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From Feb.2 to Feb.3, 2011, much more ice on the road around area of Dallas, TX when I drive from Ontario to California and I saw some cars and trucks rushed down into the roadside, but I was lucky and passed these terrific ice road. One tip of driving is sharing with everyone here:
on the ice road please don't hold the wheel very firm, you need to turn around your wheel a little just like the swing of the pendulum, a small swing action, not very often but don't forget when you feel the tires are sliding without control.
If you slide on the ice and skid off a cliff, turn on your flashers and honk your horn repeatedly. It won't help you any but, it will look funny to anyone watching from above and it could save somebody's life down below.
That's right, Ottowa; relax and stay loose when driving on snow/ice. Leave even more space than you think you need. Brake smoothly and slowly. Take turns slowly. Just stay relaxed and go the speed you are comfortable with. Stay right to let faster traffic pass. Don't use your flashers while driving...(we already know it's slow going. Ice really is challenging and I recommend not driving on it unless you ABSOLUTELY have to! And do it S-L-O-W-L-Y!
When there is a lot of ice on the road, it is better to stay home and watch all the idiots crashing on the roads.
In some places, there is ice on some or all of the roads for about 4 or 5 months out of the year. Some back roads are continuously ice-covered for the whole winter. Your proposal is not always an option.
In michigan its a normal occurance and people still never learn they cant tailgate or drive fast, people will never learn no matter what advice you give
I worry more about the idiot in the BMW trying to do 65 on I-95 in CT in the ice than my own slow paced driving in bad weather. Unfortunately you can't legislate common sense, and you can control your own vehicle, but not those of the people around you.
If you have no choice but to drive on ice, let about half of the air out of all of your tires and your traction will increase greatly. This isn't good for the tires, but it beats being wrapped around a pole. Just don't drive at high speeds with them that low and put the air back in as soon as you possibly can.
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