2007-01-23 19:16:28 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
i grew up living on the edge of the north yorkshire moors, and almost every year we got snowed in. i had to learn how to drive in snowy conditions, u don't have much choice if u live out there !
all u can do in weather like that is drive very carefully, slow down, and if your car starts to skid, don't be tempted to try and brake, coz u'll only end up spinning the car. best thing to do is steer in the direction your car is trying to slide, and as soon as u feel the wheels grip the surface again, GENTLY get the car back on course. the best thing u can do though is to drive slowly, and leave plenty of room between u and the car infront. it's also safer if u slow down by using your gears, rather than braking.
2007-01-23 19:25:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I've been thinking along the same lines this morning.
It's not just snow, any adverse weather conditions. It's common sense really, to adjust.
It seems people are taught to pass tests - the technical but not the technique. Then it's a case of get in car, turn on engine and go as fast as you can.
But, to be fair, there are some drivers out there who do adjust to the conditions, slow down and drive carefully, they seem to be the older ones though.
Oh, and I learnt to drive during the autumn and winter and had to cope with everything including fallen leaves, rain after a dry spell, downpours, fog, ice, snow and night driving.
Can I get my foot off my little soapbox now?
2007-01-23 21:39:58 · answer #2 · answered by Florence-Anna 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like the people in Texas, Southern California, Florida and other places where it doesn't snow very often. They have no practice in driving on snow, so don't know how to do it.
I remember when I first moved to the UK, I had been living in South Dakota, where it snowed every winter. I bought a house, and we moved in. We were at the bottom of a little valley, and we had to drive up to get to the main road.
About a month after moving in, it snowed about an inch. I got out of the house, cleaned off the car, and drove up to the top. All my neighbours were at the side of the road. They couldn't drive up the road. So I got out of the car, walked down, and drove everyone's car up to the top of the road.
It didn't snow again while I lived there. No practice, no ability, no clue.
2007-01-23 19:28:49 · answer #3 · answered by whatotherway 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its in ice/snow weather that a manual car really outshines an automatic.
Take it slow, keep the car nearly always in a low gear.
Always use the gears rather than the break to slow down the car.
Test the road by lightly 'jiggling' the steering wheel (the easier the turn, the worse the road)
and remember the ole one on the test, increase your driving distance to the car infront 10 times.
2007-01-23 19:20:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Manual car pull away in second, automatic select high gear, tiptronic the same as manual. If you start to slide turn into the direction of the skid (i think that is right but double check it first). If your car is front wheel drive you will feel loss of traction quite early where as a rear wheel drive you dont. dont use your brakes. Find a big empty icy car park and practice your skids etc. That you dont run the risk of hitting anything
2007-01-23 20:18:45 · answer #5 · answered by rose 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Discounting anyone who is hurt or killed of course, snow sends the Brits into comical panic and confusion. The least hint of snow and we're heading off into ditches, telegraph poles, fields, each other. Its mad. Trouble is the arrogant just assume they drive like they did yesterday when there wasn't any snow, they don't adjust their speed, they don't give other cars more room, they don't use their lights. Higgerant lot!
2007-01-23 19:37:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i imagine that is feasible for someone you recognize to coach you to force yet there are also negative aspects. someone who has been utilising for a lengthy time period inevitably options up some undesirable habit and is no longer as purpose or as affected human being as a utilising instructor also issues replace on the roads and an instructor will be up on each and each of the present ameliorations. i imagine no matter if that is undermining your self belief it isn't good as you're unlikely to bypass your attempt in this state.
2016-10-16 00:51:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep the car in second gear and use the gears to slow you down before you press the brakes and if its that bad and you got a hill to go up leep near the kerb and if you get stuck you should be able to bounce off the kerb i did it a few years ago and i was the only person in my area to get my car outside my house so its worth a try but obviously if the snow is too bad dont use the car!!!!!!
2007-01-23 19:41:14 · answer #8 · answered by cath197135 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i got learnt how to drive in conditions like the snow. but it didnt stop me one day when my brakes seemed to fail at a junction in the snow and narrowly missed a car, phew my life passed before my eyes
2007-01-23 19:19:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
try not to use your breaks ....and watch out for that black snow....very slippery
2007-01-23 19:21:39 · answer #10 · answered by tootytoon 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋