Traction control prevents the tires from losing grip on slippery pavement when the vehicle is accelerating. (articles.orlandosentinel.com)
Traction control - a computerized device that prevents tires from spinning on slippery pavement - is optional, but the test car did not have it. (articles.orlandosentinel.com)
Weather like this makes everyone hurry; scurrying past on slippery pavements with chins buried into collars. (bookbrowse.com)