1995 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 142

While driving on a surface with reduced traction,y your t r best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration, or braking (including engine braking by shifting a lower gear). to Any sudden changes could cause the tires to slide. You may not realize the surface is slippery until your vehicle is skidding. Learn to recognize warning clues such as -enough water, iceor packed snow on the road make a to "mirrored surface" -- and slow down when you have any doubt. ~ Driving at Night If you have the anti-lock braking system, rememc 11; helps avoid onlythe braking skid.If you do not have anti-lock, then in a braking skid (where the wheels are no longer rolling), release enough pressure on the brakes to get the wheels rolling again. This restores steering control. Push the brake pedal down steadily when you have to stop suddenly. long as the wheels are rolling, As you will have steering control. Night driving is more dangerous than day driving. One reason is that some drivers are likely to be impaired -- by alcohol or drugs, with night vision problems, or by fatigue. 4-14