Well its been thiry years since we have experienced a cold spell for as long as this and driving in these conditions is an extremley hazadous undertaking.Thankfully Altrincham,Sale and Timperley are fairly flat so sliding down hills is unlikely.If you do need to drive then there here are a couple of pointers to help you avoid trouble.The first thing to do is obviously drive slower.In dry conditions you always try to leave a 2 second gap to the vehicle ahead which creates a safe stopping distance,in snow and ice this gap increases to 10 seconds.This will leve you plenty of time to apply the break in a progressive manner to avoid locking the breaks and the car sliding.Right turns into side roads in icey conditions are can be trouble.Avoid arriving to fast,hitting the breaks and sliding into the curb side on and buckling the wheel.If the car does start to slide in this situation,come off the brake and the car hopefully will grip and you should be able to steer around the corner.
Smooth acceleration should avoid wheel spin and changing up into a higher gear earlier will also avoid the wheels spinning.
Please visit Amba Driving School for driving lessons in the Sale,Timperley and Altrincham area.
This link to the online High Way code has useful advice.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_069859
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