What a day! Bad accident on the way to get TT
My family and I were exciting to go back to camping. We were going to go camping next week with boy scout group. After few months of searching for a camper, we found one 3 hours away. Last Saturday, I...
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The key to keeping a vehicle going straight ahead on slippery roads is to have the same amount of rolling resistance on all 4 tires. The closest you can get to that is putting it in neutral, removing engine acceleration/braking from the driven set of wheels. Front-wheel-drive and rear-wheel-drive act completely opposite in slippery conditions. Taking your foot off the gas in a FWD car will often bring the back around on snow or ice because it acts like a mild brake application on the front wheels only due to engine braking. A RWD vehicle will tend to understeer if you take your foot off the gas.
I have driven in Western New York winters for 38 years. The best driving aid in winter is knowledge of proper technique. It's far more important than AWD. Around here, you usually see mostly 4WD SUVs in ditches because they gave the driver overconfidance. When I got our first 4WD Suburban, I had to keep telling myself to keep it slow because the great traction does not translate into better stopping ability. It actually takes longer to stop than a car because of the added intertia (weight).
I also agree that on ice it is much more difficult to control the vehicle than on snow. Your best friend on ice is slow speed and plenty of distance between you and the driver in front of you. If you are forced to take evasive action on ice, that is the worst case.
Steve
I have driven in Western New York winters for 38 years. The best driving aid in winter is knowledge of proper technique. It's far more important than AWD. Around here, you usually see mostly 4WD SUVs in ditches because they gave the driver overconfidance. When I got our first 4WD Suburban, I had to keep telling myself to keep it slow because the great traction does not translate into better stopping ability. It actually takes longer to stop than a car because of the added intertia (weight).
I also agree that on ice it is much more difficult to control the vehicle than on snow. Your best friend on ice is slow speed and plenty of distance between you and the driver in front of you. If you are forced to take evasive action on ice, that is the worst case.
Steve
