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Tricks for driving in the snow Floffe Send a noteboard - 05/01/2010 09:05:02 AM
What are your tricks for driving in the snow with a manual?

^ Actually something I'd prefer to see answered, by you or anyone else, since this is my first winter as a driver. Because of my job, I had to do a great deal of driving even during the middle of the snowstorms, and it scared me half to death. My car doesn't have great tires and was wobbling all over the road even when everyone else was fine!

1. Use good tyres.
2. Keep the speed slow enough to stay in control.
3. Use proper tyres.
4. Try going onto an empty road and get to know your car. One thing to try is to brake hard (no pumping). If you feel the brake pumping (or just the wheels not locking up), you have a car with anti-lock brakes and will not need to pump when trying to stop quickly, just press down the pedal to the bottom.
5. If you lose traction, don't brake but steer out of it with just a little gas applied so that the wheels spin.
6. Did I mention you should make sure to have good tires? There really is a world of difference between ones that are reasonably new and those which are 10 years old.
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A Survey about snow and cars. Danu - 04/01/2010 08:04:47 PM 1038 Views
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OMFG! David! *huggles muchly* Danu - 04/01/2010 08:25:18 PM 659 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Kaldric - 04/01/2010 08:32:51 PM 802 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Helene - 04/01/2010 08:53:52 PM 657 Views
I'll answer for my bicycle Floffe - 04/01/2010 09:24:46 PM 711 Views
Manual transmission is a relic. Tom - 04/01/2010 09:39:50 PM 709 Views
Or people who like to actually be in control of their cars. Automatics are sloppy. Ghavrel - 04/01/2010 11:13:17 PM 675 Views
Re: Or people who like to actually be in control of their cars. Automatics are sloppy. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 05:52:10 AM 671 Views
Acceleration is useless in automatics. I don't know why people even try to argue this. Ghavrel - 05/01/2010 06:11:00 AM 645 Views
I don't understand why its useless in automatics. I accelerate just fine. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 06:31:33 AM 814 Views
As I said before, its a question of preferring control, not of "needing" it. Ghavrel - 05/01/2010 08:10:15 AM 648 Views
i'll race you up the side of a mountain. me in my corolla w/manual you in your automatic of choice moondog - 06/01/2010 02:28:39 AM 622 Views
I'd love to take you up on that. callandor1000 - 06/01/2010 04:26:47 AM 802 Views
Agree for the most part. Aemon - 05/01/2010 01:50:58 AM 657 Views
3. Outside the United States. *NM* Tim - 05/01/2010 11:18:41 AM 296 Views
exactly moondog - 06/01/2010 02:30:05 AM 587 Views
Oh, and manual transmission is no longer "standard". *NM* Tom - 04/01/2010 09:41:24 PM 303 Views
Okay... jh - 04/01/2010 10:40:22 PM 660 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Ghavrel - 04/01/2010 11:18:28 PM 665 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. BlackAdder - 05/01/2010 12:37:39 AM 803 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Aemon - 05/01/2010 02:44:46 AM 787 Views
More control is better because, as you say, you know what's coming up on the road. Ghavrel - 05/01/2010 03:08:14 AM 655 Views
Transmission thing is interesting. I'll have to look that up. Clover - 05/01/2010 05:22:53 AM 721 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 05:56:06 AM 623 Views
manual in the snow is much better if you get slightly stuck moondog - 06/01/2010 02:35:24 AM 603 Views
Re: manual in the snow is much better if you get slightly stuck callandor1000 - 06/01/2010 04:30:15 AM 625 Views
Snow.. what's that? Kel - 05/01/2010 03:02:13 AM 615 Views
Give me the stick! Beqi - 05/01/2010 04:41:59 AM 657 Views
Re: Give me the stick! moondog - 06/01/2010 02:36:21 AM 605 Views
I think I'm a lot like you. Still learning, though. Legolas - 05/01/2010 05:05:58 AM 674 Views
Ooops. That was Lupine/Clover. *NM* Clover - 05/01/2010 05:06:29 AM 286 Views
Tricks to driving in snow Danu - 05/01/2010 08:42:56 AM 733 Views
Tricks for driving in the snow Floffe - 05/01/2010 09:05:02 AM 697 Views
winter tyres have to be changed every 5 years or more often. jh - 05/01/2010 10:16:55 AM 752 Views
Swedish tires are awesome ironclad - 05/01/2010 11:58:22 AM 651 Views
Well, if you are talking about the studded ones... jh - 05/01/2010 04:16:20 PM 697 Views
Yes and yes. ironclad - 05/01/2010 08:44:37 PM 644 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 05:47:59 AM 731 Views
Answers about snow and cars. Maria - 05/01/2010 09:58:28 AM 627 Views
I hate snow because of cars ironclad - 05/01/2010 11:55:54 AM 622 Views
Alrighty. LordPerrin - 05/01/2010 03:39:32 PM 667 Views
Are you kidding? Danu - 05/01/2010 08:08:15 PM 690 Views
I'm not kidding. And thanks. LordPerrin - 06/01/2010 12:41:34 PM 731 Views
I have little metal studs on my tires. Avendesora - 05/01/2010 03:47:18 PM 705 Views
You kill me! Danu - 05/01/2010 08:05:25 PM 671 Views
AWD is my friend. Jacob - 05/01/2010 06:29:06 PM 678 Views
Re: AWD is my friend. Macharius - 06/01/2010 02:28:09 AM 735 Views
That is true. Jacob - 06/01/2010 07:52:36 PM 611 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Liam - 05/01/2010 09:53:27 PM 692 Views
Re: A Survey about snow and cars. Macharius - 06/01/2010 02:31:49 AM 627 Views
I'd rather have deeps now than bitter cold Danu - 07/01/2010 03:51:41 AM 617 Views
Re: I'd rather have deeps now than bitter cold Macharius - 07/01/2010 04:21:04 PM 600 Views
snow is much more fun whether you can drive or not moondog - 06/01/2010 02:40:49 AM 581 Views
Ummm... Danu - 07/01/2010 03:50:23 AM 602 Views
I'll bite. *NM* Captain Spaulding - 06/01/2010 09:08:17 PM 312 Views
The quote-fu is weak with this one Floffe - 06/01/2010 09:12:38 PM 665 Views
~shivers~ Elaine - 07/01/2010 07:57:02 PM 627 Views
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