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Cloud_Dancer
Feb 02, 2014Explorer II
On the subject of "traction",....people sure are ignorant.
I've got gobs of experience driving on slippery surfaces. I can say with authority that ONE small tire air-gauge in your glove box, plus a little experience will tell you: Simply stop, and instead of 34 psi, just lower your tire air pressure to 18-to-20 psi. You will be impressed with the increase in traction. And, NO it's not at all dangerous because the ambient temperature AND the temperature of the driving surface is SO LOW your tires are certainly NOT going to overheat. Besides, on ice, you're going too slow to build up any tire heat.
NOW, did anyone see anybody stop and lower their tire air pressure?
I've got gobs of experience driving on slippery surfaces. I can say with authority that ONE small tire air-gauge in your glove box, plus a little experience will tell you: Simply stop, and instead of 34 psi, just lower your tire air pressure to 18-to-20 psi. You will be impressed with the increase in traction. And, NO it's not at all dangerous because the ambient temperature AND the temperature of the driving surface is SO LOW your tires are certainly NOT going to overheat. Besides, on ice, you're going too slow to build up any tire heat.
NOW, did anyone see anybody stop and lower their tire air pressure?
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