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If you are not accustomed to driving in the snow I would avoid it. Key to not slipping is to. It accelerate or decelerate abruptly. Snow tires make a big difference. If you have to drive a lot, put on snow tires and go to an empty parking lot to learn how to recover from a skid, per suggestion above.
It depends on your car quite a bit. If I’m unsure about driving I’ll take my car out and down a nearby side street and accelerate a bit and then brake as hard as I can. I check to see how far the car slides with ABS on and what kind of control I can maintain over the car. Then I decide if I want to go or not
Dang, that's a lot of planning. For me, you need 6+ inches of snow or an ice storm for it to be too unsafe to drive. Just start off going a little slower than normal and get a feel for how your car in reacting. Adjust as necessary
It’s all about experience. I drive on snow as long as there is no ice underneath. You gotta know your car well. I lived in Chicago and drove my 3 series BMW all winter...you might want to start with a front wheel or all wheel model if you are not used to snow.
Also: the city does a great job clearing all main streets.
Chicago isn’t too hard since it has no hills. Just drive slower, keep more distance, and see how long it would take you to stop.
I grew up on a big hill and snow there was a different topic. Almost slid into my neighbors backyard once (pulling handbrakes to go around corners probably wasn’t the smartest idea ;-)
Haha. Same here. You drive, you learn.
Be patient. Get winter tires. If you think your traveling at a safe rate of speed (as a beginner), you should go slower. Patient and experience come with time.
Is to avoid* accelerating...
That *avoid was so key!
Takes experience. If you’re asking the question, you probably shouldn’t be driving in snow.
There’s a good chance your car is going to slip and slide around, and if you don’t know how to handle it, you’ll be in for a bad time.
And for an experienced driver, the hard threshold for me is:
If I can’t walk on it, I shouldn’t be driving on it.
Even if you don't want winter tires, having better all season tires can make a difference. My current car is AWD SUV but the stock tires are crap compared to my old front wheel drive car. And yes I have plenty of tread left on the tires.
But experience really wins out.