has recently received a lot of questions from fans and friends, all of which are about driving skills on ice and snow. Today I will respond to fans and friends in a timely manner.
As we all know, the adhesion coefficient of the road after snow in winter is low, the wheels are prone to slipping, and the risk of driving increases.
So, how should you drive a car on icy and snowy roads to ensure driving safety?
Today, the editor will tell fans and friends about driving skills on ice and snow roads. I hope it will help you drive safely. If you think it is good, please forward it.
How to drive on ice and snow? Learn these 7 tips and your driving safety will improve by 200%!
1. Ensure good visibility and start smoothly
Before driving in ice and snow, first check and clean the frost or snow on the front and rear bumpers, left and right side windows, rearview mirrors and lampshades.
Check whether the wipers and windshield wipers are normal, check the air outlets, and then perform the defogging operation on the front and rear windshields.
In short, before driving, you must ensure that your car has good visibility.
Next, all you have to do is slowly lift the clutch, lightly step on the accelerator, and start slowly and steadily.
For manual transmission cars, you can start in second gear to reduce torque output and reduce the tendency of tires to slide. For automatic transmission cars, you need to switch the gear to low gear or snow mode.
In ice and snow weather, observe the situation before traveling, and if necessary, install anti-skid chains in advance.
2. Control the driving speed and increase the distance between vehicles.
According to relevant data, the friction coefficient of normal dry asphalt pavement is 0.6, in snowy days it is 0.28, while on icy roads it is only 0.18.
Therefore, in layman's terms, if the ice and snow road is very slippery, the braking distance will become longer.
In ice and snow weather, if you drive as usual, you will easily end up in a rear-end collision.
Don’t say that the editor didn’t remind you, haha, because I had a very painful realization.
Therefore, on icy and snowy roads, you must control the speed of the vehicle. Never dare to step on the accelerator to accelerate suddenly. Keep the speed at medium to low speed, about 15 to 20 kilometers per hour, and drive at a constant speed.
In addition, you must increase the distance between vehicles and extend the braking distance to avoid rear-end collision accidents.
3. It is strictly forbidden to brake suddenly
Because the adhesion coefficient of ice and snow roads is small, the car is prone to sideslip when braking.
Therefore, you cannot slam on the brakes, otherwise it will easily slip or even overturn. Of course, if you want to drift, the wheels will not stop you.
Once a side slip occurs while driving, you should immediately release the brake and turn the steering wheel in the direction of the side slip, not the other way around, so as to prevent the car from drifting or turning around.
On icy and snowy roads, try to make full use of engine braking to control the vehicle speed, and lightly apply the brakes to enhance the stability of the car when braking .
What should be noted here is that cars without ABS need to use point braking when decelerating to prevent the car from slipping.
4. Do not overtake or change lanes at will.
On icy and snowy roads, you need to control the distance between vehicles and avoid overtaking on icy and snowy roads as much as possible.
Due to the reduced tire adhesion and poor braking effect on icy and snowy roads, it is not suitable for accelerating overtaking. If you are overtaking at this time, a traffic accident can easily occur if you are not careful. After all, safety comes first.
If you must overtake, you must choose a spacious, flat road section to overtake. After overtaking, you can only change lanes after leaving a sufficient safe distance from the vehicle behind you.
5. Driving in ruts, turn slowly
If there are ruts on the snowy road, try to drive in the ruts left by the vehicle in front, and do not drive to the side.
Pay attention to holding the steering wheel firmly with both hands, turning the steering wheel slowly, and not turning it back violently to prevent it from going off the track, slipping and sinking.
If the ruts are frozen and shallow, your car should ride on them.
When turning, be sure to reduce the vehicle speed as much as possible in advance, hold the steering wheel steady, and turn slowly back.
6. Slow down in advance when turning.
The adhesion coefficient of ice and snow roads is small, and the car is prone to sideslip when turning.
When turning, you should slow down before the bend and reduce the vehicle speed to below 20Km/h.
Then turn slowly to turn the corner. Do not accelerate or brake suddenly in the corner, otherwise it will easily cause the car to lose control.
This is not the time for you to act cool, and you don’t dare to think of yourself as the god of Akina mountain racing.
On the premise of ensuring safety, the editor recommends that you try to control the car to take wide turns.
7. Pay special attention when going up and down slopes
When the road is icy, going up and down slopes is more dangerous.
When driving uphill, you should shift into low gear in advance and climb up the slope in one go. Avoid stopping or shifting gears during the uphill process, otherwise the drive wheels will slip and the car will not be able to climb to the top of the slope.
If the wheels slip when climbing a hill, you can add some sand or lay felt in front and behind the wheels to increase friction.
When going downhill, you should make full use of the engine brake to control the vehicle speed, and be careful not to step on the brakes to avoid the car from slipping and causing an accident.
Summary:
In addition, when driving in ice and snow, you also need to concentrate, be safe and courteous, drive at the appropriate speed, and leave a safe distance in front, behind, left and right.
As the saying goes, there are thousands of roads, and safety is the first priority. If driving is irregular, relatives will shed tears.
hopes that everyone will follow the driving tips I mentioned above when driving on icy and snowy roads to ensure driving safety!
