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- 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
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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!)
-