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I didn't know they drove on the left?

Yes, which is why Japanese imports are popular.

Also India, Australia, South Africa, and several other countries.

Peter_ · 04-01-2011, 18:49

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Originally Posted by Scrubbs

I didn't know they drove on the left?

All the 2nd hand Japanese cars that we import are left hand drive.

Wikipedia link

alferret · 04-01-2011, 20:18

Just think if that amount fell on the UK.

Tuftus · 04-01-2011, 21:22

Yes, they mock us lol :P

dazzer89 · 04-01-2011, 21:45

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Originally Posted by alferret

Just think if that amount fell on the UK.

Standstill for months.

Gary L · 05-01-2011, 12:33

Right. so how did they know where the road was that needed ploughing? they got every bend right as well.

Blackened · 05-01-2011, 12:40

I'd guess it was just cleared at the first fall and then consistently cleared thereafter?

Acathla · 05-01-2011, 12:42

Heated Road? I know some of Japan has them.

Gary L · 05-01-2011, 12:48

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Originally Posted by Blackened

I'd guess it was just cleared at the first fall and then consistently cleared thereafter?

But how do you get big flat walls?

joglynne · 05-01-2011, 12:49

If you look closely at the video you can see rods sticking up out of the top of the snow walls. They use the same method of defining the road edges up on the high moors though I have yet to see snow up there that deep thank goodness.

Blackened · 05-01-2011, 12:55

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But how do you get big flat walls?

If you think about it - 1ft of snow falls and that's cleared leaving a small one foot high wall on either side. Another 1ft falls and is also cleared leaving a 2ft wall either side and so on. If it's cold enough and cleared consistently enough, the walls will build themselves, they don't need to be created as they're being made gradually.

Gary L · 05-01-2011, 12:57

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Originally Posted by Blackened

If you think about it - 1ft of snow falls and that's cleared leaving a small one foot high wall on either side. Another 1ft falls and is also cleared leaving a 2ft wall either side and so on. If it's cold enough and cleared consistently enough, the walls will build themselves, they don't need to be created as they're being made gradually.

No, I'll go with Jog's theory. makes more sense.

though, why they waited for it to get that high before they got the big plough out. I don't know

Blackened · 05-01-2011, 13:23

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though, why they waited for it to get that high before they got the big plough out. I don't know

Because (from what I can gather) the Alpine route is closed December to April.
Ploughs then come along and using GPS to find the edges of the road they us a 'stair' method to work their way down to clear the road to open it - it's a massive operation apparently.