How to Correctly Slide on an Icy Road (And How to Prevent Them)

When the snow starts falling, needless to say, roadway conditions can get really bad.

Even if the snow packing in the road doesn’t quite get to you, the chance that ice is covering the roadway can be even scarier! There is no worse feeling while behind the wheel in the snow than having your car slide sideways suddenly and not really knowing how exactly you’re going to go about handling getting it straight once again.

Fortunately, for those who might not have confidence behind the wheel during winter weather conditions, there are plenty of helpful tools out there to help us get a little bit better behind the wheel. Even if it’s kind of impossible to predict how your car is going to react in a chaotic icy or snowy situation, arming ourselves with knowledge and knowing how to stay calm can definitely go a long way. At the end of the day, if your car is sideways and headed toward a guard rail, keeping calm can be the difference between being able to correct the situation and getting seriously injured while having your car trashed as well.

This time, thanks to YouTube creator, Dan Robinson, we learn a little bit about the best practices when it comes to sliding out of control in a scary situation. At the end of the day, avoiding these sorts of situations altogether is probably the best bet. However, if that simply is an option, knowing what you’re doing is definitely the second-best choice.

Even for those who are pretty confident driving in the snow, following along with the video below will give you a little bit of reassurance that you’re definitely doing the right thing. Learning a little bit more about staying safe could never hurt anyone and could come in handy in a pinch!