1994 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 125

Your Driving and the Road Whatever the condition - smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow-drive with caution. Accelerate gently. Try not to break the fragile traction. If you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polishthe surface under the tires even more. Your anti-lock brakes improve your ability to make a hardstop ona slippery road. Even though you have the antilock braking system, you'll wantbegin to stopping soonerthan you would on dry pavement. SeeAnti-lock in the Index. Allow greater following distanceon any slippery road. Watch for slipperyspots. The road might be fine until you a spot hit that's covered with ice. On an otherwise clearroad, ice patches may appear in shaded areas where sun the can't reach: around clumps trees, of behind buildings, or under bridges. Sometimes the surface of a curve or an overpass may remain icy when the surrounding roads are clear. If you see a patch of ice aheadof you, brake before you are on it. Try not to brake while you're actuallyon the ice, and avoid sudden steering maneuvers. I . . I f You're Caught in a Blizzard If you are stopped by heavy snow, you could be in a serious situation. You should probably stay with your vehicle unless you know for surethat you are near help and you can hike throughthe snow. Here are some thingsto do to summon help and keep yourself and your passengers safe:Turn on your hazard flashers. Tie red cloth to your a vehicle to alert police that you've been stopped by the snow. Put on extra clothing or wrap a blanket around you. If you have no blankets or extra clothing, make body insulators from newspapers, burlap bags, rags, floor mats anything you can wrap around yourself tuck or under your clothingto keep warm. You can run the engine to keep warm, but be careful. I24