>>>>>>Terrifying to watch -- and in Wisconsin no less!
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>>>>>>http://www.wisn.com/news/south-east-wisconsin/waukesha/RAW-Video-captures-Hwy-41-45-pileup/-/10150328/23398364/-/volbqw/-/index.html?fb_action_ids=629474357109810&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=[542724759150043]&action_type_map=[%22og.recommends%22]&action_ref_map=[]
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>>>>>Rule number one. Slow down.
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>>>>Not quite. Rule one is "don't overdrive the conditions".
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>>>Nobody ever crashed on ice because they where driving too sowly.
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>>No, but tons of people have crashed due to panic braking when they suddenly realize they're unexpectedly on ice.
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>>Encountering ice fundamentally means you have less grip than expected. It can be a much better decision (maybe life or death) to use what grip you have to steer around an obstacle, rather than trying to stop.
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>>Making sure you don't overdrive the conditions means you're aware of the conditions at all times, and constantly testing. You're being proactive.
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>All drivers should have a spell on two wheels. You really know how fast you are going

Definitely true.

>and get a better feel for grip.

Yes, but not as good as time on a skidpad, or a snowy or icy empty parking lot.

>Interesting about the "steering around" or swerving I think people should concentrate on straight line braking not on doing a manouver they have little or no idea of.

Not sure what you're saying there... speaking just for myself, I can recall two instances where it's a good thing I steered rather than tried to brake, both on glare ice.