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-!ock
braking system,
you’ll want to begin stopping sooner than you would on
dry pavement. See
Braking on page
4-6.
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.
If
You’re
Caughf
In
a
B!izzard
If
you are stopped by heavy snow, you could be in a
serious siruation. Y-ou should probably stay with
your vehicle unless you know for sure that you are
near help and you can hike through the snow.
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