Sentences with phrase «slippery roads do»

Again, slippery roads don't help, and drier conditions will doubtless calm the unruliness of the understeer.

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If we do not pull ourselves together right now, we will slide down a slippery road.

Why do we need to choose between taking the organic high road to healthy vitality versus the slippery slide down, poisoning our foods and fibers through conventional agriculture?

Charging for responding to the scene of an accident is a slippery slope, and I don't want to see us begin to go down that road out of a desperate desire to find sources of revenue,» Quinn said in a statement.

Electronic Stability Control (ESC) helps you keep control of your car when youre driving on slippery roads or doing «extreme steering maneuvers» (curves, ice, sudden braking).

While these rain boots do the job of keeping dry in the snow, I was really wishing I had snow boots as the rain boots can get a little slippery on snowy roads.

The three - year - old who declared to her stoic Mom that she wanted to be an ice skater did not know the slippery road that would take.

Once we go down the road of limiting those options — particularly those with a proven track record of success — or deciding for parents what options they have, we move down the slippery slope of doing more harm than good.

If you don't have a scan tool with ABS bleed capability, then take the vehicle to someplace safe and slippery (wet grass, slick road, mud) and do some extreme panic stops where you can feel the ABS engaging (pulsing in the brake pedal) a half dozen times.

On Southern Spain's slippery roads, the M5 easily roasts its tires in first and second and third and sometimes fourth — and it sure feels like the engine computer doesn't even bother to allow full boost in first gear.

A lardy bummed farmer driving round his acres watching the contractors doing his arable work, or admiring his cattle only needs a pretend off - roader, rather like the vehicle you have reviewed, but he would still like to know how it handles slippery descents,.

If you need the extra traction of AWD for slippery or loose unsealed roads where extra ground clearance doesn't suffice, chances are the greater cost will be offset by the benefits of all - wheel drive.

In an off - road environment pick the off - road setting and be done with it — during the test, it made the most of a slippery trail, maintaining forward momentum even as one or more of the wheels lost grip.

We didn't really get to drive it off - road but there were a bunch of settings to choose from like off - road, incline and slippery.

The road gets icy and slippery in Minnesota, and our car didn't have much trouble driving on the icy road.

Either way, torque vectoring lets the driver stay more in control on slippery roads, or do even dumber things at higher speeds before eventually falling to the laws of physics.

All - wheel - drive models feature torque vectoring, but don't be fooled into thinking the Qashqai is an off - roader — going for the AWD model doesn't mean you will be able to tackle off - road trails, it only means you'll be safer on slippery roads.

When I'm driving on slippery roads in a car equipped with anti-lock brakes, do I still need to pump the pedal when I use the brakes?MichelleRay: Absolutely not, Michelle.

When the road does get slippery, the system can send 60 % of the engine's torque to the rear wheels.

It simply did its thing in an invisible manner, which on the wet slippery roads encountered on the drive was exactly what was needed.

The institute said many carmakers may be overselling the anti-lock systems and do not make clear in their advertisements that the main advantage of anti-locks is handling wet and slippery roads.

The four - wheel - drive system adds traction in cold, damp or slippery conditions, but doesn't necessarily make the Octavia vRS feel faster or more fun on dry roads than the standard model.

Though we didn't get to go full blown off - roading, it performed admirably in the dirt and sand with the Symmetrical All - Wheel Drive working diligently to maintain traction in even the most slippery of surfaces.

The Escape's optional all - wheel - drive system helps in slippery conditions but don't expect it to handle an off - road trail.

The point is, if the Armada can do this, it'll handle everything else, too: driving in snow, trailering a boat (9,000 pounds) and pulling it up a slippery launching ramp, or dealing with the mile - long run up a gravel road to the winter ski home.

While the four - wheel drive does give you more grip and confidence in slippery conditions, a good set of winter tyres offers similar benefits at a much lower price without increasing CO2 emissions — thus saving you money on road tax, too.

Like I mentioned in the video above, the RAV4 AWD shouldn't be mistaken for a Jeep or Range Rover in terms of off - road prowess, but it does offer a respectable amount of traction in inclement weather and in slippery situations.

Don't use cruise control when driving on slippery roads.

While it certainly gives great traction on slippery roads, it does make both emissions and economy worse on the E220d.

It feels brawny up to triple digits, which I did not hit on the slippery roads, but it's easy to come close on a freeway entrance ramp.

When driving on slipperier surfaces like snowed - over roads or dirt trails, the Subaru Legacy does handle the tougher terrain with relative ease, and (in conjunction with the traction and stability control) should mean you'll overcome all but the most adverse conditions that Mother Nature can throw at you.

The all - wheel - drive system didn't seem to positively affect the handling, and seemed more designed to handle slippery road conditions.

While we agree that traction control may need to be disabled in slippery conditions such as snow or mud or other off - road conditions, the commenters do not explain why ESC functions must be disabled in those circumstances.

Stay on the marked paths — do not wander off Check conditions before heading out ie extreme weather Inform someone of your plans Be aware of slippery, winding roads and oncoming traffic.

The stable design and wide tires did well on ice roads and the snirt (for you sun - belters, that's a slippery mixture of snow and dirt), and the pedal - assist certainly came in handy when plowing through small drifts of snow.

Their inability to come to stop quickly is often a leading factor of many truck crashes especially when other motorists are driving erratically or the trucker is negotiating slippery, wet or icy road surface conditions.Faulty truck brakes and defective tires cause many accident fatalities as does fatigue by truck drivers hurrying to deliver their load on schedule.

However, that does not mean that a driver who loses control on a slippery road and crashes into another vehicle is not at fault for any resulting injuries or deaths.

I briefly considered battling through the rain and wind to mend their broken hearts, but I didn't fancy being on the road in such slippery conditions.