>>>>>>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 and get a better feel for grip.
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>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.

The problem actually comes in when they try to brake AND steer around something. Often they'd be MUCH better off not touching the brake at all.