Driving has always been a dangerous activity, but never more than today, with more congestion, road rage, psychoactive substances, and distractions than ever before. Add the hazards posed by winter and you have a potential recipe for disaster.
Snow, ice, freezing rain, poor visibility and present a new set of challenges, and require caution when driving. The following strategies will help you blow the snow, the temperature was freezing, and you dream of being somewhere else:
* Reduce speed. Your traction is reduced, if your speed should be too. Do not be pressured by cars behind you, and do not worry about being somewhere late. Start your journey a little earlier to accommodate additional time.
* Increase your distance. Under normal conditions, you must maintain at least 3 seconds after a distance of the car in front of you. Add another second for each dangerous situation. For example, driving in the snow, it should be 4-second distance. Driving in the snow during the night, should be 5 seconds.
* Brake much more carefully. Too much pressure on the brakes will send you skidding. With today antilock brakes, you do not pump the brake pedal. Maintaining constant brake pressure and then you will have better braking and steering, even in slippery conditions.
* Beware of areas of ice. Slow down and be careful when approaching areas where ice forms more easily bridges, viaducts, shady and intersections. If the rumbling sound of your tires on the pavement suddenly stops, get off the gas immediately May it be black ice.
* In snow, drive in the ruts. Traction is better in the footsteps made by the smuggling of tires, so stay in the ruts. If you must change lanes, wheel adhesion firmly and move slowly and smoothly.
* Stay at home! In really bad weather, postpone or avoid all but the most essential travel.
* Do not be seduced by four-wheel drive. At low speed, you realize an additional traction, but at a normal speed driving four-wheel drive does not give you much more traction in snow or ice, or even help you stop more effectively or quickly.
* Check your traction at low speed. When you first enter a road in conditions dicey, check traction by applying the brakes at low speed. Sometimes snow can have reasonable strength, or a seemingly dry road can be dangerous because of ice crystals embedded in the pavement.
When you lose control of your car
If, despite following all of the above, you do lose traction and the background of your car begins to slide, not to aggravate the problem. Many drivers respond to a slippage using the brakes and then with Steering overcompensation. Braking transfers weight to the front wheels and takes the weight of the rear wheels, usually resulting palette to deteriorate.
When your tires lose traction or your car starts to skid, immediately get off the gas and not brake. Turn the wheel in small increments in the same direction you want before the end to go until you regain control and can make a safe speed.
By following the tips above, you can not have a problem while you wait for the return of roads dry, hot weather and salt-free driving.
Snow, ice, freezing rain, poor visibility and present a new set of challenges, and require caution when driving. The following strategies will help you blow the snow, the temperature was freezing, and you dream of being somewhere else:
* Reduce speed. Your traction is reduced, if your speed should be too. Do not be pressured by cars behind you, and do not worry about being somewhere late. Start your journey a little earlier to accommodate additional time.
* Increase your distance. Under normal conditions, you must maintain at least 3 seconds after a distance of the car in front of you. Add another second for each dangerous situation. For example, driving in the snow, it should be 4-second distance. Driving in the snow during the night, should be 5 seconds.
* Brake much more carefully. Too much pressure on the brakes will send you skidding. With today antilock brakes, you do not pump the brake pedal. Maintaining constant brake pressure and then you will have better braking and steering, even in slippery conditions.
* Beware of areas of ice. Slow down and be careful when approaching areas where ice forms more easily bridges, viaducts, shady and intersections. If the rumbling sound of your tires on the pavement suddenly stops, get off the gas immediately May it be black ice.
* In snow, drive in the ruts. Traction is better in the footsteps made by the smuggling of tires, so stay in the ruts. If you must change lanes, wheel adhesion firmly and move slowly and smoothly.
* Stay at home! In really bad weather, postpone or avoid all but the most essential travel.
* Do not be seduced by four-wheel drive. At low speed, you realize an additional traction, but at a normal speed driving four-wheel drive does not give you much more traction in snow or ice, or even help you stop more effectively or quickly.
* Check your traction at low speed. When you first enter a road in conditions dicey, check traction by applying the brakes at low speed. Sometimes snow can have reasonable strength, or a seemingly dry road can be dangerous because of ice crystals embedded in the pavement.
When you lose control of your car
If, despite following all of the above, you do lose traction and the background of your car begins to slide, not to aggravate the problem. Many drivers respond to a slippage using the brakes and then with Steering overcompensation. Braking transfers weight to the front wheels and takes the weight of the rear wheels, usually resulting palette to deteriorate.
When your tires lose traction or your car starts to skid, immediately get off the gas and not brake. Turn the wheel in small increments in the same direction you want before the end to go until you regain control and can make a safe speed.
By following the tips above, you can not have a problem while you wait for the return of roads dry, hot weather and salt-free driving.
