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How to drive in the snow.... |
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 Well wth the weather continuing to hit us with snow and ice, driving conditions are far from perfect.
Most of us think we're expect drivers and can handle anything - but stop and think... do you really know how to drive in the snow? in fact do you really need to be driving at all in this weather?
Here's some tips:
- When driving in snow, get your speed right - not too fast so that you risk losing control, but not so slow that you risk losing momentum when you need it - and brake, steer and accelerate as smoothly as possible.
- Start gently from stationary, avoiding high revs. If you get yourself into a skid the main thing to remember is to take your foot off the pedals and steer.
- Only use the brake if you cannot steer out of trouble.
- Stay in a higher gear for better control, and if it is slippery, in a manual car move off in a higher gear, rather than just using first.
There's a great article on the BBC news pages with some words of wisdom for snow driving which is a highly reccommended read - make sure you pack up well - there's an essentials list available - how well does your boot of goodies score?
And from the FFOC - just all take care and be safe!
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Posted on Wednesday, January 13 @ 03:41:07 EST by madhatter
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