Drive safely on icy and snowy roads
Driving a car on ice and snow requires special care to ensure safety. Here are some ways to drive safely:
1. Keep the vehicle speed moderate: Due to the reduced friction coefficient on icy and snowy roads, driving too fast can easily lead to loss of control. Therefore, the vehicle speed should be appropriately reduced to maintain stability.
2. Avoid emergency braking: Emergency braking on icy and snowy roads may cause the vehicle to skid or lose control. You should slow down in advance and use predictive braking, that is, slow down in advance according to road and vehicle conditions.
3. Use anti-skid tires: If possible, replace them with anti-skid tires that have better grip.
4. Change direction slowly when turning: Sharp turns on icy and snowy roads can cause your vehicle to slide or roll over. You should change direction slowly and slow down appropriately.
5. Keep vehicle distance: Keep a wide distance from the vehicle in front so that you have enough space to brake or change direction if necessary.
6. Watch the road conditions: Always pay attention to the road conditions ahead, especially at turns or intersections.
7. Stay away from intersections when parking: If you need to park temporarily, you should choose a place away from intersections to avoid dangers caused by traffic jams.
In short, when driving on icy and snowy roads, be cautious, slow and steady, and always pay attention to the road conditions to ensure driving safety.
Specifically, the following driving skills are recommended:
As we all know, the adhesion coefficient of the road after snow in winter is low, the wheels are prone to slipping, and the risk of driving increases.
So, how should you drive a car on icy and snowy roads to ensure driving safety? Today I will introduce you to the driving skills on ice and snow roads. I hope it will help you drive safely.
1Start
Ensure good visibility and a smooth start. Before driving in ice and snow, first check and clean away any frost or snow on the front and rear windshields, left and right side windows, rearview mirrors and lampshades. The icy road is quite slippery, so when starting, you need to slowly lift the clutch and apply the gas slowly.
Slowly lift the clutch, lightly step on the accelerator, and start slowly and steadily. If wheel slip occurs when starting, you can shift into a higher gear than you normally drive.
For manual transmission cars, you can start in second gear to reduce torque output and reduce the tendency of the tires to slide. For automatic transmission cars, you need to switch the gear to low gear or snow mode.
In icy and snowy weather, observe the conditions before traveling and install anti-skid chains in advance if necessary.
2Speed up
The most important thing on icy roads is to slow down, slow down, and slow down again! Because the braking distance is related to the vehicle speed, the higher the vehicle speed, the greater the braking distance.
While driving at a low speed, you must maintain a large enough safe distance from the vehicle in front. Only in this way can you respond calmly when encountering an emergency.
The same technique exists for speeding up normally. Remember to step on the accelerator slowly and let the speed of the car slowly increase. Do not use too much floor oil to accelerate, as this can easily lead to driving force slipping, and high-speed skidding is even more dangerous.
3 Brake
Emergency braking must not be done on icy roads or icy and snowy roads. Emergency braking can easily cause the vehicle to slide, causing the vehicle to become uncontrollable. If this happens to your vehicle, you must first release the brakes to allow the steering wheel to regain control of the vehicle, or use the brakes to slowly slow down the vehicle.
Nowadays, vehicles are basically equipped with ABS anti-lock braking systems. Even if the brakes are applied hard, the wheels will not lock seriously. ABS will keep the slip rate near 20%.
At the same time, vehicles are equipped with an EBD braking force distribution system, which allows the vehicle’s braking to be appropriately distributed. Therefore, when braking on icy and snowy roads, you can press hard and the ABS will work immediately to obtain the maximum braking effect.
4 Turns
Turning on icy and snowy roads further tests the driver’s skills. First of all, when turning, you need to hold the steering wheel with both hands, use the correct steering wheel steering method, and turn left and right alternately. Although the one-handed tug-o is cool, it cannot save the car in time when faced with sudden situations when turning.
Slow down in advance when turning. The adhesion coefficient of the ice and snow road is small, and the car is prone to sideslip when turning.
When turning, you should slow down before the turn and reduce the vehicle speed to below 20Km/h. The correct approach is: slow down slowly before turning → release the brake and turn slowly → the vehicle slides through the bend → slowly return the steering wheel → and finally apply the gas slowly.
5 Avoid obstacles
Since the adhesion coefficient of ice and snow roads is small, the car is prone to sideslip when braking. Therefore, you cannot slam on the brakes, as this can easily cause sideslip or even overturning.
To avoid emergency situations on icy and snowy roads, you need to apply the brakes firmly, reduce the speed of the vehicle, and turn slowly to avoid obstacles. In fact, having defensive driving awareness can avoid sudden accidents.
6 Ramps
When the road is icy, going up and downhill is dangerous. When driving uphill, you should shift into a low gear in advance and climb up the slope in one go. Avoid stopping or shifting gears during the uphill process, otherwise the drive wheels will slip and the car will not be able to climb to the top of the slope.
In case the wheels slip when climbing a hill, you can add some sand or lay felt in front and behind the wheels to increase friction.
When going downhill, you should make full use of the engine brake to control the vehicle speed, and be careful not to step on the brakes to avoid the car from skidding and causing an accident.
7 Preventive Driving
With good driving awareness, driving on ice and snow is not difficult. The ice and snow road is like a magnifying glass, magnifying the bad habits of ordinary drivers one by one.
Therefore, maintain good driving awareness, predict the road ahead in advance, and prepare to brake early.
This can greatly improve driving safety on ice and snow roads.
What’s more important is that your mentality needs to be stable.
Written by：Frank from JZ POWER
The Exporter and Manufacturer of Scooters, Snow Equipment since 2003
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