OK. There is about 2 inches – maybe 3 – of snow on the ground. Denver is devastated because people don’t know how to drive on the snow. I’ve got a dental appointment in about a 2 hours and I’m probably going to have to leave one hour from now due to goofy road conditions. So here is a list of appropriate driving approaches when you’re driving in the snow for the few readers who find snow driving difficult to grasp:
- Drive slowly. Your reaction time will be useless on slick or icey roads.
- Pump your breaks if you start sliding. That is don’t just put your foot on the floor assuming that you will stop sliding due to a greater amount of fear.
- Turn into a slide. That is if you turn left and your back end starts sliding out from behind you turn your stearing wheel to the right to straighten out and gain control.
- Did I mention slow down?
There. Those aren’t hard, but when you’re in an out of control situation having those reactions is not logical, so try to keep your wits about you and leave early, drive slowly and be respectful of the road condition.
I might be wrong (but it would be the first time 😉 ) – I don’t think you’re supposed to ever pump your breaks if you have ABS. Most cars do but not all so maybe this doesn’t apply here.
OK, I sit corrected (I am sitting now) if you’ve got an Antilock Breaking System you don’t need to because they won’t let your tires lock up the same way traditional breaks do. And, yes, many cars do have ABS now.
Yeah, well ABS basically does pump the breaks. It detects that the tyres are skidding (locked up) and then puts them on and off. I actually read an article somewhere saying that people have forgotten how to drive without computer assisted technologies such as ABS and that it’s going to get even worse with assisted braking and the like.
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