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    I'm getting a major introduction this weekend. I already learned how to "pump" the brake when you slip a little bit at a red light. Any other tips or tricks I need to know? I'm scared shitless.

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    go to an empty parkign lot at nihgt. practice. do doughnuts. make yoruself go into apins and learn and practive how to correct it.
    practivce in a safe controlled envoropmet is the best way.
    I wrecked, flipped down a cliff cause of ice..wis i would have practices. cause m accident was due to driver error. I overcorrected when I started to slide.

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    Stay in your house. Read books. Rent movies. Make cookies.
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    Carry chains if you're gonna be driving through Oregon. Also, I've found that if you let off the gas a little before a turn to slow and then lightly apply the gas as you take the turn. Never brake around a turn on ice.

    Also remember that you may have to go weirdly slow to keep from fishtailing. Also, you probably already know this, but keep lots of extra space between the car in front of you and your car.

    I drive over snowy and icy roads multiple times every winter to see my parents. It used to be scary but I'm pretty used to it by now.

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    Ice? In LA?

    Never mind...read the random thread. Be careful honey and go slow..ice is not something to screw with. And if you are driving on blacktop...watch out fir black ice...its a thin sheet you dont see until you are right on it. Almost invisible. So don speed up because the road looks clear ahead.

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    I just asked Brad about this and he wants to know if you have anti-lock brakes. If you do, do not pump the brakes as the anti-lock will do it for you. If you don't have them, pumping is the right thing to do.

    If you go into a skid, immediately take your foot off the gas and don't hit the brake either if you don't have to. Steer with your skid, IOW, if your back end is going right, steer your front to the right as well.

    He suggested going into an open parking lot (if you're in slippery conditions) and seeing how your car handles.

    How are your tires in re condition?

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    I was driving on ice earlier today...so frustrating. Like Kaylinn said...if you can get practice on how to correct you car while it is sliding that will help a lot. Many people get really scared and try to overcorrect and that is how you end up spinning out. Don't follow anyone too closely because sometimes people freak out and come to a sudden stop. Don't drive any faster than you feel comfortable...screw other people....if they want to go faster they can pass you! Don't worry too much. If I (a former so cal girl) can learn how to drive on ice you can too !
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    All of the above sounds great but I'm not in a position to practice. I'm on my way home to Memphis for my grandmother's funeral, and I was trying to do the drive in two days but I got stuck behind an icy mountain pass tonight. I decided to turn around and wait until morning before I try to go through it, although the possibility exists that it could rain tonight and turn even icier. I'm pretty afraid right now of what might happen if I hit ice tomorrow. I should've taken the long way along I-10. *sigh*

    Some really good tips though, thank you. I will definitely go slow. I didn't know that about correcting into the skid so I really appreciate that one!

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    I think you're smart to not drive on ice in the dark....nothing is more terrifying.

    Sorry about your grandma.

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    Yeah, me too. I don't know if I'm going to make it back in time for her funeral now or not, but I'd rather be late to her funeral than on time to my own. I just hope it doesn't rain or snow tonight. Everybody keep your fingers tightly crossed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yekhefah View Post
    I'm getting a major introduction this weekend. I already learned how to "pump" the brake when you slip a little bit at a red light. Any other tips or tricks I need to know? I'm scared shitless.
    This is coming from a guy that has driven in 26 Wisconsin winters....the pumping the brakes thing? Hmmmm....why bother...the brakes don't work on ice anyway...

    For a serious answer...what kind of car are you driving? Front wheel drive? Rear wheel drive? Four wheel drive? It makes a difference in how you do things on snow and ice.

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    Teeny little Hyundai hatchback. Don't know if it's rear wheel or front, but it's a very tiny little compact car and likely to skid on just about anything. Light car, great gas mileage, but not so much fun on ice, I'm learning!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yekhefah View Post
    I'm getting a major introduction this weekend. I already learned how to "pump" the brake when you slip a little bit at a red light. Any other tips or tricks I need to know? I'm scared shitless.
    As Dylan said if you have ABS *don't* pump the break pedal. Stand on the damn thing as hard as you can if need be! It will (literally) push back and do a better job than you can about determining the most appropriate break pressure. Don't try to turn while stopping, if you really need to stop the quickest way to do it is in a straight line. However some situations are better dealt with by manuvering around them than by stopping.

    Try not to be scared shitless, I've driven all kinds of crapboxes through awful conditions and it can be done, but if you panic it will be worse... Drive slowly, stay to the right and let the impatient people pass on the left, lots of following room from the car in front of you, and be careful on steep slippery uphills, if you go too slowly here or lose traction you might wind up sliding backwards...

    Quote Originally Posted by LilyLove View Post
    Carry chains if you're gonna be driving through Oregon. Also, I've found that if you let off the gas a little before a turn to slow and then lightly apply the gas as you take the turn. Never brake around a turn on ice.
    I wouldn't apply gas on the turn if you're not used to it and learning in a hurry, Lily's right in that optimal traction in a turn is found when giving a bit of gas but if Yekhefah's car has a lot of torque she's more likely to break the wheel free from the ground and slide. Traction control helps to prevent that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yekhefah View Post
    Teeny little Hyundai hatchback. Don't know if it's rear wheel or front, but it's a very tiny little compact car and likely to skid on just about anything. Light car, great gas mileage, but not so much fun on ice, I'm learning!
    Front wheel drive. If you don't know ABS, what year and model?

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    Quote Originally Posted by OdysseusNJ View Post
    As Dylan said if you have ABS *don't* pump the break pedal. Stand on the damn thing as hard as you can if need be! It will (literally) push back and do a better job than you can about determining the most appropriate break pressure. Don't try to turn while stopping, if you really need to stop the quickest way to do it is in a straight line. However some situations are better dealt with by manuvering around them than by stopping.

    Try not to be scared shitless, I've driven all kinds of crapboxes through awful conditions and it can be done, but if you panic it will be worse... Drive slowly, stay to the right and let the impatient people pass on the left, lots of following room from the car in front of you, and be careful on steep slippery uphills, if you go too slowly here or lose traction you might wind up sliding backwards...



    I wouldn't apply gas on the turn if you're not used to it and learning in a hurry, Lily's right in that optimal traction in a turn is found when giving a bit of gas but if Yekhefah's car has a lot of torque she's more likely to break the wheel free from the ground and slide. Traction control helps to prevent that.
    Yeah, you are right about that... it took time for me to figure out this method. I do want to repeat that you really shouldn't brake through a turn. Its dangerous.

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    which way are you going? I just got dumped on here (Trinidad) with 8 inches of snow, more coming. Take the southern route go I 40.


    Turn into a skid, triple your braking distance, catty litter gives tires traction, snow is like fog use your low beams, take a broom to clean your windows and an ice scraper,
    a shovel would be nice to have if you get stuck, if you tires are spinning get out of the compressed snow in the ruts, move to the inside of turns so you have slide room

    etc

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yekhefah View Post
    Teeny little Hyundai hatchback
    Quote Originally Posted by LilyLove View Post
    Yeah, you are right about that... it took time for me to figure out this method.
    Heh, probably barely enough torque in that vehicle to break free from a paper bag! But yeah, just don't worry the accelerator or break pedal while turning if you can avoid it...

    Quote Originally Posted by Yekhefah View Post
    Light car, great gas mileage, but not so much fun on ice, I'm learning!
    It actually could be a lot worse. Light = good for ice, less inertia for your breaks (or more accurately, tires) to overcome. FWD is preferable to RWD in slippery conditions especially if you are new to it. When you've mastered that you can try my 4500 lb RWD van with no traction control in Northeast blizzards...

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    Try to avoid roads that are inclines/declines. If you must and there is no other route, when going up hills you want to avoid stopping if you can. Keep the car moving if only slowly. If you stop there is a chance you won't be able to get moving again (slip slip slip). I usually go slow, let the car in front of me make it up and over a hill so I have a clear run, no need to stop. Once you get to the top of the hill and are headed down, the opposite applies. Slow it way down, tapping the brakes. Building up too much speed going down an icy hill is bad news if you need to stop (basically, you won't).

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    Thanks so much for all the tips! I'm learning a lot. I love this forum.

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    Thanks so much for all the tips! I'm learning a lot. I love this forum.

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    Tuck and roll!


    And in your car (if it's still the same) you'll be safer than you think since it's so light. Just understand that you WILL slide, not to freak out when you do, pump your breaks. If you fishtail, Turn INTO it to regain control. Keep severe distance between you and the car in front of you, and be sure to be in tune with what your car is driving over so that you can tell pavement from snow.

    Good luck!
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    Great advice already here... so may I add, do not accelerate like your playing pole position? Wet/slipery conditions and a quick acceleration will get you skidding, slipping and scared.

    Also, I'd avoid mountains at the best of times, like running across a frikin' dragon while it is in flight.

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    may have already been said, but, just let the vehicle keep moving, try to stay off the brake and accelerating as much as possible, just go with the speed your confortable with......

    yes you should get rest if you can, hopefully it will be clear when you head out, but, driving on ice does take alot of concentration and you can get tired from focusing...

    Good luck Yek...

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    Lived in Michigan my whole life. Number one rule for driving in wintry conditions: SLOW DOWN. Go slow, like real slow. I've done 20 mph on a 50 mile stretch of highway. If you're traveling ridiculously under the speed limit you really shouldn't have a problem.


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    Was already planning on creeping along like a little old lady, LOL! Good to know that's the right thing to do!

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