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Wh8t's:the worst time for this? "Wet-.ice." Very cold
snow
or-ice-can be slick and hard
to
drive
on.
But wet
ice
c.m-
be even m-ore. trouble be-cause -it 'may .offer the
1-east iraction of all. You can get wet ice when it's about
fxce.zag C32"F; 0°C)
.and
fieeziag rain begins
tQ fall.
Try
to avoid driving .on wet ice
untG salt and sand crews
can get there.
Whatever:the G-ondition -- smooth ice, packe.d, blowing
or loose: snow -- drive with Cautibn.
Accelerate gently. Try
not
to break the fragile. traction.
If
you accelerate t6o fait, the dr5v-e whee1.s 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
tho.ugh you have an anti-lock brxking system, you'll'
want to begin stopping sooner tha-n you would on dry
pavement.
S,ee:
"Anti-Lo-ck" in the
Index.
Allow greater following distance :on any
slippery road.
Watch for dippery spots. The road might be fine
until you hit a,spat.th&s covered. with ice. Qn
an
.otherwise clear road,: ice -patches may app-ear in
shaded areas where the sun mn't reach/ arou-nd
clump>s of. trees, :behind buikdings under
bridges.
Sometiines the:surface of a curve
a i r
an
overpa% may
remain icy when the surrounding raxds are clear. If
you see a-patch &ice ahead of
YOLI-,
brake:before you
axe on
it, Try
notto
brake while you'=re .actually
on
.the ice,
.and
avoid sadden st_e.Gring maneuvers.
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