Driving in the snow and ice

By: D | Posted: 18th December 2006

Weathermen are expecting one of the coldest and wettest winters recorded for many years and with the ski season coming soon, rental car specialist company xoticar is recommending customers to be aware about driving in hazardous ice and snow.

Driving in winter is both difficult and thus very dangerous, with ice, the roads are often worsened by young, unprepared drivers. Around the world many car drivers just have never driven in pressing winter conditions, so driving in winter is dangerous for lots of people and will put themselves and others on the road in danger.

At their url, car hire specialist xoticar.co.uk has much more information about areas of the world in the snow and many more countries of the world.

Listed below are some excellent tips for when driving in the snow:

Go slower and increase by treble the gap you usually have between your car and the vehicle infront.

Buckle up - it's the law in a huge amount of areas of the world.

Keep lights on - keep your headlights dipped but bright.

Choose snow chains whilst booking your car rental to make sure you are covered.

Use high gears -and take away the risk of slide , spinning wheels and wheel spins.

Coming upto corners slow down and please be more aware that you may slide.

An effective way to avert a skid is to be ready for your braking, any sudden, unplanned stopping will make the car slip on snow. To brake, gradually alternate engine with pedal braking to avert the wheels locking.

Richard Game is the marketing director of Xoticar Car hire . This article is free for republishing
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