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? ‘“ret 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.
Keep your traction control system
on.
It
improves 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.
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