1993 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner's Manual - Page 175

Your Driving and the Road I Driving on Snow lce or Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the road probably have good traction. However, if there is snowor ice between your tires and the road, can you have a very slippery situation.You'll have a lot less tractionor "grip" and will need to be very careful. What's the worst time for this? "Wet ice." Very cold snow or ice can be slick and hard to driveon. But wet ice can be even more trouble because it offer may the least tractionof all. You can get wet ice when it's about freezing(32°F; OOC) and freezing rain begins to fall. Try to avoid driving on wet ice until salt and sand crews can get there. m . . Whatever the condition-smooth ice, packed, blowing or loose snow-drive with caution. Accelerate gently.Try not to break the fragile traction. you If 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 thoughyou have the antilock braking system, you'll want to begin stopping sooner than would you on dry pavement. See the Index under Anti-Lock Brake System. Allow greater following distance on 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 clear road, ice patchesmay appear in shaded areas where the sun can't reach: around clumpsof trees, behind buildings, or under bridges. Sometimes the surface a curve or of an overpass may remain icy when the surrounding roads are clear. If you see a patch 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. 174