Car permit · Night and weather
Slippery when wet: Which habit helps keep your vehicle from skidding when the road is slippery?
Correct answer: Reduce your speed ahead of curves and intersections.
Answer options
- ADownshift only after you are already heading down a steep hill
- BSpeed up going into curves and brake as you come out of them
- CReduce your speed ahead of curves and intersections Correct
Why
Slippery pavement gives your tires less traction, so lose speed before a curve or intersection rather than while you are in it. Speeding into a curve, or waiting until you are already descending a hill to downshift, makes a skid more likely.
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