1996 Chevrolet Tahoe Owner's Manual - Page 197

What's the worst time for this? "Wet ice." cold Very snow or ice can be slick hard to drive on.But wet and Most of the time, those places where your tires meet theice can be even more trouble because it may offer the road probably have good traction. least tractionof all. You can get wet ice when it's about However, if there is snow or ice between your tires and freezing (32 O F ; 0 O C) and freezing rain begins to fall. the mad, you can have a very slippery situation. You'll Try to avoid driving on ice until salt and sand crews wet can get there. have .a lot l'ess traction "grip" and will need to be or' very c ueful . Whatever the condition smooth ice, packed, blowing -or loose snow-- drive with caution. Accelerate gently. Try to break the fragile traction. If not you accelerate too fast, drive wheels will spin and the polish the surface under the tires even more.. Driving on Snow or Ice 4-38