SLIPSLIDING AWAY. SOME TIPS ON AVOIDING AN ICY SKID

This article gives a brief summary of the purpose and accomplishments of the Winter and Emergency Driving Workshop conducted by the National Safety Council at Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It consists of two-day workshops over a two-week period each January and is open to driving instructors only. The workshops are short, intensive, hands-on sessions designed to teach safe car handling on ice. They give participants the opportunity to develop and perfect special driving skills and techniques, which they can pass along to those they teach. This article mentions briefly some facts about skidding on ice, such as the three kinds of skids, stopping distances on snow and ice and a special braking technique called "threshold braking".

• Corporate Authors:

  US Air Force Inspection and Safety, Center

  Norton AFB, CA  United States  92409
• Publication Date: 1982-3

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 16-18
• Serial:
  • Driver
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: US Air Force Inspection and Safety, Center

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking; Driver training; Driving; Driving instructors; Handling characteristics; Ice; Motor skills; Skidding; Snow; Stopping distances; Winter; Workshops
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00369609
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-033 434
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1983 12:00AM