1995 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 159

Driving on Snow or Ice Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the road probably have good traction. However, if there is snow or ice between your tires and the road, you can have very slipperysituation. You'll havea a lot less traction or "grip" and will need to be very careful. least traction of all. You can get "wet ice" when it's about freezing (32°F; 0"C) and freezing rain beginsto fall. Try to avoid driving on wet until salt and sand ice crews canget there. 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 polish surface the under thetires even more. Your anti-lock brakes improve your ability to make a hard stop on a slippery road. Even though you the have anti-lock braking system, you'll wantto begin stopping sooner than you would on dry pavement. See "Anti-Lock" in the Index. Allow greater following distance on any slippery road. a Watch for slippery spots. The road might be fine for What's the worst time this? "Wet ice." Very cold snow or ice can be slick and hard drive on. But wet to ice canbe even-mme trouble because it may offer the until you hit a spot that's covered with On an ice. otherwise clear road, ice patches may appearin shaded areas where the sun can't reach: around clumps of trees, behindbuildings, or under bridges. Sometimes thesurface of a curve or an overpass may remain icy when the surrounding roads are clear. If you see a patch of ice ahead of you, brake before you are onit. Try not to brake while you're actually on the ice, and avoid sudden steering maneuvers.