Several videos of travellers struggling while driving on snow have surfaced over the internet. Here is breakdown of how you can tackle such situations and ensure that your vehicle does not skid and get impacted by any of the vehicles around. By following these steps you would be able to drive more easily over Black ice and would be able to manage the issues of skidding over more easily.
Braking Over Black Ice
As a driver you would not be able to brake as easily on Black ice as you are on normal roads. Black ice is slippery and can cause the vehicle to spin out of control while braking. It’s better to be aware of the sections that have black ice before driving. While driving you would have to skip Sudden braking as well. This would help you keep the car in control. You can always equip your vehicles with snow chains to ensure that the vehicle has more traction over ice.
Slow Down by De-Accelerating
Rather than slowing down by braking on black ice it would be better to slow down by getting off the accelerator. Ensure that you are using the brakes as well as the accelerator as gently as possible. In case you are driving near a ledge or mountainous regions consider driving slow and get off the accelerator on declines.
Shift Into a Lower Gear For Slow Speeds
Shifting into a lower gear on declines would help you slow down the vehicle with Engine Braking and help you slow down with ease. Rather than braking which can put the vehicle in spin , shifting to a lower gear would help you in slowing down with ease. If you are planning to drive in the mountain regions following this technique would be very useful.
Deflate Your Tires
In case of driving on Black Ice we would recommend that you drive with your tires a little deflated. This would increase the surface area of the tyres in contact with the road and help you drive easily. Follow this tip only if you have a portable air pressure pump.
Rescue Mission In Himachal
In a recent scenario Himachal police guided a single vehicle to free up a traffic jam of about a thousand cars. As per the official news the rescue mission was aimed at clearing the massive vehicular congestion that caused hour long traffic jams.
This rescue mission lead to clearance of extended lanes of vehicular congestion that spread across the lanes of the Himachal highways. In most cases such issues arise when Front Wheel Drive cars getting stuck in mountains with extreme snowfall.
As per the video that broke over the internet a several vehicles such as the KIA Seltos, Toyota Fortuner, Maruti Dezire and the Suzuki Baleno were seen slipping over ice. Several videos have been uploaded over the internet about the situation in the mountains. In a recent news police were seen guiding a stuck Suzuki Celerio to clear up heavy congestion behind the vehicle.
Several videos of similar issues have surfaced over the internet in the last few days, and showcased how the snowfall has impacted the vehicular transport along the mountains. The videos showcase vehicles skidding all over the place over the icy roads and loosing control. As of yet no major incident has been reported but transport has taken a big impact along the mountains.
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