Driving
on
Snow
or
Ice
Most
of the time, those places where your tires meet the
road probably have good traction.
However,
if
there is snow or ice between
your
tires and
the road,
you
can have a very slippery situation. You’ll
have a
lot
less traction or “grip” and will need to be very
careful.
What’s the worst time for this? “Wet ice.” Very cold
snow or ice can be slick and hard to drive on. But wet
ice can be even more trouble because it may offer the
least traction of all. You
can
get “wet
ice”
when it’s
about freezing
(32°F;
OOC)
and freezing rain begins
to
fall. Try to avoid driving on wet ice until salt and sand
crews can get there.
Whatever the condition
--
smooth ice, packed, blowing
or loose snow
--
drive with caution.
If you
have
traction control, keep the system
on.
It will
improve your ability to accelerate when driving on a
slippery road. Even though your vehicle has a traction
control system, you’ll want to slow down and adjust
your driving
to
the road conditions. See “Traction
Control System” in the Index.
If
you don’t have the traction control system, accelerate
gently. Try not
to
break the fragile traction. If you
accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish
the surface under the tires even more.
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