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Originally posted by i8one2
What I have also done with all my cars, is practice to understanding there limits in bad weather. When it rains, What does the car do if I slam on the brakes, how does it steer etc... I do the same thing when the weather turns old, I go to a big lot and test it there too.. I also check the roads and see what they are like.
Understanding what I'm capable of as well as my car has kept my out of harms way more than a few times
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This is EXCELLENT knowledge. I do it every time with my truck. Did it with my other cars too. Saved me from many wrecks by knowing how it would react.. and then.. by turning the wheel which would fix it.. again because I knew how it would react. Whenever its Icy outside and I'm not on a heavily populated road.. like in my addition for example... I'll hit the brakes hard... then fix it and slow down... Hit the gas hard, speed up, slam the brakes but turn the wheel first... then fix it and slow down. By knowing how my truck moves, and then testing before each drive how it moves... every time I've needed the knowledge, I've fixed the problem like it was second nature. I dont' waste time thinking about what to do, or panicing about hitting anyone, I simply do it... then smile. One of my recent Journal Entries is about just that. The "Mr. Freeze" one. The ABS in my sister's car went out on the Turn into my Addition and I had a U-Turn sized Turn to complete.. I was caught completely off guard as I expected the ABS to pull me through. My truck doesn't have ABS, so when they went out in my sister's car.. I just fixed it.. without a problem.
KNOW your car. KNOW how it reacts. KNOW what the road is like beneath your tires.
If you KNOW these things, you can drive safely.