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The Daily OrangeBad weather doesn't always mean there has to be bad driving
By James Shomar
Posted: 12/2/08, 3:17 AM EST Section: Feature
If you do find yourself in a slide and the back starts kicking out, you must let off the gas pedal and counter steer. Counter steering means turning into the slide. But make sure not to over-correct it because once the wheels catch, it would just send you into a slide on the other side of the car.
Most accidents occur because people overestimate the abilities of their cars.
You see people driving tiny SUVs thinking they can go over 70 mph on a snow-covered road, but not all SUVs are exempt from bad weather conditions. Especially if they have what I like to call "urban soft roaders," like a Toyota Rav4 or Hyundai Santa Fe, because let's be honest: they are about as good at off-roading as Stevie Wonder is at hopscotch.
When it's all said and done, it's not what you drive but how you drive it. You may have an old Hummer H1 military vehicle, but if you go 80 down a highway with black ice, you're going to crash. The biggest things are to take it slow, stay calm and think before you do something.
James Shomar is a freshman biomedical engineering major. He recommends that if you "Prepare for the worst you'll perform the best." He can be reached at jashomar@syr.edu.
Most accidents occur because people overestimate the abilities of their cars.
You see people driving tiny SUVs thinking they can go over 70 mph on a snow-covered road, but not all SUVs are exempt from bad weather conditions. Especially if they have what I like to call "urban soft roaders," like a Toyota Rav4 or Hyundai Santa Fe, because let's be honest: they are about as good at off-roading as Stevie Wonder is at hopscotch.
When it's all said and done, it's not what you drive but how you drive it. You may have an old Hummer H1 military vehicle, but if you go 80 down a highway with black ice, you're going to crash. The biggest things are to take it slow, stay calm and think before you do something.
James Shomar is a freshman biomedical engineering major. He recommends that if you "Prepare for the worst you'll perform the best." He can be reached at jashomar@syr.edu.
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Ted
posted 12/02/08 @ 3:50 PM EST
If you honestly think you can make it up a hill with two snows on a rear drive car during a CNY snow storm, I think Skytop Road can change your outlook on life. (Continued…)
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