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Driving in snow and ice
- Drive only as fast as the conditions allow and remember stopping distances are longer
- Use your accelerator, brakes, steering and clutch as gently as possible
- Check local TV and radio for weather and traffic conditions before setting off and if you can avoid the trip do so
- Main roads get treated/cleared first, so try and avoid side roads and allow extra time
- If you’re travelling any distance, let someone know where you’re going and when you expect to arrive
- Clear snow and ice from all your windows and lights before you set off - it’s very dangerous (and illegal) to leave snow on your car roof
- Take extra clothing in the car, food and drink, scraper and de-icer, a charged up mobile phone, torch and perhaps a shovel (even a small one)
- Stopping distances are far greater so drive only as fast as the conditions allow
- On bridges and overpasses where the cold air can pass above and beneath the road surface, black ice may form more readily (which can just appear to be wet patches on the road surface)
- Listen to your car, if the road noise from your tyres on the road suddenly goes quiet, it may well be you are driving on ice
- If you’re unfortunate enough to skid, steer into the skid and don’t slam on the brakes, use the pedals really gently
