THROUGH THE ICE!

This article discusses what happens when a car or snowmobile breaks through ice and offers some tips on how to stay alive. Several actual cases of breaking through the ice are reported. Some involved rescues and some fatalities. One case involved the deep freeze effect in which a man apparently dead after 40 minutes under freezing water was revived. A test is reported in which two divers drove a Chevy through a hole in the ice. Rather than being the simple test envisaged, it became a nightmare in which the divers nearly lost their lives. It did enable, however, the filming of one of the most remarkable rescue films ever made. A list of 20 things to remember when driving on ice is included with this article.

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  Hearst Magazines

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  New York, NY  United States  10019
• Authors:
  • Fales, E
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • Popular Mechanics
  • Volume: 160
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Hearst Magazines
  • ISSN: 0032-4558

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disasters and emergency operations; Driving; Ice; Safety; Snowmobiles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency procedures
• Old TRIS Terms: Driving on ice; Safety practices
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387423
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 390
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM