Hi, I'm drawing on my driving-on-snow experience from growing up in Chicago. Mark has the right idea. Imagine the first light rainshowers onto San Diego area roads, when everything gets to be as slippery as a very slippery thing, and drivers all freak out, and things get really, really, dicey. I'm sure you've driven under those conditions. Driving in snow is very similar. An added driving-in-snow tip (this may not apply to Bend but certain does apply to Chicago). Watch out for the apparently dry but ... just ... a bit ... not right color of pavement. It may be black ice. Sneaky. Deadly! :-o
B&S '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc' SoCal
On Aug 26, 2008, at 2:14 PM, Mark Tuovinen wrote: > ... First rule of driving on snow and ice: SLOW DOWN! After that > comes, > leave more space between you and the car in front, drive defensively, > plan ahead so you do not have to stop at the top, bottom, etc, of a > hill. Don't lock your brakes up, pump the pedal, practice slids in an > empty lot to learn skid control. |
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