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1. Sliding Around On An Icy Road

2. Last year when I was driving around on the
icy road we had at the time everyone was
driving carefully.

3. They were going so slow that the highways
were down to a dead crawl.

4. If you had to go anywhere you had to leave
at least an hour and a half to two hours early
if you wanted to be on time.

5. Handling Icy Road Conditions

6. While four-wheel drive may allow you to regain
control of your vehicle when something happens,
it won't necessarily guarantee that you will avoid
situations where you could potentially lose
control of your vehicle.

7. To help insure you do not ever lose control,
you should be aware of your surroundings to
the best of your ability.

8. An ice scraper not only allows you to
remove ice from your windshield, but in
many cases has a brush on one end to help
you clear snow from the top of your vehicle.

9. Removing all ice and snow from your vehicle
is a great way to avoid any other issues while
driving.

10. Texas and Driving On an Icy Road

11. It may be a rare occurrence that Texas sees
icy road conditions such as ice and snow, but
it does happen.

12. In the event that you find yourself driving in
icy or snowy road conditions, you should be
prepared to handle them with ease.

13. To help you do that, here are some helpful
things to keep in mind when driving during
icy road conditions.

14. Safety for Driving On an Icy Road

15. The easiest way to ensure your safety while
driving during icy road conditions is to give
yourself time and space necessary to react
to any sudden changes on the road.

16. While experts recommend a three second
space between you and the car in front of
you while driving in regular road conditions,
as opposed to icy road conditions, which
require an extended barrier of six seconds.

17. That way you give yourself more time to
come to a stop safely and avoid hazards on
the road.

18. If something happens and you are closer
than 6 seconds to the car in front of you, it is
important that you resist the urge to quickly
apply the breaks.

19. Applying your brakes suddenly will cause
your tires to lose almost all traction to the
pavement, and result in the complete loss of
control of your vehicle.

20. If you have a newer vehicle, an anti-lock
brake system more than likely came
standard on your car, and will prevent your
tires from completely coming to a stop while
you are in motion.