1996 Chevrolet Astro Owner's Manual - Page 159

Your anti-lock brakes improve your ability to make a hard stop on a slippery road.Even though you have an anti-lock braking system, you'll want to begin stopping soonerthan you would on dry pavement. See "Anti-Lock" in the Index. 0 0 Allow greater following distanceon any slippery road. Watch for slippery spots. The road might be fine until you hit a spot that's covered with ice. On an otherwise clearroad, ice patchesmay appear in shaded areas where the sun can't reach: around clumps of trees, behind buildings, orunder bridges. Sometimes the surface a of curve or an overpass may remain icy when the surrounding roads are clear. If you see apatch of ice aheadof you, brake before you are on it. Try not to brake while you're actually on the ice, and avoid sudden steering maneuvers. If You're Caught in a Blizzard ha3 ... ... - ... If you are stopped by heavy snow, you could be in a serious situation. You should probably stay with your vehicle unless you know for sure that you are near help and you can hikethrough the snow. Here are some things to do to summon help and keep yourself and your passengers safe: Turn on your hazard flashers. Tie a red cloth toyour vehicle to alert police that you've been stopped by the snow. Put on extra clothingor wrap a blanket around you. If you have no blankets or extra clothing, make body insulators from newspapers, burlap bags, rags, floormats - anything you can wrap around yourself or tuck under your clothing to keep warm. You can run the engineto keep warm, but be careful. 4-21