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
Braking
on
page
4-5.
Allow greater following distance on any
slippery road.
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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
Caught
in
a
Blizzard
If
you are stopped by heavy snow, you could be in
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serious situation. You 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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