1. If your car is covered with snow, the minimum you should do before driving is:
a. Brush off the windows, clear a good peep hole on the driver's side, and let the defrosters do the rest as you drive.
b. Brush off the windows and thoroughly clear a space 30 cm (one foot) square to enable you to see out the front and back windows.
c. Clear all snow off windows, roof and hood, front and rear lights, and scrape the ice off all windows.
2. Below -20 C the following condition does not occur:
a. Tire chains cease to be effective for traction.
b. Sand ceases to increase traction.
c. Snow tires lose their ability to bite into snow.
3. When you get stuck on ice or hard packed snow do not:
a. Spread sand under the tires.
b. Gently rock the car back and forth by shifting from forward gear to reverse using the brakes to hold the vehicle between shifts.
c. Apply pressure on the gas, keeping your wheels straight, and move out of the situation as quickly as possible.
4. If you don't have ABS and must stop quickly in icy or snowy conditions:
a. Apply strong, steady pressure to the brake pedal and don't let up.
b. Pump your brakes.
c. Slam your foot on the brake pedal at once.
5. If you go into a skid on ice:
a. Apply the brakes to slow yourself down.
b. Oversteer to compensate for the direction of the skid.
c. Take your foot off the accelerator and declutch or shift to neutral.
d. All of the above.
