.. spin outs ??..

[remo]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">another valuable tool in winter is ALB </div></div>

yuh mean ABS

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: remo</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">another valuable tool in winter is ALB </div></div>

yuh mean ABS </div></div> yes mi stuck wid the old time name

[X]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">what was the circumstance of your spin? was it under breaking? or jus conering

i have had 3 first one was going around a bend on icy road car jus slide round in slow motion ..i think speed was the cause of that one ( was first winter here) jus goin a little too fast for the road (was doing about 30km only) second one was came over a slight raise and road was blocked ..applied brake sharply car jus spin(road was snowy) third one was on the highway doing about 80km one lane was dry one clear the other was slushy go to change lanes and wheel catch on the slush and jus turn the car..end up tail down in the ditch. </div></div>

thats the weird thing.
I was driving no straight ahead. No more that say 35 clicks.
How I know I was going slow is because I was looking for a house, so i was going slow so I dont pass the house.
The part of the rooad goes down under a railroad track, so on the climb back up, mi notice the road looked blacker than the rest. But mi thought it was just water as it was during the warmup last weeek.
Suddely mi just feel the back a di vehicle a come round pon di right hand side. Suh mi a counter steer. But the vehicle seem fi meckup its mind fi spin out and come right round and a head fi a lightpost pon di left side a di road. It spin right round , duh a full 180 and as it come offa di isc it stop wid mi facing the opposite direction and in the other lane.
Mi suspect that if it was front wheel ddrive that wouldnt happen still.. but it got mi bummy from dat, cause is something did a come inna di opposite direction it wouldnt nice.

[X]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: remo</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">another valuable tool in winter is ALB </div></div>

yuh mean ABS </div></div> yes mi stuck wid the old time name
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yeah abs is a god send inna winter it seems.


as fi di spin out, mi notice wid the truck doe, that when mi engage the 4x4 (high) it drive like dry road. Just when the rear wheels only engage it slip all over the place.
By the way, mi put some heavy slabs inna di back.. does that help? Mi was thinking the weight would make the tires have better contact wid di road.

[Sinco01]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MGee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">does pumping your breaks on your own help? i read one time that it doesn't because the car is still going forward as you're braking. but i still do it because mi fraid mi brake dem lock and mi slide. </div></div>


if your vehicle does not have ABS it helps ..
but you still need lots of space for that to work ..

if you ABS just stand on the brakes ..
you cant pump them as fast as that computer ..

yes ..
that's the right idea ..
not to lock your brakes and spin or slide ..

[Sinco01]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blXks</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: remo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

another valuable tool in winter is ALB </div></div>

yuh mean ABS </div></div> yes mi stuck wid the old time name
</div></div>
yeah abs is a god send inna winter it seems.


as fi di spin out, mi notice wid the truck doe, that when mi engage the 4x4 (high) it drive like dry road. <span style="font-weight: bold">Just when the rear wheels only engage it slip all over the place.
By the way, mi put some heavy slabs inna di back.. does that help? Mi was thinking the weight would make the tires have better contact wid di road.</span>

AWD helps in snow &amp; ice ..
but Traction Control (TC) &amp; Anti Slip Control (ESP) helps even better on most slippery surfaces ..
the weight in the back help with traction and and the front bias from the engine being up front too ..

[halfwaytree]

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When I use to drive a small pick up truck I would load a large plastic container full of a sand/road salt mixture along with a small shovel in the back of the box. This gave me both extra weight back there for traction and control along with a way to get unstuck should I end up in a slippery situation. It saved my sorry butt a few times.

My car at the moment is a front wheel drive with no snow tires and (touch wood) I have no issues with getting stuck or spinning out. Just use the tips listed above (slower speed, lots of distance between you and the car ahead etc...) and all should go well.

P.S. Not being distracted by talking on a cell or texting while driving also helps. I see more and more people texting while driving these days .

[Magician]

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And if you get catchup inna one spin, then leggo di brake, and slowly turn the wheel in the same direction the back is sliding.