Work on Whistle

[Rat Catcher]

Email received this morning:

Hi guys, there is any amount of work right now. We see a few drivers are working. Log in and let us know in the chat area how the roads are in your area. The Whistle Team

[Shallowhal]

A bit of driver feedback regarding roads in different areas would be nice,was thinking of heading out today...i fukin need to get out for a few hours...deffo!!

[Rat Catcher]

Couldn't get a cab home from the bar last night despite leaving early - Mr. Woo was still open. Mrs Catcher had to collect me or the Chow Mein woulda had to go straight in the freezer. Mrs Catcher was on Facebook an hour or so back, reckons the roads around Dublin are still in shit, grand here though.

[Shallowhal]

Had a bit of snow in Drog last night but deffo seems to be thawing,a friend in Johnstown,Meath was tellin me earlier it's still snowing there albeit very light.
I'll give the bro in Glasnevin a bell,he abandoned goin out yesterday cos he couldn't get out of his estate.

[Rat Catcher]

Let us know what he thinks, half thinking of doing a few hours later myself.

[mercenary for hire]

Main roads are fine but anything off those are hit and miss.Had to help a taxi get out of Cabra earlier.Bring a shovel if you are working lads and Halpos learn how to disable the traction control if yours doesn't have a button for it.Lots of folks walking in the middle of the road not giving a shite.

[Shallowhal]

Main roads are fine but anything off those are hit and miss.Had to help a taxi get out of Cabra earlier.Bring a shovel if you are working lads and Halpos learn how to disable the traction control if yours doesn't have a button for it.Lots of folks walking in the middle of the road not giving a shite.

Would deffo bring a shovel,wear me boots(shite for driving though)
I find using the B when on a hill or on a slippery surface very useful,gives a bit of traction and it feels like you're in a higher gear...of course you're still watching out for the other heroes!!

[Rat Catcher]

I have a button for disabling traction control, what does it do in layman's terms? Pressed it on Tuesday but seemed to slide around the little roundabouts in the estates more with it pressed i.e. traction control disabled & orange light on dash. When not pressed it seems to disable itself from time to time i.e the orange light flashes every now and again on slippery roads.

[mercenary for hire]

Priuses are great but mine is shite in the snow.The traction control is far too aggressive which means any sort of slippage ends up leaving ya stuck.Maybe summer tyres are partly to blame.My old Primera was much better in this weather.I think Toyota fixed it in later versions.

I should clarify a bit generally it's good to have it on but on the hybrid it's there to protect the car from hurting itself as the leccy motors can spin almost instantly at full torque.So if yer flooring it all the time it could damage the car.Problem is it cuts power to the wheels in situations that ya might otherwise be able to power yer way out of.Kinda frustrating as you can lose momentum and get stuck.

[Rat Catcher]

Mine's not a Prius. It's a MKII Octy, a real man's car with gears anall! Just I've no idea when or why I should disable traction control, them things didn't exist when I took the test... a bag of cat litter is handy though if you get stuck in a wheelspin situation.

[Shallowhal]

I have a button for disabling traction control, what does it do in layman's terms? Pressed it on Tuesday but seemed to slide around the little roundabouts in the estates more with it pressed i.e. traction control disabled & orange light on dash. When not pressed it seems to disable itself from time to time i.e the orange light flashes every now and again on slippery roads.

It's not disabling itself...it's working,but can activate more frequently in slippery conditions...hence the flashing icon.

@MFH,
I found in my previous Prius(by accident) that using the B in snowy conditions was a great help,even the short drives over the last few day in my current ride were helped using it,traction control doesn't activate as much...i'm just talking about using it when necessary not all the time.

[mercenary for hire]

I saw a video on that the other day Halpos but didn't get too much practice with it yet.I wasn't working just checking up on family so it's back in the garden safe now.

[Shallowhal]

I saw a video on that the other day Halpos but didn't get too much practice with it yet.I wasn't working just checking up on family so it's back in the garden safe now.

Yeah its deffo a help....even if you go over a shore in wet conditions,the traction control tends to activate,i generally use the B to help control the car...and if some gobshite in front of you breaks for some unknown reason,it's great for slowing the car a little quicker than just stomping on the brake pedal...but that helps aswell of course!!

[Taxi driver42]

Mate tells me few taxis got stuck and were abandoned in Palmerston last nite outside whitethorn
All Windows smashed this mor
Bawnlea tallaght 10 cars that were stuck on main rd burnrd out last nite

[Rat Catcher]

Looting reported in Tallaght, too. Apparently the local Lidl was cleaned out.