Wilshire@sh.itjust.works to Crazy Fucking Videos@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoCoach bus drifts down an icy hill.imgur.comvideomessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1366arrow-down17
arrow-up1359arrow-down1videoCoach bus drifts down an icy hill.imgur.comWilshire@sh.itjust.works to Crazy Fucking Videos@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 months agoDmv driving tests said it’s best to not break and better to drive slowly to redirect.
minus-squareTheRealKuni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoYep. Stay off the brakes, use the lowest gear you have available. Even most automatic transmissions let you select “L” for these situations. When I drive my manual in icy conditions, I generally stay a gear lower than I normally would as a rule. Much easier to recover. On my newer PHEV vehicle, there’s an icy driving mode and an L option (even though it’s a CVT, it can mimic a high-torque low gear).
Dmv driving tests said it’s best to not break and better to drive slowly to redirect.
Yep. Stay off the brakes, use the lowest gear you have available. Even most automatic transmissions let you select “L” for these situations.
When I drive my manual in icy conditions, I generally stay a gear lower than I normally would as a rule. Much easier to recover.
On my newer PHEV vehicle, there’s an icy driving mode and an L option (even though it’s a CVT, it can mimic a high-torque low gear).