WHEEL YOUR WAY THROUGH WINTER
There
is more to winter driving than turning on the heater full blast,
buckling up and stepping on the gas. According to a 15-minute
instructional video out of Wyoming, the most important winter
driving factor is your choice of tires. People from warm climates
often come to the inland West with wide tires, which guarantee a
snowboard effect on snow. Instead, get the narrowest tires your car
can safely use. Once you have proper tires, don’t start up without
knowing whether you have conventional brakes, which you pump when
you’re on thin, or thick, ice, or ABS brakes, to which you apply
steady pressure. And don’t put faith in four-wheel-drive vehicles.
They lock up and skid as easily as conventional cars. All this and
more is from Driving Snow: The Keys to Winter Driving, produced by
Sava Malachowski and directed by Jim Elder. For a copy, send $14.95
to SavaFilm, P.O. Box 836, Wilson, WY 83014
(307/739-2256).
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Wheel Your Way through Winter.
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