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 carefbl.
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;
0”
C)
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. 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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