The back of a Car Wing mirror in the snow So as the snow continues to melt and the water mixes with the salt and air, this can easily spell trouble for our vehicles. The same salt that can corrode the metal on your vehicle can also cause the paint to lift away and peel off, leaving you with an expensive repair bill. You should reduce your speed by 1/3 on wet roads and by 1/2 or more on snow-packed roads (i.e., if you would normally be travelling at a speed of 60 mph on dry pavement, then on a wet road you should reduce your speed to 40 mph, and on a snow-packed road you should reduce your speed to 30 mph) Downhill ââ¬â slow down before the hill, use a low gear and try to avoid braking. Leave as much room as you can to the car in front. -If you have to use your brakes, apply them gently. -If you do get stuck, straighten the steering and clear the snow from the wheels. It's been said that careless use of four-wheel drive will just get you into deeper snow before you are stuck. That said, a four- or all-wheel-drive vehicle driven responsibly will perform better in winter driving conditions than a vehicle with two-wheel drive Keeping the car in 3rd will allow for quicker vehicle response as it doesn't need to downshift from 4th (Overdrive) to 3rd in order to accelerate. They say not to use overdrive when pulling a load because it can be hard on the transmission when shifting between 3 and 4.
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