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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.
Your anti-lock brakes improve your vehicle’s stability
when you make a hard stop
on
a slippery road. Even
though
you
have an anti-lock braking system,
you’ll
want to begin stopping sooner than you would on dry
pavement. See “Anti-Lock”
in
the Index.
Allow greater following distance
on
any
slippery road.
Wdtch 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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