How To Drive in Winter

Question 1

Make sure your vehicle has good … tires. Put them on the vehicle before the first … storm. Never combine … and … tires on the same vehicle. Tires with metal studs can be used in New York State only from October … to April …

Answer 1

Snow … Storm … Radial … Non-radial … 16 … 30

Question 2

During ice or snow storms do not drive unless you must. If you must drive, first clear the … and … from your vehicle. This includes headlights and backlights, the windshield wipers, the hoof and roof of your vehicle, and all your windows. Make sure the windshield … if filled with a … that resists …

Answer 2

Snow … Ice … Washer reservoir … Cleaning solution … Freezing

Question 3

In a … wheel drive vehicle, you can normally feel a loss of … or the start of a … With a … wheel drive vehicle, there might not be a warning. Although front wheel drive and four wheel drive normally handle better in snow and ice, they do not have flawless traction, skid can occur without warning.

Answer 3

Rear … Traction … Skid … Front

Question 4

If your rear wheels start to skid:
1. Turn the … in the direction of the vehicle is trying to go.
2. If your rear wheels start to slide in the other direction as you recover, … the …. toward that …
3. If your vehicle has … brakes (ABS), keep your foot with … pressure on the brake pedal. If your vehicle does not have ABS, pump the pedal … Pump more rapidly only as the car … If you brake hard with regular brakes it will make the situation worser.

Answer 4

1. Steering wheel
2. Turn … Steering Wheel … Direction
3. Anti-lock brake … even … carefully … slows down

Question 5

If your front wheel starts to skid:
1. Take your foot … the gas and … to neutral or … in the clutch, but do not immediately try to steer
2. As the wheels skid …, they will slow the vehicle and traction will return. As traction returns, … the wheel in the direction you want to go. Then put the … in … or … the clutch and accelerate carefully.

Answer 5

1. Off … Shift … Push
2. Sideways … Turn … Transmission … “Drive” … Release

Question 6

To prevent skids on snow and ice, … early, carefully, and gently. “Press” your breaks in slow, steady strokes. Allow the wheels to keep turning. If they begin to lock up, … pressure on the … As your vehicle decreases speed, you can also shift in … gear.

Answer 6

Brake … Decrease … Brake pedal … Lower