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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.
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;
0°C)
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. 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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