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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-10-25, Page 28tt sis THE CAR CARE SUPPLEMENT df< inter sports cause special driving. hazards Douglas M. Fergusson is the, land of person who will ask what. kind' of winter sport You're into- Then he will talk for hours about how to avoid trouble while driving to your favorite winter sports area and home again.. Fergusson is chairman of the National Safety Coun- eil"s Committee on Winter Driving Hazards; Vice Pres- ident for Traffic for NSC; and Director or Safety Services 0• for Nationwide Insurance l' Company, 1`= -According to. Fergusson, special driving hazards ac- company different types of whiter sports, Hunters on un- improved, out-of-the-way roads find themselves blocked' by blizzard drifts. Glittering snow, the every stuff' that makes downhill slopes a pleasure for skiers,. ' can stick up a mountain pass until it becomes impassable. for those on wheels, And snowmobilers add a trailer whipping along behind their cars to compound vehi- cle control problems on icy or snow -clogged roads. For ` these vehicle -trailer buffs, Fergusson has these tips: • Starting and accelerating must be slow and easy, • On curves and turns, a trailer tagging along behind tends to pull the rear of a car out of line,, • Passing other vehicles takes longer and more, room is needed before cutting back in. When being passed, the air blast from the passing ve- hicle can make a trailer CO.OP end Greasy staying dead of ' your heeds CO-OP HD7 is a heavy duty»oil available in all grades, with a blend of ingredients that, gives it the properties to meet all new car warranties, even under severe and unfavourable operating conditions. "' I Litre swerve back and forth. • Slowing down and stop - piing require extra distance. And somehow a trailer seems inclined, to try to. get ahead of the vehicle towing it during slowdowns and stops (jackknifing). When these stubborn ten dencies show up on winter- slick-roads—whether a single vehicle or car -trailer. combination is involved—a great deal more care and finesse in maneuvering is re- quircd. Anticipate all movements well in advance; then make them smoothly and gradually,,,•Fergusson recommends, Keep a steady foot on. the accelerator. Sudden changes in speed or abrupt turns will throw your car into a skid. If you do go into a skid, turn the steering wheel in the direc- tion the rear -end of the car is skidding. But don't over steer. The instant you feel your car beginning to pull out ofthe skid, straighten pat the 1 steering wheel to regain con Get the "feel: of the road." t Away from traffic, jab the brake pedal or accelerate the engine momentarily to see whether the wheels skid or. Spin. 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