How To Safely Drive In The Snow - Winter Driving Tips, Tricks and Techniques

Today's video is all about safely and effectively driving in the snow. I go over multiple tips, tricks, and driving techniques that will help you maintain traction and avoid sliding and crashing. This video is specifically for a front wheel drive car, although the basic principles are similar for rear wheel drive and all wheel drive cars.

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[doubletroublerainbow]

1.) be gentle and be smooth with controls
2.) plan ahead
3.) get breaking in a straight line before turning
4.) don’t stop on a hill
5.) turn, accelerate, and break separately
6.) increase following distance

[soldierlokz]

More people from up North needa post videos like this. You're saving lives doing this. Thank you. Us up North grew up in this stuff so its second nature to us. It would blow my mind when I moved down south and I would see cars in the ditch left and right from only like 1 inch snow

[TheCookiecupcakes]

Another tip: Leave a lot of distance between you and the person in front of you at a stop light so if someone is dumb behind you and cant stop in time, you can move forward to hopefully avoid them hitting you.

[benjaminsteenhoek]

Thank you man. My wife just moved to Iowa from Hawaii and has never driven in the snow before, and I don't feel equipped to teach her by myself. This vid is very well structured explanation of what we have to keep in mind.

[michaelgerman]

As a native Floridian who is currently on vacation in Northern Illinois I'm now stuck in a winter storm. I really appreciated your video. Since I have VERY limited experience driving in snow I was searching for some good advice because I'll be (nervously) starting my journey back to Florida first thing in the morning. This is a great video with detailed, concise and articulate information. Thanks so much for posting this. Wish me luck!

[orix]

This year is gonna be my first year driving in the winter so I'm a little nervous but this video really helped!

[EnchantedRiversPhotography]

I drove in Portland Oregon and the snow was so breathtakingly beautiful and deep

[coreyanderson]

Lots of snow in southern England today. We ain't used to it so needed the tips 😂 thanks bro good vid 👍

[silverthread]

Great video man. I might add that it's important not to use cruise control on snowy or slippery surfaces. The car may not recognize that the wheels are spinning and this can exacerbate a skid.

[andreabrechka]

Thank you for this! I’m a Floridian who’s driven flooded roads in blinding rain but I’m going to CO soon and the snow/ice in combination with the different terrain has me terrified. This definitely made me feel a little more confident!

[jamesgreen]

Thank you so much I’m terrified to drive in the snow I’m a new driver.

[toby]

Thanks to you I am now confident to make my 2 hour road trip in the snow today. Wish me luck.

[cammiekls]

Thank you...I have a new SUV that has front wheel drive and it's definitely different driving in the snow, especially with braking and trying to turn. I appreciate your tips!

[charmy]

Thank you for the tips!! It’s my first week driving in the snow (I lived in Asia most of my life). I had one encounter of having a very hard time driving downhill for continuous 2.5km with turns included to my one job. Thankfully, I was able to make it safely but I am now avoiding that side road and am now trying to use the main roads which are flatter and more maintained with salt. I still have mini swerves sometimes but I just try to stay calm and steer or brake gently. I would definitely use your tips of braking, turning and accelerating separately to see if the drive will be easier. Thank you!! (P.s. got stuck in a hill once and had to be rescued by my brother on a hill, they said i might have been going a little too slow on that hill. That’s my only hiccup so so far and hopefully the only!)

[christinez]

Live in Middle West US, just practicing how to drive ok snow yesterday. thanks for the timely video.

[grantsantos]

I will be moving to South Dakota from California in about 6 months and I've only ever seen snow a few times in my life let alone driving in it. Thank you for posting this video it will be super helpful to me very very soon

[gingertroy]

I've lived in Arizona my whole life and I'm moving to Colorado this video calmed my nerves a little

[crisrobinson]

Thanks for the tips and information!! Helped my wife and I get from Arlington Tx to Dallas Tx this morning. We aren't used to this down here.

[jessegonzalez]

Have an emergency and on my way to Nebraska am freaking out about driving today. Your video is very helpful