Driving on Snow or Ice
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? “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;
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 the TCS 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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