If you get stuck, get out the shovel and clean in front and behind ALL
wheels. Trying to climb or crush "snow mountains" with minimum traction
is fruitless. Dig yourself out before you dig yourself in spinning the
wheels.
On Tuesday, December 14, 2004, at 02:21  PM, Automatic digest processor
wrote:

> Subject: Re: winter handling / driving
>
> The #1 rule for driving in snow (or ice) is that gentle is the way to
> go...and stop.
>
> In other words, slow accelerations, and gradual slow downs are the key
> to safe driving. If you start spinning your wheels, you are trying to
> go too fast. If feathering the clutch (slipping the clutch) won't let
> you start up gradually, try starting to move in 2nd gear instead of
> 1st. Finally, if you get stuck, rock the vehicle forward and back until
> you get some momentum going forward. The trick with rocking is to be
> able to switch between reverse and a forward gear fast enough so as to
> actually apply power at the appropriate moment.
>