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Tips for snow driving

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    #32
    promethius
    Registered Users Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭promethius


    Heard someone yesterday suggest on radio that you should try to use higher gears with low revs for added traction.

    Was driving in heavy snow (outside ireland) at the weekend and had heard this before and tried it out, great tip the additional traction is amazing. No hard braking of course too.


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    #33
    It BeeMee
    Registered Users Posts: 748 ✭✭✭It BeeMee


    is_that_so wrote: »
    Heard someone yesterday suggest on radio that you should try to use higher gears with low revs for added traction.

    The added traction is one benefit.
    The other benefit is if you floor the throttle when in a high gear, there is less chance of wheelspin and losing control - unless you're in a high powered car that will put the power down no matter whar gear you're using.


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    peasant
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    Also when starting off from standstill on snow at traffic lights or crossroads, do so in 2nd gear rather than first ...and don't try to squeeze into a normal size gap ...leave more room for everyone.


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    galwaytt
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    peasant wrote: »
    Also when starting off from standstill on snow at traffic lights or crossroads, do so in 2nd gear rather than first ...and don't try to squeeze into a normal size gap ...leave more room for everyone.


    ...or, you could lock the diffs, give it loads and use left foot braking to dial out the understeer..........

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    #36
    Biro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,091 ✭✭✭Biro


    galwaytt wrote: »
    ...or, you could lock the diffs, give it loads and use left foot braking to dial out the understeer..........

    Indeed you could, then you could get out and call a tow truck to pull you out of the tree when you realise that you didn't have 4 wheel drive! :D


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