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.
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.
Your anti-lock brakes improve your vehicle’s stability
when you make
a
hard
stop on a slippery road. Even
though you have the anti-lock
braking
system, you’ll
want to begin stopping sooner than you would on dry
pavement.
See
“Anti-Lock” in the Index.
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Allow greater following
distance
on
any
slippery road.
Watch for slippery spots. The road might be fine
until you hit a spot that’s covered with ice. On an
otherwise clear road, ice patches may appear in
shaded areas where the
sun
can’t
reach: around
clumps of trees, behind buildings or under bridges.
Sometimes the surface of a curve or an overpass may
remain icy when the surrounding roads
are
clear. If
you
see
a patch
of
ice ahead of you, brake before you
are
on
it.
Try
not
to
brake while you’re actually on
the ice, and avoid sudden steering maneuvers.
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