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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.
4-40
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Whatever the condition
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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.
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Unless you have the anti
want to brake very gently, too. (If you do have anti
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see "Anti
Lock" in the Index. This system improves
your vehicle's stability when you make a hard stop on a
slippery road.) Whether you have the anti
system or not, you'll want to begin stopping sooner than
you would on dry pavement. Without anti
if you feel your vehicle begin to slide, let up on the
brakes a little. Push the brake pedal down steadily to
get the most traction you can.
smooth ice, packed, blowing
lock braking system, you'll
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lock braking
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lock brakes,
lock,
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