Driving on Snow and Ice: 10 Safety Tips

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Driving on Snow and Ice: 10 Safety Tips

10 Tips for Safe Driving in the Snow and on Icy Roads. How to avoid Winter Driving mistakes.

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kcbraunschweig

How about one more tip? Practice!

After the first snowfall of the year, find a deserted parking lot and slide around a bit. Get an idea of what your car feels like when losing traction in a safe environment so it isn't such a surprise if/when it happens out on the road. This helps you remain calm and make good decisions in a bad situation. If you want more, there are also car control clinics often run by various car clubs and others to help you develop better car control skills both on dry pavement and in inclement weather conditions.

dqrocha

Hi there Edmond, after reading your tips i feel a lot more confident to challenge the snowy roads of Europe for 15 days, but here is a question: we are renting a car at Sixt in Franfurt and these are the options, please let me know which one you would choose for the winter conditions - Citroen C5, Peugeot 508, Passat CC, Insignia OPC or a BMW 3series. I've already booked the C5 but will probably go for an upgrade. We appreciate the help. Thanks

staceybeck01

Thanks for the advice. This will be my first winter driving in snow and knowing me I'll probably have to have towing in Chilliwack all the time. Let's hope everything goes okay, thanks again.

cobaltins

Here's a great article with some tips for driving in the snow. And no... I don't plan on testing that move out with my suburban.

mr_honda

Maybe a silly question, but will adding weight to the trunk of my car increase it's traction? I've heard it said add a couple bags of kitty litter to your car, to increase the weight and to place on the snow for traction too. Is there any merit to this?

Thanks~

narasimhan

thanks