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Driving on Snow or Ice
Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the
road probably have good traction.
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.
road.
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 urider bridges.
Sometimes the surface of a curve or an averpass may
remain icy when the. surrounding roads are clear. If
too. fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surfac
under the tires even more.
'Your anti-lokk brakes improve your ability to make a
hard stop on a slippery road. Even though you have the
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
What's the worst time for this? "Wet ice." V&y 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
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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