truck and trailer total loss due to black ice
So it's been almost 3 weeks since we totaled our truck and fifth wheel. We were an hour from home enroute to Florida from Hamilton, Ontario when we hit black ice, lost control, went down an embankmen...
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Searching_Ut wrote:
Driving on ice is a learned skill, and you pretty much have to get it to be a reflex action to handle situations like you encountered. I instinctively pop the truck into 4 wheel drive the second it starts sliding if I'm not already in 4 wheel drive. It always depends on circumstance what comes next but I'm generally finding a little bit of gas is a better option than the brakes. Glad you're okay, and if you get a chance find an area where you can practice sliding, with the truck alone at first and then the combination if possible. Start at slow enough speeds to get the hang of it and in a situation where you won't hit anything.
I agree, when you're sliding, hit the gas...=some=. Watch race cars some time, especially NASCAR. They start to spin and they light it up like a funny car. Keeps the spin from being =worse=! :-) Goes against intuition, just as steering around something while braking with the ABS going full tilt. Most people just lock their elbows straight and hang on. ABS gives you the ability to =control= your vehicle while giving max brake; we just aren't trained for it. Really, really cool when you don't forget and drive around that guy that just pulled out in front of you while slowing so fast that your eyeballs feel like they want to pop out.
Lyle
