| Winter is the period of the year when driving can be | | | | This will not only give you enough time and prevent |
| very stressful and truly annoying because of the bad | | | | skidding, but also prevent you from water and dirt |
| weather and the slippery roads. These require much | | | | being splashed over your windshield. |
| more attention and a practiced driver if one wants to | | | | You should be completely familiar with your car and |
| avoid accidents. Controlling the car is a very | | | | how the different devices work so that you can |
| significant part of winter driving, as one always has | | | | easily use them when the need arises, and there is |
| to remain alert lest the car becomes affected by the | | | | less time to complete the task. Your movements of |
| slippery road. | | | | the steering wheel and the pressure on the brakes |
| Driving the car at a slow speed is very important. | | | | and accelerator should be mild and no jerky motions |
| This will help you in keeping traction that has already | | | | should be made. Any jerky movements will make |
| been lost due to the ice on the road. Your speed can | | | | you lose traction. |
| be lower than the specified speed limit. However, you | | | | While passing through shady spots, you should be |
| should make sure that you don’t go over that | | | | careful lest there might be ice lingering in some areas. |
| speed limit. Make sure you follow all the directions on | | | | If there is any ice and you are unaware of it, you |
| the roads, and don’t ignore any of the warning | | | | may lose control of the car and the car might spin. |
| signs as they are essential to your safety. Even if | | | | When on the road, try not to get too close to snow |
| you drive a four wheel drive, you should keep the | | | | ploughs, as they have to make sudden stops and this |
| speed of the car slow. In order to keep your car in | | | | will affect you. |
| control, you have to slow down in slippery conditions | | | | Visibility is a very important factor and you should |
| regardless of what kind of car you are driving. | | | | not try to keep on driving if the snow pole is not |
| In order to maintain control of your vehicle and | | | | visible to you, or you can’t see the edge of the |
| prevent the car from skidding, you should keep a | | | | road. In case of reduced visibility, you should pull the |
| good distance from the car in front of you. This | | | | car over to a side and wait for the conditions to get |
| would give you ample time to stop when you apply | | | | better. Manual acceleration is crucial on slippery roads, |
| the brakes. The brakes should be applied in a timely | | | | and cruise control should not be used in such |
| manner in order to avoid colliding with the other car, | | | | conditions. You should also make sure that your |
| or skidding. The distance between you and the other | | | | attention is not diverted by the radio, cell phone or |
| car should be equal to the length of about four cars. | | | | someone else in the car. |