Winter driving school teaches tips and tricks even to experienced drivers
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A lot of us up here in the frozen north feel like we’re the best winter drivers around, but even we can learn something from the Keweenaw’s Winter Driving School, which puts drivers through their paces on snow and ice.
Excerpt: I’m at the wheel of a Buick Park Avenue, driving about 30 mph on a snowy surface, when a sharp curve looms ahead. I tap the brake and steer leftward entering the turn. But something goes wrong. The car skids to the right and — WHOMP — slams into a snowbank, where it’s stuck fast. Auugghh!!
Fortunately, staffers with the Keweenaw Research Center’s Winter Driving School are accustomed to such miscues.
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Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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