How not to drive in the city in winter
As soon as the first autumn snowfall of autumn happened, almost 600 accidents occurred on the roads of the capital in a day. This is about twice as high as the average "background". Once again, car owners were not ready for the “suddenly” winter that came.
The point, it seems, is not at all in the belated change of summer tires to winter ones: the cold snap came to the city a long time ago, and the bustling queues at tire fitting points are already a thing of the past. The peak of accidents in the first snowfall proved that people have forgotten the basics of driving in winter. The driver should remember that in winter driving everything needs to be done smoothly. In every possible way avoid sudden acceleration, braking and nervous taxiing. On a slippery road, any of these actions can cause the vehicle to skid uncontrollably. Even if she is shod in the most expensive winter tires.
Few drivers are able to cope with the skidding of a car at a reflex level, so it’s better not to be satisfied with such excesses. Among other things, on a snowy road you need to try to calculate everything in advance. To do this, it is recommended to keep an increased distance from the car in front - in order to have more time and space to maneuver or brake in the event of an emergency. You should carefully monitor your neighbors downstream in order to notice in time if one of them loses control of the car.
Particularly dangerous on a winter road are the boundaries of pure asphalt and snow, ice or slush formed after treatment with reagents. Such conditions often occur at the exit of the tunnel, which is usually warmer and drier than in the open. On embankments, next to open water, an inconspicuous ice crust very often forms on the asphalt. The ramps and interchanges are especially treacherous during a snowfall, when the car suddenly starts to behave like a children's sled on a hill.
In a traffic jam on ice, uphill climbs are very insidious. Almost any car in such conditions can stall and start sliding backwards. This is especially true for trucks and public transport, since it most often uses "all-weather" tires, which behave in winter, to put it mildly, not in the best way. And if you remember that the owners of commercial vehicles are trying to save on tires as much as possible, then it would be useful to advise, in principle, to stay away from any trucks during the cold season.
