Driving in the snow: how do you do it? | Rack

A large layer of snow fell in some parts of the Netherlands on Friday. This led to traffic jams and accidents on the road. On our response platform NUjij you wondered how you keep your car on the road under these weather conditions. That’s how you do that.

In snow, the chance of damage to property is about 75 percent greater than in normal weather. That is why it is important that you reduce the speed, avoid abrupt steering movements and actions as much as possible and look far ahead.

In any case, make sure that you slow down before entering a corner. Once in the corner, do not try to correct again in order to keep the car stable.

At a lower speed, the car is less likely to lose traction and slide to the outside of a corner. If that does happen, you have a better chance of regaining control of the vehicle at a lower speed.

Does the car start to slide? Then let the electronic stability control (ESC) and the anti-lock braking system (ABS) do the work.

Continue to drive behind a snowplow

With this weather you also run the chance of encountering a snowplow. Overtaking a snowplow is not prohibited, as long as you do it on the left. But for security reasons, it is not advisable.

Make sure you keep a distance of at least 40 meters and keep driving behind your predecessor. That is the safest, because the road surface you are driving on has just been taken care of.

And how do you make sure your windows don’t fog up in this weather? Avoid bringing moisture inside with wet clothes and shoes (snow under the soles of your shoes). In addition, replace the cabin filter in time to ensure that the air is refreshed properly.

Another tip: turn on the air conditioning as much as possible. This helps to dry the windows and the rest of the interior.

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