Driving tips for snow and ice
Gentle manoeuvres are the key to safe driving - stopping distances are 10 times longer in ice and snow.
Pull away in second gear, easing your foot off the clutch gently to avoid wheel-spin.
Up hill - avoid having to stop part way up by waiting until it is clear of other cars or by leaving plenty of room to the car in front. Keep a constant speed, choosing the most suitable gear well in advance to avoid having to change down on the hill.
Down hill - reduce your speed before the hill, use a low gear and try to avoid using the brakes. Leave as much room as possible between you and the car in front.
If you have to use brakes then apply them gently. Release the brakes and de-clutch if the car skids.
If you get stuck, straighten the steering and clear the snow from the wheels. Put a sack or old rug in front of the driving wheels to give the tyres some grip. Once on the move again, try not to stop until you reach firmer ground.
** The last tip is the best. Its really annoying when people abandon their cars, making it 10 times worse for everybody else to get by. You need to keep a shovel and old carpet in your car !! **
http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/seasonal/winter_motoring.html
Comments
I have always faced alot of
I have always faced alot of issues while driving in the snow. The car battery jams up and the car wheels do not drive well. They slip. The battery gets sulphur remains on the electrodes and I hate it. I have to push my car to ignite every day. Thank you for the tips and I will take care of my car more. Will tell these tips to my dad as well.
I skidded my big tank twice
I skidded my big tank twice going downhill on Friday. Applied the brakes gently to slow my car when approaching a set of traffic lights and nothing happened. panic took over and I pushed the brake harder. Now I find out I should have let go of the footbrake! It goes against everything your instincts are telling you.
Again thanks for the
Again thanks for the tips,
Spitfire way is a nightmare to get up and down..all the Beufighter grove residents using spitfire way as a carpark making in a single track..Thats when you get stuck when you have to wait for someone to come down through the parked cars and then go..and nothing...to climb a hill in the snow you need momento ..and you dont get that when cars are everywhere..
Id rather they used the grit in the bin to do there street so they can park down it..
I have to say the little toyota is the worst parked on the edge of the roundabout..
come give the other 5 steets off spitfire way some coonsideration...
No grit left in the bottom
No grit left in the bottom bin Steve. Hubby went and checked earlier. As for the drivers who live on Beaufighter, it's a sign of the times I guess. No consideration for anybody else.
Does anybody know how else to contact the council about getting the grit bin re-filled? I don't want to do it via their facebook page. I can't see anything on the council's website about it.
They say Grit bins are for
They say Grit bins are for the highways not the driveways...
I think they are filled on rota...my wife said some people were there yesterday filling up bags
I've been gritting Spitfire
I've been gritting Spitfire Way from just above my house to about 30m down the bank this winter, is that classed enough as a highway? I used to go right to the bottom roundabout and work my way up with a box of grit, shovel and a sack truck. Unfortunately I can't do that of an evening anymore due to other responsibilities now. One of my neighbours commented the other day that if every household chucked a bit down on the road every evening, then the road would be fine, but since that comment, I've not see any grit in the road outside their house. I'm at a point where I'm thinking stuff it, but I still need to get to work because I'm a manager. It's a long standing joke at my workplace about stoke city council's gritting responsibilities. My boss can't believe how poorly prepared the roads are and sometimes I wonder if he's thinking I'm trying it on. Thankfully I'm not the only one working where I work who live or pass through stoke on trent to get here.
Hi Steve, RedGirlIf you check
Hi Steve, RedGirl
If you check on the following page, on Stoke City Council's web site, or email highways.client@stoke.gov.uk
and see if you can get a response from them.
http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/transport-and-streets/streets/gri...
Failing that, if you email your councillor, Martin Garner and see if he can pull any strings.
As for the parking along the bottom of Spitfire way, parking on a roundabout - that's illegal isn't it. If all of the people who've left a car at the bottom got a snow shovel and got clearing there'd be no need.
It looks like the good people
It looks like the good people of Beaufighter have been able to clear their road in the last couple of days and certainly there are fewer cars parking at the bottom of Spitfire now. It's still quite icy in the patches where snow got compacted though.
Bag's of rock salt are cheap
Bag's of rock salt are cheap to buy and widely available. I'm amazed at people lack of self sufficency and dependency upon the council. Even though time after time, people get stuck.
I saw an accident on the way to work this week. The police and ambulance had just arrived to a car that looked like it had skidded off the (straight) road into the hedge. As I passed, there was a yound lady getting into the back of the ambulance, wearing high heels and no coat. It was -2. The weather forecast had given out ice warnings for days.
Looking at the snow forecast, I suppose we'll have it all again on the way home from work on Friday.
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