1993 Buick Roadmaster Owner's Manual - Page 194

D.rivingon Snow or Ice What's the worst timefor this? "Wet ice." Very cold on, snow or ice c.an be slick and hard to drive But wet ice can be even more'trouble because it may offert h e . leait traction of all. You can get"wet ice" when' it's about freezing (3ZoF..O0C) and freezing rain begins to fail. Try to avoid driving we1 ice until salt and sand on crews can get there. , . , ' Whatever the conditio,n smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose. snow drive with caution. Accelerate gently. . to If Try .not break the fragile traction. you accelerate,, too fast, the drive wheels will and polish the surface spin under the tires even more. Your anti-lock brakes improve your abilitymake.a to hard stop ona slippery road.Even though you have the anti-lock braking system, you'll want begin-stopping to sooner than you would on dry pavement. See "Anti-lock" in the Index. Allow greater following distanceon any slippery road.