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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;
OOC)
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.
Keep your Enhanced Traction System on.
It
will improve
your ability to accelerate when driving on a slippery
road. Even though your vehicle has this system, you’ll
want
to
slow down and adjust your driving
to
the
road conditions. See
Enhanced Traction System
(ETS)
on
page
4-9.
Unless you have the anti-lock braking system, you’ll
want to brake very gently,
too.
(If
you do have anti-lock,
see
Braking on page
4-6.
This system improves your
vehicle’s stability when you make a hard stop on a
slippery road.) Whether you have the anti-lock braking
system or not, you’ll want to begin stopping sooner than
you would on dry pavement. Without anti-lock brakes,
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.
4-26
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