Winter (for some of us) is coming upon us and that means we’ll be driving in all sorts of horrible weather from slush to ice to freezing rain. Car companies have done wonders in just the last decade to make cars safer and easier to drive with traction control/stability control, abs, many standard ai…

I dealt with a fairly simple car for the last 8 years. automatic, FWD, good rated all seasons for a couple years, disc/drum brakes. I got by OK, but not that great when it came to the slushy stuff and I can remember almost spinning out a time or three. I haven’t had my new car long enough to test i…

I think it is a really bad idea when the “go/no go” decision is made in the affirmative based on the vehicle you are driving. We are not talking about extremes like one car has bald tires and one car has a set of Blizzacks on it. What I mean is stay home when it is so bad that you are tossing the id…

PRACTICE. A few years back my wife asks " How do you guys just seem to know how to drive in that crap ? " So it got me to thinking the difference between her and me even though we live and drive in the same conditions. PRACTICE “You guys” ?? It’s not a guy thing but the stereotype comes from …

Agreed. Good tires and driving skills ie traction points. Accelerate slow and easy. Brake slow and easy. Turn the steering wheel slow and easy. ABS is BS…

Trust me. Haul Road trucker. (Ice Road Truckers) TV gave it that name. Around here its The Haul Road.

Now that I’m retired, winter driving means rolling over and going back to sleep.I did spend 37 years commuting in terrain that looked like the Alps, with interesting variations of weather, black ice, snow, slush,freezing rain, and most importantly, nitwit drivers who leared to drive at the clown car…

I’ve been driving around in snow and ice since before I was legally allowed to drive, and I’ve always understood that staying out of the ditch means driving slowly and anticipating your next move. I have driven a few vehicles in the snow and ice that had nice things like ABS and 4x4, but never allo…

Count my vote as for good judgement and tires. It seems like when lousy weather hits here most of the accidents they show on the local news involve late model vehicles with ABS, traction control, and a dozen other safety features. Apparently these features help to promote the mindset that the drive…

Winter Driving Techniques

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The colder it is the better traction is

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