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[andrewducker]

We got the bus into town to meet friends. The bus skidded sideways on the snowy road, tried a couple of times, and then gave up. Which is why you can see Jane and Gideon trudging towards me as we head to a nearby cafe to recover.
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Comments

[andrewducker]

No ice - ground was completely clear (if a bit wet) two hours previously.

Just a layer of entirely fresh snow that meant that there was no traction at all on a slope.

[channelpenguin]

Yeah, hills can be tricky at least until the snow layer is thicker and even then.

I don't know, but I would imagine that electric buses might fare better in slippery conditions if they allow continuously variable power. Maybe not.

Berlin has few hills and also lots of trams (at least in the East). Which I think do better in the snow?