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(3) Ride the brakes! This is something you don't want to do normally. Riding the brakes will just make your
engine work harder to get you the same distance AND wear them out.
When you push the accelerator, only one wheel pushes the car forward - the wheel with the least resistance.
In our case, this is the wheel spinning on the snow. If you find yourself stuck on snow or ice with your wheel
spinning, try holding down the brakes slightly. This will restrict the spinning wheel and transfer the power to
the other. By keeping slight pressure on the brakes you can make both wheels work to pull you out of the snow.
(4) Don't rock the car!
Sometimes people are tempted to shift from forward to reverse quickly when stuck in snow. This rocks the car
as far forward and backward as it will go in the snow 'trench' it's caught in. Rocking the car is a recipe for
automatic transmission failure. The transmission is overloaded when it is asked to quickly transfer its momentum
the other way. If rocking the car results in an automatic transmission rebuild, it could easily a cost you
one thousand dollars.
(5) Stay at home. Sometimes the best tips are the easiest! Why spend two or more hours extra on a snowy day
commute? All you do is risk damage to your car and put your life in the hands of hundreds of ditchbound
motorists. What a great day to see if you can work from home. Enjoy sledding with an inner tube instead of your
car!
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