Driving on Icy or Wet Roads

Posted by Cindy on October 27, 2009

Problems occur on any roads, when the weather begins to happen.  In Los Angeles, any time it rains there will be numerous accidents…one car accidents.  Some people just blame it on crazy LA drivers, which after living in the city for two years I must say that they are actually some of the best drivers around.  The problem is that it so rarely rains there that the oil gets built up on the freeway, and any Ford Lincoln Navigator repair manual will suggest that drivers slow their speeds.

The roads become an oil slick, and trying to brake suddenly when traveling fast becomes close to impossible.  The same is true for any of the Western States with low rainfall.  That was one of the things I was taught in driving school as a teenager in Arizona, that and how to change a flat tire, which I have never actually done myself, but carry my Ford Bronco repair manual should the need arise.  Ice on the roads is just as dangerous, as many times you can not see it, you only know it when you are top of it.  It is very important to drive with caution and to slow down, and to not follow too closely to another other drivers.

It is suggested by the DMV and in any Ford Ranger repair manual, that standard following time is five seconds, however it is best to increase this distance when the roads are compromised.  I myself got into a bit of a situation, and I was traveling at a very slow speed, five maybe ten miles an hour at the most.  I was coming up to a stop sign on a small Chicago side street, put on my brakes and my truck just kept on going, bumping in to the car in front of me.  There was no damage to either vehicle, however, the other vehicle just happened to be a police car.  Luckily the Chicago police officer found it to be more funny than anything else, as I still had my Arizona plates on my car.  He poked a bit of fun and then sent me on my way.