Winter Driving; Driving On Snow Or Ice - Chevrolet S10 1998 Manual

Winter Driving
Here are
some
tips for winter .driving:
a Have y o u vehicle in .good shape for winter.
0 YOU
may want to put winter emergency supplies in
your vehicle.
Include an ice scraper, a small brush or broom,
* a
Stifiply
of windshield washer fluid, a rag, some winter outer
clathing, a small shovel, a flashlight, a red cloth and
reflective warning triangles. And, if you will be driving
under severe conditions, inc1ude.a small bag s f sand, a
piece of old carpet or a couple of burlap .bags to help.
provide traction. Be sure.you properly .secur.e these
items
in
your-vehicle.
Driving on Snow or Ice
Most :of
the
time, those places where your tires. meet.-the
mad-probably .have good traction.
However, if there
is:
snow or ice between.yc5ur tires
a x i d '
the raad, you can have. a very slippery situation. Yau'll
have
a'
lot less
traction
:or "grip" .and will need to be.
very careful.
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