Comment on YSK Tips for a Winter Storm

• ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  And don’t take your foot off the accelerator. You need power to pull yourself through.

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  • ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve never heard that advice. What kind of sliding is that for? Like when you hit full-sideways-sliding?

    I do know if you start fishtailing, taking your foot off the accelerator until you regain control is absolutely the way to go, however that may be dependent upon the kind of drive the vehicle has. It’s worked a dream for every vehicle I’ve needed to try it in.

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    • BanMe@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yep, skidding or sliding directionally, steer into the skid, and if there’s a road curve you’re not following, then depending on the road you might be able to gain some control by gently accelerating. But most people in that situation are panicking and will jam on the gas instead, which will only make you go faster into whatever you’re gonna hit. If you’re not following a curve and it’s icy, you’ve already made the mistake. Which brings me to…

      In any weather, you should* slow your vehicle before the curve*. Never brake when you’re already curving. By that time you should be gently accelerating to gain control. This is probably the #1 crazy thing I see in the South, people braking while on a curve. If there’s ice or even rain you will lose control that way, and away your car goes.

      Practice this on dry roads and you’ll be ready when ice happens.

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