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Article #744Re: driving in snow (or other low traction conditions)
From: Walter Bright
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:00
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:00
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In article <1992Dec16.051316.3202@sopwith.uucp> snoopy@sopwith.uucp (Snoopy) writes: /In article <2341@shaman.wv.tek.com> andrew@frip.wv.tek.com writes: /| "turn into a skid ..." /The drivetrain doesn't matter. Always steer where you want to go. /And always look where you want to go. Don't look at the phone pole /or the other car, watch the nice clear lane you want the car to stay in. One thing I learned is that there is a point of no return on a skid, and that is when the angle of the car is more acute than the angle the wheels can turn. At this point, you are going to do a 360. When this happens, the best thing to do is *Jam The Brakes On And Lock All 4 Wheels*. What this does is cause the car to slide in a straight line (while still rotating). If you do not, the wheels will alternately grab and release causing the car to shoot about unpredictably, making it very difficult for other traffic to avoid your car. (Of course, if you are heading for a cliff, you might want to try something else!)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!nwnexus!jazzie!seanews!polari!fnx!nazgul!bright From: bright@nazgul.UUCP (Walter Bright) Newsgroups: pnw.general Subject: Re: driving in snow (or other low traction conditions) Message-ID: <1537@nazgul.UUCP> Date: 22 Dec 92 18:00:40 GMT References: <1992Dec13.172918.26548@u.washington.edu> <BzA44z.G49@plato.ds.boeing.com> <2341@shaman.wv.tek.com> <1992Dec16.051316.3202@sopwith.uucp> Reply-To: bright@nazgul.UUCP (Walter Bright) Organization: Zortech, Seattle Lines: 16