1994 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 168

What's the worst time for this? "Wet ice." Very cold snow or ice can be slick and harddrive on. But wet to Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the ice can be even more trouble because it may offer the road probably have good traction. least traction of all. You can get "wet ice" when'it's However, if there is snow or ice between your tires and about freezing(32"F; 0 C) and freezing rain begins to fall. Try to avoid driving on wet ice until salt and sand the road,you can havea very slippery situation. You'll crews can get there. have a lot less traction or "grip" and will need to be very careful. Whatever the condition-- smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow-- drive with caution. Accelerate gently. I If Try notto break the fragile traction. you accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will spin and polish the surface under the tires even more. Your anti-lock brakes improve your ability to make a hard stop on a slippery road. Even though you have the anti-lock braking system, you'll want to begin stopping sooner than you would on dry pavement. See "Anti-lock'' in the Index. Allow greater following distance on any slippery road. Watch for slippery spots. The road might befine until you hit a spot that's covered with ice. On an otherwise clear road, ice patches appear in may 4 shaded areas where sun reach: the can't around clumps of trees, behind buildings, or under bridges. Sometimes the surfaceof a curve oran overpass may Driving on Snow OF Ice 166