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On a slippery road, which habit helps keep your vehicle from skidding?

On a slippery road, which habit helps keep your vehicle from skidding?

Correct answer: Reducing speed before you reach curves and intersections.

Answer options

  1. AReducing speed before you reach curves and intersections Correct
  2. BAccelerating into curves and braking as you leave them
  3. CWaiting until you are partway down a steep hill to downshift

Why

Wet or icy pavement gives the tires less grip, so any slowing should be done before a curve or intersection, not in the middle of it. Likewise, shift into a lower gear before a steep downhill begins rather than after you are already descending.

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