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carbore:
OK, Anyone like to share the trchniques of snow driving as I am very out of practice. e.g


* Driving in fresh snow verses in other tracks
How to stop down hill (ideally you dont want to have to )
Turning off the stereo so you can hear tyre noise, if you cant then you are on ice
Getting going if you stop, because the person in front just has (agin avoid if at all possible)
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kizz81:
all terrain tyres appear to be better than my special tracks,

when going up a icey ( sheet ice with snow on top ) hit at speed or you wont make it ( from experiance )

adafish:
when approaching junction, use the engine to brake you, same applies when coming down hil, simlar to off-roading..Not to maany revs when pulling away, use 2nd/3rd gear

Lucy1978:
Keiron, try letting your tyres down a bit.

Caddence braking - pump your brakes if you have to use them don't just push them to the floor.

If you lock up let off the brakes and you'll regain steering

Plan a lot further ahead, means you can avoid breaking

keep back from cars in front going up icey/ snowy hills - incase they don't make it and need to reverse back for another go.

Disco Matt:
If you have a diesel, don't bother with that stuff about "higher gears when pulling away". I have always had far more control by pulling away as normal but with less right foot. That worked with my old Citroen ZX, my Disco, and Dad's Saab TiD (which I can get moving on snow while he can't!  :lol:). I find it far easier to control the torque with my right foot than by using a higher gear.

BFG A/Ts when new are amazing on snow. As they wear they tend to lock up more easily, I know I was having some trouble with braking, locking up and understeering until I remembered how to drive on snow.

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