8 ways to avoid winter driving wrecks
POSTED: 09:58 AM PST Feb 08, 2013
UPDATED: 12:28 PM PST Feb 08, 2013
As a potentially historic winter storm closes in on New England on Feb. 8, millions of people will contemplate winter weather travel. Here are tips on how to stay out of trouble when road conditions become dangerous.
6. Practice makes perfect. If you live somewhere where it snows a lot—or at all, really—it's not a bad idea to find a vacant parking lot in which to practice driving in the white stuff. Hit the gas, slam on the brakes, jerk the steering wheel. Slide the car and spin it around to see what those things feel like and how best to straighten out. This will help you learn your car's limits.
