1995 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 157

If your vehiclestarts to slide, ease your foot off the accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you want the vehicle to go. If you start steering quickly enough, your vehicle may straighten Always be readyfor a out. second skid if it occurs. Of course, traction is reduced when water, snow, ice, gravel, or other material on the road. For safety, you'll is want to slow down andadjust your drivingto these conditions. It is importantto slow down on slippery surfaces because stopping distance will longer and be vehicle control more limited. While driving on a surface with reduced traction, try your best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration, or braking (including engine braking by shifting a lower to gear). Any sudden changes could cause the tires to slide. You may not realize the surface is slippery until your vehicleis skidding. Learnto recognize warning clues -- such as enough water, ice or packed snow on the road to make a "mirrored surface" -- and slow down when you have any doubt. control. Push the brake pedal down steadily when you have to stop suddenly. As long as the wheels are rolling, you will have steering control. Driving at Night Lf you have the anti-lock braking system, remember: It helps avoid only the braking skid. If you do not have Night driving is more dangerous day driving. One than anti-lock, then in a braking (where the wheelsare skid reason is that some drivers likely to be impaired by are -no longer rolling), release enough pressure on the brakes alcohol or drugs, with night vision problems, or by to get the wheels rolling again. This restores steering fatigue. 4-14