"Will Hand" wrote in message
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Before you set off in snow - clear the bonnet, roof and front and rear
windscreen of all snow as if you stop suddenly any snow on the roof will
lurch forward over the windscreen and cover your view completely. Any snow
on the bonnet will obviously continually blow onto the windscreen. Also
advisable to remove powder snow from tops of tyres if it has got on them
by blowing since as soon as you drive off it will compact in the tread and
reduce your stopping ability. Driving is a different ballgame; it needs
practice which is best done obviously on a deserted lane or disused
airfield. The most frightening situation in my experience is coming
downhill, you need to slow down well before the hill and then keep going
slowly avoiding the brakes, if you do have to brake use the deeper
possibly rutted snow at the side of the road, that will stop you. But
remember, even the most experienced drivers on snow, even in 4x4s, can
come a cropper, but will usually come to no harm if you keep your speed
down. Dented cars can be fixed, dented humans are less easily fixed.

Will
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Very well put, Will. You don't fancy coming up here and explaining that lot
to all the plebs that live up the road from me, do you?

BTW, the sun's out now.

jim, Northampton