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Winter driving doesn’t have to be a skiddish situation for motorists. Careful steering and braking can reduce driving mishaps, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation Safety (VDTS). “Traffic accidents last year cost businesses nationally $35.8 billion in wage losses, medical and hospital costs, insurance premiums and time and production losses,” said VDTS Director John T. Hanna.
Driving at reduced speeds is one of the best ways to avoid dangerous skids on ice and snow, but speed reduction must be combined .with skillful handling of a vehicle to be effective.
Tests show that stopping on smooth ice may take as much as nine times the normal, dry pavement distance. Drivers traveling on icy roads should begin slowing down long before < reaching an intersection, stop sign or light and follow other vehicles at a much greater distance than on dry roads.
Motorists forced to make a quick stop on ice or snow should avoid locking or slamming on the brakes. Hard braking causes wheels to slide and the vehicle to skid or spin.
When stopping with standard shoe and drum brakes, drivers should pump the pedal quickly to the brake holding point. Then let up quickly and repeat pumping action until the
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