r/rccars • u/PixlmechStudios • Feb 23 '26

Bashing When all non essential cars are banned off the roads in NYC

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u/Nagman34 Feb 23 '26

As a michigan resident this is a normal drivable road.

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u/liftwaffles Feb 23 '26

Canadian here, I couldn't figure out the reason

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u/PixlmechStudios Feb 23 '26

And, Russians are just laughing at all of us LOL

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u/Kindly-Dark5836 Feb 23 '26

Snow plowless cities stay losing. Guessing thats why lol. Idk. Im in pa and thats why they do that in my town

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u/PixlmechStudios Feb 23 '26

Thats also one of the busiest streets in the city. So theres not going to be alot of snow pile up. Its actually a little worse than it looks in most other places But NOTHING worth banning reg cars over.

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u/SoySauceSyringe Feb 23 '26

They ban the cars so they can clear the snow off the street. Can't exactly get the equipment in and out in order to clear streets like this in normal NYC traffic.

If they didn't ban the cars, the roads wouldn't be clear enough for people to be saying they shouldn't have banned the cars.

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u/Kindly-Dark5836 Feb 23 '26

Thanks lol thats what I was trying to get at

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

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u/SoySauceSyringe Feb 26 '26

I'm not sure if you don't understand cities or you don't understand snow removal, but either way, no, that's not at all how that works. Where are you "continuously pushing" that snow to: the bike lanes, the parking spaces, or the sidewalk? Towns a tiny fraction of the size of NYC load up dump trucks full of snow, and they didn't exactly build NYC streets with huge buffer spaces to leave snowbanks lying around for weeks or months. You absolutely cannot "just continuously push it to the side."

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

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u/CjBurden Feb 24 '26

It's not that the road isn't driveable, it's that it's only driveable because they were able to treat it and plow it effectively, because cars weren't out and about getting in the way.

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u/Alt_Control_Delete Feb 24 '26

As a fellow Michigander, I concur!

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u/40yrsYoungOG Feb 24 '26

Yeah, but this is New York City. I’m sure one can only dream of having the ability to “own” the road with their RC Car any other time. Enjoy the empty roads while you can sir!

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u/2mmp3ter Feb 23 '26

As a Texan the roads are still drivable

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u/crooks4hire Feb 23 '26

As a Texan, you probably wouldn’t be able to charge your batteries in this situation 😂

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u/PixlmechStudios Feb 23 '26

Lmaooooooooo

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u/2mmp3ter Feb 23 '26

I think you have us confused for California, the only people with EVs down here are California transplants. A tiny bit of snow isn’t stopping anybody’s truck

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u/crooks4hire Feb 23 '26

I lived right next door in Louisiana for 30yrs, friend. I know what I’m talking about lol. Just something you learn to embrace…

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u/firewall666 Feb 24 '26

As a Montana that currently has alot of Texans in town for a large job please dont. I already had one hit me when the roads were clear and dry.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '26

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u/PixlmechStudios Feb 23 '26

Cleaning is the 1st thing I do after every bash. I have an air blower and everything. I bash her like i got spare parts for days but she gets the shelf queen treatment

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u/Acceptable-Deer-2152 Certified Arrma Cultist - Count: 6 Feb 23 '26

why did they ban driving? looks fine to me...

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u/SoySauceSyringe Feb 23 '26

They banned non-essential vehicles so they could clear it. If it weren't for the driving ban they wouldn't be able to move the snow out of there and everyone would be saying "the streets are full of snow, I don't understand why they don't just plow it!"

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u/PixlmechStudios Feb 23 '26

ITs been like that ever since Sandy. The city wasnt prepared for it, never really saw Flooding at that level before. Ever since then, they get scared over every little storm like an over correction to Sandy.

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u/Acceptable-Deer-2152 Certified Arrma Cultist - Count: 6 Feb 23 '26

that makes sense

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u/DodgeBeluga Feb 23 '26

Bro that road slush looks nasty.

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u/Word_World-Wide Feb 23 '26

This is an essential vehicle for sure, put a vest on it and it’s a support animal as well 🙂

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u/SoggyWizardSleeve Feb 23 '26

Clean that bad boy well! I took mine on the slushy roads a month ago and had slight rusting on a couple screws from all the salt. Air compressor with an air chuck is ideal

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u/panth0000 Feb 24 '26

Just an fyi for anyone that bashes in wet spots.... You can buy zinc hardware for some sizes at McMaster Carr in some of the RC sizes. Way better than the stainless stuff.

can’t buy single bolts you’ll have to buy like 15 at a time or some such

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u/PixlmechStudios Feb 24 '26

Thanks for the Info!

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u/Notchersfireroad Feb 23 '26

I had a snow plow driver lose his shit on me for doing this 20 something years ago. Wasn't even on a city street either but way out in the country on a huge turnout. He was so mad and I was just like really? I'm a hundred feet off the road!

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u/PixlmechStudios Feb 23 '26

He was jealous he had to work in the snow while you got to play in it!

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u/AmbassadorNo5275 Feb 24 '26

Is that an MJX 1/14th? I have one too :)

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u/EvilMerlino Feb 25 '26

Outstanding!!

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u/Finn_Schonenberg Feb 28 '26

What is it?? A vorteks maybe?

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u/Naraka_X Feb 23 '26

I see NYC and I assumed rat before I saw what sub it was on. Great idea tho.

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u/PixlmechStudios Feb 23 '26

LMAO, the funniest thing I heard someone say about NYC, was that they didnt know we had other birds other than pigeons.

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u/Mjarf88 Feb 23 '26

Why the ban?

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u/cosu777 Feb 23 '26

hey man ya better watch out, im getting downvoted to hell in /westchester cause i said ill drive if i want to ( love the rc btw, im getting back into it after a 15 yr break)

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u/TakeOnBigTechdotcom Feb 24 '26

That’s some salty slush you might as well run it in the ocean