1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 176

Your Driving and the Road Driving on Snow or Ice Whatever the condition-smooth ice, Most of the time, those places where packed, blowing or loose snow-drive your tires meet the road probably have with caution. Accelerategently. Try not good traction. to break the fragile traction. you If However, if there is snowor ice accelerate too fast, the drive wheels will between your tires and the road, you can spin and polish the surface under the have a very slippery situation. You'll tires even more. have a lot less traction or "grip" and Your anti-lock brakes improve your will need to be very careful. ability to make a hard stop a slippery on What's the worst time for this? "Wet road. Even thoughyou have the antiice." Very cold snow or ice can be slick and hard to drive on. But wet ice can be lock braking system, you'll want to begin stopping soonerthan you would even more trouble because it may offer the least tractionof all. You can get wet on dry pavement.See the Index under ice when it's about freezing (32°F; 0°C) Anti-Lock Brake System. and freezing rain begins tof d . Try to avoid driving on wetice until salt and sand crews can get there. 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 clear road, ice patches may appear in shaded areas where the sun can't reach: around clumps of 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 ahead of you, brake before you are on it. Try not to brake while you're actually on the ice, and avoid sudden steering maneuvers. 174