15:20 Ashley talks about heating in the car and mentions that "eco wise" you are better off having a heated seat and steering wheel as opposed to having the cabin heater going. That's the case in an EV, but in a petrol/diesel car there's so much waste heat coming from the engine that the opposite is true: heating the cabin is effectively "free" (cos the heat would just go to waste otherwise) while heating seats and steering wheel draws electrical power which has to be generated by the engine, and so reduces fuel economy. Little is ever said about keeping windows demisted, and it is amazing that people don't understand how ventilation works to do that job. EV drivers are advised not to heat the cabin for eco reasons, but some ventilation into the cabin is necessary. In seriously cold conditions, run the heater and keep the windows clear. Also, keep the inside of the windows clean, which means they will mist up less.

@joegoodsell

5 ай бұрын

If anyone is curious on the keeping windows clean part: Richard from Conquer Driving posted an excellent video a couple weeks ago called 'Dazzled by headlights? This may help"

I've driven large vehicles all my life. I'm also a RoSPA level 2 and 3 trained driver . If you open the window slightly with the radio off . You can hear the road noise. Whilst driving on snow and ice you can hear a visible crunch noise. When you hear nothing your sliding. It's always kept me safe with over 30 years of accident free motoring.

@PedroConejo1939

5 ай бұрын

...sliding or about to because you're on black ice. I fully concur with your comment.

@goldilocks913

5 ай бұрын

I’d have to stop texting to do that

@soutteruk1

5 ай бұрын

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@goldilocks913

5 ай бұрын

@@soutteruk1 tru bruh 😂

@soutteruk1

5 ай бұрын

@@goldilocks913 'M fullovitt mee!

My favourite rule: you have 3 inputs - steering, braking, and accelerating. When it's icy, try to only do one at a time and plan accordingly as you approach junctions, turns etc... so you are going the correct speed well in advance. Here in Canada we can easily get several feet of snow at a time, so you get used to it and proper all-weather (not all season) or full winter tires make a huge difference as the tires don't become like hard plastic.

In Sweden learning to drive on snow and ice is an integral part of our driving test-you have to pass the ice drive as part of the exam.

@jhareng

5 ай бұрын

Thats why they dont panic and wait for the inevitable to happen but to control it.

@PatrickBulteel

5 ай бұрын

How do they do that in the summer or when there's no snow? Is there a special area where they create snow for tests? Or do you have to come back to do an "extension" to your exam in winter?

@stevekenilworth

5 ай бұрын

im in uk, that how i dealt with it once lost back end road been on loads times bit early winter leaves on road was 6 hours later than i wanted to be so pushing to get home and forgot how sharp corner was before the long straight, go in to fast or slow unsettle car before and that what i did, before back end got lose but did not panic i knew it was going to do something but allowed things to happen and not over react, my abs had broken what turned of my esp and tc too so i allowed car to slid lose energy and slowly corrected car to line up for exit of corner for the long straight. key thing not to panic and do not over react do things when you can, if id not allowed car to slide to lose energy and genital on steering it could made things much worse. was new driver at time so bit more careful now, and two years no abs esp and tc learnt so much about my car, fun times and few scary moments, since then i test grip levels much more along trip out understand how my tires are performing and that tells me a lot, abs and esp can fail at any time in my car so got to drive as if no computer help @@jhareng

If I could sum up drivers (not Ashley) in those conditions: too fast, too close, wrong tyres, no lights, too reliant on gritters, no forethought (edit: and on phone). Come to think of it, that's a high proportion of drivers in any conditions. Old trick: let a little air out of the tyres - not suitable for long or fast journeys, but it will help in persistent snow/ice conditions if you end up getting caught out with the wrong tyres. Many years ago, 1980, I was pillion on a Triumph from Plymouth to Derby on Jan 2nd. We were already a day late because of snow, the A38 being blocked in multiple places. My mate, riding, braked moderately hard at one point then let off. I still have a vivid memory of a Moggie Minor next to us pirouetting before burying itself in a drift. He told me after that he realised there was a bridge ahead and got his slowing done before we ever hit the ice on it. The car drivers hadn't done that. Quite how we stayed on the bike was a mystery. It took us two whole days to do that journey - we stayed overnight in Bristol. It was so cold on the A38 approaching Derby that wagons were just stopping because their diesel was waxing.

I had my first driving lesson in light snow over 50 years ago! My driving instructor picked me up from home and took me to start in a relatively safe place (a quiet duel carriageway) and that lesson has been with me every time I drive in difficult conditions. "Feel the road, and act responsibly". Stood me in good stead for driving back to and through London after New Year 1976, when the M2 became a single track meandering country lane, with each motorist slowly following the tracks of the car in front and the snow plough that had proceeded them! It wasn't much better in central London heading North, but I can still remember it today, more than 48 year later!

Glad I'm not the only one that does the acceleration and braking check (I call it the grip test). It's second nature to me but friends who have been in the car with me call me crazy for doing it.

@Slaeowulf

5 ай бұрын

It's funny. To me it was just a common sense thing just to get a feel for the conditions. Nobody ever told me to do it. It just felt like common sense. But it's good to know Ash explicitly teaches these things.

@markgambrill

5 ай бұрын

Yeah same. Had passengers complain at me being "reckless" when I do it. Then I explain why I do it and they brush it off as me messing around.

@phantomflame0658

5 ай бұрын

Yep always do it when leaving my home it's definitely a good idea with conditions like this, although not full power cause you don't want to go hard/get into boost on an ice cold engine!!

@PedroConejo1939

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, always. We have about 1/4 mile to the main road on our lane and that's plenty to check the conditions. I can't believe that people _don't_ do it.

@bigKDL

5 ай бұрын

Why does it take you 49minutes to say carefully 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Great video Ashley. 2 more tips. 1: Don’t switch on your wipers until you have completely defrosted your windscreen as you’ll more than likely damage your wipers which may still be frozen to the screen. 2: Don’t attempt to open your side windows in an attempt to clear the windows until completely defrosted as you’ll put strain on your window motors and on the window motor mechanism.

I absolutely agree with all of these tips and tricks, but you should try using winter tyres as well, they make an amazing difference. There are various KZread clips of four-wheel-drive vehicles testing on standard tyres against their two wheel versions on winter tyres. The vehicles on winter tyres perform so much better than the four-wheel-drive vehicles on normal tyres. Give them a go, you will be amazed.

@stevekenilworth

5 ай бұрын

my winter tires what came with car, they were dangerous 90% of the time, slight damp mild like driving on ice/ oil. they ok for 4k miles in very wet but loads tread they hydroplaned at normal speed following traffic. they were horrid. same day the big freeze early dec roads looked like glass i changed my tires from winter to summer but a good water rating. did the same test same place same temp the summer tires performed much better. so not all winter tires are good some more dangerous that a good set summer tires with aggressive tread pattern for a good water rating. my winter tires could done another 6-7 k miles i scrapped them and much more happy and feel safer with good wet rated summer tires even in bitter cold days

@zloychechen5150

5 ай бұрын

@@stevekenilworth some all season tyres are advertised as full winters, that needs keeping in mind. Also some winter tyres are plain junk. Other than that, if you don't try to be cheap, winters make a world of difference, the main factor being the compound. Winters keep elasticity when it's cold, and they also have something to deal with ice a whole lot better. Aquaplaning, again, is much better with the tread depth. Are you sure they didn't put your shitty tyres on the wrong way? That happens sometimes.

My test was also cancelled due to conditions like this about 14 years ago (Norris Green test centre). I was relieved at the time but in hindsight I wish I'd have had that early on tuition on how to drive in snow and ice. My instructor never fancied it. I had to go headfirst into the deep end in my own car to get a feel for these conditions. It was an eye-opening experience to say the least. It made me realise how fast things can go wrong. I now take extra care these days and take it easy (and no unnecessary journeys where possible).

@GameWithViiP3R

5 ай бұрын

If you ask me instructors should be teaching to drive in snow and ice, and I think dvsa should be doing tests in the snow because these conditions are becoming more regular in the UK. I'm an ambulance driver and I've saw how people have no clue how to drive in the snow

@boswellox

5 ай бұрын

@@GameWithViiP3R 100% agree.

@TestGearJunkie.

5 ай бұрын

I avoid it wherever possible. Fortunately I'm retired now so don't have the daily commute any more.

You see a lot of 4x4's in ditches as they forget 4 wheel drive braking works the same ax two wheel drive. There are tyres now that are all weather not perfect but better than last rock hard rubber summer tyres without proper tread. It is not just snow but low temperature that effects tyres.

@johnbooth5199

5 ай бұрын

Yep, all cars have 4 wheel braking, so a 4x4 might be able to go better, it doesn't stop much better. Always interesting when a 4x4 zooms past. Will you see them in a ditch, later?

@irmakatzel6928

5 ай бұрын

I think the most problems are actually created by snow, slush or the conditions created by frozen fog. I saw an American who tried maximum braking on summer tyres at freezing temperature (- 4 ° C) and at temperature above 7 ° Celsius. Compared to winter tyres the braking performance was always better. It's one thing the tyre producing industry says, and a different thing is reality.

I was lucky enough to have a Dad who taught me to drive when I was 10 years old, in a series 2 land rover, in a quarry. I didn't know what driving on tarmac was like until we went to an airfield when I was 14, how strange to have grip! That really set me up for driving on the road in all conditions, and I can still rely on instincts developed half a century ago when it comes to snow. With modern cars (by that I mean anything with ABS) the handbrake is essential for cutting through to the road surface, especially useful on Citroen cars that have a front wheel actuating handbrake.

Watching this video is quite funny when you're from a nordic country with lots of snow each year. Everything you've said is basic knowledge here including brake testing, winter tires are mandatory as well as driving with an instructor when it's snowy outside, you won't pass unless you've been through it.

This is where I miss my diesel car. The engine had a lot of torque at lower engine revs so could easily use 2nd or 3rd gear without the accelerator for finer control moving off if needed. Something that I think is important to note as well (sorry if it is covered already, I am only around 1/3 through so far) is those on main roads that have been gritted and the snow / ice has melted, remember that those emerging out of a side road might still be slipping slightly as they try to emerge so please be a little more patient with them (as we should be in normal conditions anyway) Edit: And it was covered around half way into the video 👍

I passed my test in 2008, it wasnt until we had the bad snow of 09-10 I actually got to experience drivng in snow for the first time and I did actually clip a roundabout as I couldnt see the edging as the snow was so deep. It was a definite learning curve for me. Ever since then I have experienced all differnt types of driving conditions and driving differnt vehicles(moped, cycling and large vans and got my HGV class 2) so got used to differn't size vehicles and conditions. It's not until you get out onto the road by yourself and experience all of this is when you really learn and it's a never ending thing, you continually learn.

@Rover200Power

5 ай бұрын

That was a good year for snow, I remember driving past a 4x4 upside down in a hedge on a bend in a country road. My little hatchback had no problems, so I suspect the driver was a little over confident in their abilities!

I’ll try and add my tip bits I’ve learned over the years. The general principle of this video is 100% correct. We’ve barely had any snow in wilts so far…..what fell melted straight away. We had lots of snow last year, way more than in this video. Actual proper snow several inches up the car wheels. My workplace asks us to make sensible and safe efforts to get to work in bad weather such as snow. What we see in this video is not enough to excuse employees from trying to reach work…..key reference point, the buses are still running. If they can drive in it, so can the rest of us. I currently drive a Honda Jazz (Honda Fit) 1.3 petrol VETEC with CVT automatic. It has no traditional gears, just a belt drive with some pre-set positions for using the pretend “manual mode”. So under normal use you don’t get sudden transition of gearing, it’s a linear drive. This is most useful pulling away and driving in snow & ice up hill….which I sometimes have to do. No break in drive to the wheels. The computer brain is also super intrusive, which isn’t much fun if you like your sports cars but….will never let you get out of shape. In wet conditions inc severe rain as we had a few weeks ago, it’s literally feels identical to driving in the dry. The ground clearance is better than many hatchbacks too. In the snow the car will claw its way out with no effort required. You just drive a bit differently and the computer realises what’s happening at the wheels. Last year I deliberately drove into fresh snow on side roads and it just kept going. The Sport mode can also be used as LO and this provides a greater degree of engine braking. You can even combine this with Manual mode and use like a hill decent system…..and I’ve done it out of curiosity and it works. Country lane, straight down a big hill, no traffic around, pretend 1st gear - and no brakes! And it held the car back. Driving in normal everyday use in Drive economy you would have no idea it could do this stuff. It’s interesting & fun and now think I want a 4x4 next time so I can do proper off-roading and never get stuck. Don’t accelerate harshly with your wheels turned or especially on full lock…this unloading of one of the wheels greatly increases the likelihood of wheel spin, even in normal conditions-this is the only way I can force my Honda to wheel spin. Previously had a VW polo petrol 1.4 with 7 speed DSG automated transmission. Great fun for a blast round a B road….felt like a manual car….but, absolutely useless in snow & ice. The transition from standing still to moving was too abrupt and gear changes were to abrupt…..I almost didn’t make it home a few years ago because of snow on the hill….and I almost got stuck going up a slightly muddy incline out of field…..that was the last year I owned it. My car was the only one to struggle for grip. The DSG is also horrendous expensive if it goes wrong or you need the clutch pack replaced-which you will do with age. The drive or power is taken away from the drive wheels when waiting at junctions even tho your in D or Sport….the clutch has to re-engage and the only thing preventing rolling back is the Hill assist….and this may not trigger if the incline is only slight. Now imagine doing a hill start in modest snow per the video with that system. On the Honda CVT system in D, S, or R, you keep drive to the wheels the whole time as per a traditional automatic + hill assist. Can you drive an older car in those conditions? Yes, as with new cars, some are better suited to it than others. Perfect example was my 2005 TDI 5 speed manual Polo. Only 70PS 1.4 3cyl engine, not much technology compared with 2024. But, it worked very well in snow & ice. I just drove it in 2nd & 3rd gear. No wheel spin or easy loss of traction as per the focus ST. I also had a Astra 1.8 petrol 4 speed auto (torque converter)….2002. It had a winter mode. Virtually unstoppable. The radio said the main road was shut as the snow hadn’t been cleared…..well, it was open if you had a 4x4 or automatic Astra with winter mode. Speed limited to 30mph. Of the 5 of us who lived and worked in the same places, I was the only one to make it in. Was 30 min late 😂 ….shame everything else on the car broke. Shockingly bad + very expensive reliability. Do not park with the parking brake on in freezing conditions, as they can freeze in the on position. Keep warm air on the windscreen even after de-misting…unless you got a Ford quick clear screen obviously. Aside from Ford, one of the pitfalls of modern cars is poor natural ventilation. Even some years ago, the Vauxhall corsa handbook said to keep the fan on speed 1 the whole time….i never did btw. Assuming no quick clear windscreen, just using heated seats and steering wheel wouldn’t be any good surely….the Honda would mist up after 10 mins in those conditions. Also side windows need warm air or warm AC to keep clear as well. Never use wipers until windows are clear of snow and frost. Never activate electric windows when the car is still frozen up. Clear all snow from lights as well. When snow predicted, and on a hill…park facing down hill. This helps massively in pulling away. I make sure I do this at work. Using back to basics I could roll away from work, down the snow covered side road to the junction with the main road which would likely be clear of snow without having to use the engine or gears. Just using gravity. And ABS is useless…..got to be very careful not to activate this by accident. So very gentle, very little braking.

I know you said you cleared the car but a reminder for all that clearing the car is making sure you clear the snow off all windows but also the roof to prevent snow falling behind you, causing problems for those following and also off the bonnet to stop lots of snow coming up onto the windscreen 👍

@ashley_neal

5 ай бұрын

....and don't forget the lights. I've been out this morning and people have cleared the frost off their windscreens, but it's been difficult to pick up on some signals due to them still being covered.

@smilerbob

5 ай бұрын

Indeed the lights as well 👍 That is second nature for me with frosty mornings, engine on, heated screens on, lights on (additional heat) then round with the scraper and microfibre cloth on the windows and lights. How many near you clear the drivers side windscreen and leave all other windows blocked thinking they have a good view of everything?

@ibs5080

5 ай бұрын

@@smilerbob All good advice Bob. How goes it? Very snowy indeed here in Vancouver but Mum and I arrived home about an hour before the snowfall.

@smilerbob

5 ай бұрын

@@ibs5080 All going well here thank you, no snow just very cold for a couple more days and then the shorts will be on for a mini heatwave. Good to hear you have arrived safely over the water and do take care with the snow. Although with this video you will be an expert in no time

@PedroConejo1939

5 ай бұрын

I often told how I once left ice on the roof (couldn't have cleared it without damaging the car), and had the sunroof tilted open on a longish drive on a lovely sunny day. When I came to the junction at Eglwyswrw, I slowed and the whole lot slid down the back of my neck. I don't know how to get hardened ice off the roof - I have a brush for snow - so I don't know what I could have done differently other than not have the sunroof open. Any suggestions?

I love this series of "how to drive like a driving instructor" I take them as an example of how to drive myself. Thank you for sharing!

Hi Ashley, from the start I see that you are planning to set off in the snow with at least part of your all round vision obscured by some snow on the windows, this is really only a very minor issue but could cause a problem and it is one which is so easily averted. All you need to do is have a large container of warm water which you can throw over the windscreen rear and side windows, this might require couple of gallons of water and it will freeze on the ground around the vehicle, this can lead to a build up of slippery ice over a week or more of very cold conditions. There is one significant advantage of doing this first thing that is the warmed glass reduces fogging and condensation for as long as it takes for the heating system to kick in leading to further increased visibility. There does appear to be a common assumption that such actions might cause stress cracking but this only happens when small amounts of very hot water is applied to one part of the window. This throw the whole lot all over it in one go has worked for me for fifty years without any trouble!, that amounts to about fifteen times a year for fifty years or seven hundred and fifty in total without the slightest sign of trouble!. From that point on as I expected you demonstrate exactly the same empirical testing that always gets results, try the throttle, try the brakes find out exactly how much grip you have got and use the sensations you feel in the steering wheel to inform you of any surface changes. The bit when you discuss which gear to drive in because of the subtle relationship between torque and power you get more torque and pulling power at low engine speed and higher gear! this also reduces the risk of wheel-spin, most modern vehicles are fitting with engine management systems that reduce the risk of stalling it is usually easy to pull away on most surfaces without any throttle just by careful feathering on the clutch pedal, the old Vauxhall Cavalier I had could pull off in second then change to third fort and fifth without ever touching the loud pedal !, it would get up to just under thirty mph which made driving in heavy town traffic very easy and relaxing!. There was one occasion many years ago we were on our way to Southampton on a dual carriageway early in the morning, we had had a frosty night but on this section of unfamiliar road things were much worse!, my first hint of trouble was the feeling from the steering wheel started to feel 'loose', like something wrong with the tires, I slowed down and the proper feeling came back, then another mile or so and we saw no less than five vehicles off the road!, on of them was perched quite neatly on the safety barrier over a culvert!, the whole road was cover in a very thin layer of black ice!. One way to tell if a surface is frozen is to open a window as listen!, if there is no swishing sound it means the shiny surface is frozen, if the swishing is audible it means the surface is just wet!. Every time I acquire a 'new' vehicle I take the first chance I get to find a nice quiet place somewhere that I can use to test how that car responds to sliding and skidding, just how gentle I have to be to recover control. The whole exercise is one of cautious observation and sensible experiment, one has to allow ones muscles to learn what to do in emergencies without have to think too much at the time. One other way to assess surface conditions is to wriggle the steering as you go along, when you are driving quite slowly and sensibly it should be possible to make these slight swerving controls to feel how much grip there is, bearing in mind that returning the steering to straight ahead at relaxed steady speed usually allows grip recovery. Most modern tyres do have considerable grip even on black ice!, just much less than you might hope for!, there is really no such thing as zero grip!. As you so rightly say the exact same rules always apply in terms of making sensible observations and realistic assessment of conditions and adjusting driving style to match the conditions, not your desires or expectations!. One rather difficult way to rev, match without such a gadget is to downshift without the clutch!, this is done by gentle lift off the throttle, knock it into neutral as soon as it comes loose, then gently acceleration while holding the gear lever to the gate of the gear your want, when the engine and gearbox speeds match it will slip into the synchromesh to take the gear you want!. I had to learn this trick when the car I was driving lost its clutch cable and it took several days to get a new one. The only real problem came with starting off because when the gearbox is stationary it cannot match the engine speed!. This left me no alternative but to start off on the starter motor in gear!. That was not too hard the bad bit was remembering to switch off the engine at traffic lights!. Cheers, Richard.

Learning to drive in the snow is an amazing skill set to have, but doesn’t mean anything when the drivers around you don’t have a clue. Just stay home if you can 😂

@PedroConejo1939

5 ай бұрын

It really is them others. The times I've seen someone sliding across a junction, wheels locked, steering on full lock, brain locked.

Putting winter tyres on my car has been utterly transformative, it's like walking in snow boots instead of flat-soled trainers. Together with a proper AWD, snow driving becomes utterly undramatic and uneventful. I don't understand why we as a country insist on driving on summer tyres in snow - winters or all-seasons are far better.

Having the correct tyres also helps in snowy weather my ST runs on michelin crossclimate 2, I prefer having all seasons rather than just summer tyres especially in the UK

@grahambonner508

5 ай бұрын

Better still are dedicated winter tyres. In Germany most drivers have two sets of wheels, summer good ones and scruffy winter ones, the tire/wheel swap companies store your unused wheels until you need to swap back.

Thanks, interesting.Many years ago, to be more precise about 46 years ago driving my Ford Cortina 1600E on a freshly covered snowy road I wrongly geared down on a decline and the result of that was that I spun 90%,luckily it was quiet and I was on a single lane slip road leading down to a junction. So, I can put that down to experience and learnt from my mistake. Although years later I learnt again when driving a later car with ABS and came across a patch of black ice when gently braking I slid and the backend of the car in front came closer and closer, but again,luckily for me the ABS came in and enabled me to steer the car to the right thus ending up side by side with the car in front, of course with no oncoming vehicle..so, yet another learning curve.. Now I know better I tend to try and stay off the roads in snowy/icy conditions..😊

Ash please please try a car with all season tyres in the snow. It will be an eye opener. I think they’re the best option for the UK, Michelin cross climates handle as well as any summer tyre I’ve used but a game changer in the cold wet, snowy or icy conditions.

My first ever driving lesson was in conditions even worse than this, as were the subsequent few… it was a great experience in my opinion and set me in good stead for adverse driving conditions… to the point where I actually quite enjoy driving in snow, it helps keep you aware of the balance/weight transfer of your car because the effects are very much amplified.

It's important in conditions like this, and particularly if the early part of your journey includes hills or slopes, that your car's engine is warm, and that the automatic choke has switched itself off. Clear the snow from all the lights, as well as the windows. Around 15 years ago I had a 200bhp manual FWD Volvo. I lived in a slightly sloped road which went onto quite a steep hill. With snow all over the roads, and having first started the car to warm it up a little, I scrapped all the windows & lights, and set off. I was ok getting out of the my road, but immediately realised when turning on to the hilly road that my automatic choke was still on, and revving the engine too much. Even when putting the car in to the higher gears, trying to keep the revs low, the automatic choke was over revving the engine & making the wheels spin. I didn't even have my foot on the accelerator & the car was still on tickover - but at the higher revs due to the choke. Had I allowed the car to warm up properly, and to allow the automatic choke to switch off, I could have got up the hill much easier whilst keeping the revs much lower. As it was, I was wheel spinning in whatever gear it was in, over revving due to the choke, with pedestrians looking at me as though it was me revving it too much. A lesson well learned on that day.

Taking the time to fully clear the Windows, Lights and Mirrors and doing a Traction Test absolutely brilliant

The best thing to remember when driving in snow and bad conditions (hvy rain) there is no rush... take your time and be safe... if in doubt, set off earlier, if really in doubt, don't drive unless it's needed. Would be good to also have your speed on the screen especially on videos like this where the camera distorts it and makes it look like you're going way faster than you actually are.

I came across a few broken down cars and a couple of rear ended accidents on the way to the Manchester airport, make sure you do your acceleration and braking checks and let the engine warm up before you set off in these conditions.

I had intermediate tyres fitted to my car last year, what a difference they make and not just in snow and ice but also when it's 7C or below. At 7C summer tyres glassify and under perform. During the summer had no problems , wear looks good, noise and handling same as far as I can tell. Will never have anything else now. Last year was quite funny watching my friends get stuck and had to be pushed out of the car park at the bottom of a slope. My friend and I with intermediates drove out very easily, lots of grip.

Superb video thanks as always Ashley. It occurs to me that a lot of what you're showing us is kind of what you'd be doing anyway, just with that extra level of care. Good to show how to handle a powerful car in these conditions. Nice example with the van at the end. I must also rewatch that video of Jon driving his van in the snow.

What a timely video! Greetings from a VERY snowy Vancouver. Especially where I am on a higher elevation at the top of Burnaby Mountain. Mum and I were VERY lucky that we landed at Vancouver and got our taxi ride home about an hour before all the snow and chaos. Now flights are disrupted, yet we had no issues at all. Watching CTV News Vancouver from the comfort of home, it's even worse than we thought. It even showed a police cruiser out of control down a snowy hill. There have been many accidents here and body shops are going to be very busy. I wont drive till things are back to normal but I will definitely watch Ashley's video. Hope all is well back in the UK. Will watch this soon, though it's 3:05 am here. Body clock still on UK time and strained my back from carrying a suitcase down the stairs in the UK. I think I'm on the mend. Take care everyone and stay safe out there.

@andrewgilbertson5356

5 ай бұрын

Stay warm

@thomaselliot2257

5 ай бұрын

Good to know you have both arrived safely👍

Good tips. Also to make more use of engine braking it's worth rev-matching downshifts and easing the clutch out to avoid locking up the drive wheels.

On many modern cars you can charge the drive mode, to reduce the engine power and throttle sensitivity. I did this yesterday while driving my wife's EV. Just made it easier to prevent wheel spin.

The Highway Code says: Drive extremely carefully at a low speed in as high a gear as possible. Avoid sudden actions which may lead to loss of control - accelerate and brake gently. Brake before you turn and turn smoothly at a low speed. Give vulnerable road users even more room as they may make sudden movements to avoid obstructions. I also find that if you are going uphill, you need to gain momentum first - but only gain as much as you need to get over the hill.

i was watching one of your older videos the other day about driving in snow, good to see a new one

I love snow driving.

46:45 loving the BMW sliding all over the place.

Lots of useful information in the video and the comments. We get snow so infrequently in most of the UK that a whole new generation of drivers experienced it for the first time. Hopefully they learnt by experience and avoided accidents in the process.

when i was learning to drive my instructor alway did lessons in the snow unless thy had on done a couple of lessons but i always thankful for it with th amount of snow wee get. also people here just dont slow down an think thy ca drive normally its just crazy

My tips for driving in the snow. SPEED and POWER!!!

Great advice as always. Here in NI I didn’t get any training at all regarding ice or snow and that appears to be the case throughout unfortunately. For me, learning how to drive in these conditions came with me having a little fun in the months after passing my test in the winter of ’97 in wide open spaces like carparks in my mums car, although she didn’t know at the time! 😊. My motto for driving in these conditions; if I feel any G-Force at all on my body when accelerating, braking or cornering then I am not being gentle enough. You mentioned the tyres; I did change to Cross Climate tyres (Michelin Cross Climate 2) a couple of years back and they are an absolute game changer in my opinion. I would never go back to summer tyres now.

its unreal, because despite it being -6 last night and yesterday not even breaking above 0 degrees, we didn't get even a single flake of snow in Loughborough these last few days of the super cold weather.

@richie674

5 ай бұрын

Yes it was -6 -7 here in Walsall & in Kings Norton south of Birmingham last night as I was at work but live in Walsall & like you say no snow here either but roads were slippy in places especially on islands.

@johnbooth5199

5 ай бұрын

Nor, here in nw leics. It must have been "Too cold to snow"

I was learning in the winter of 2022 and I had 5 or 6 lessons in these kinds of conditions, as I was lucky enough to have lessons on the few 1 day snow/ice blasts we got in Liverpool. Driving in it really wasn't that difficult, it's just doing things a little slower to make sure you keep control and don't make others lose control. The most difficult aspect was on those less travelled roads, where the snow hides subtle information that newer drivers rely on. I know I mounted a few kerbs with my back tyre, going round corners that were covered in snow, because I was unfamiliar with the road layout and they had wider pavements than I thought, so I'd turned before the give way line.

@misamsung6191

5 ай бұрын

What most people do not realise in driving in winter conditions is to have good tread on their tyres. Particularly when there is snow on the ground. Going slowly with bad tread is just as bad as speeding in bad conditions

One memory from my childhood is lying in bed early in the morning and hearing the unmistakeable clink of snow chains on passing milk floats. So I learned to drive long enough ago to have had to cope with snow because we had it most winters, and it had snowed on the morning I took my test. On one regular journey in the 70s or 80s, I was often early enough to beat the snow plough, even through several inches of snow. I've driven a fair amount in France in winter, where snow occurs in the mountains every winter, and chains are mandatory, although I was never as adept at putting them on as the average French person. Watching the antics on the roads these days on the rare occasions that we see snow and ice in the south of England, most drivers appear to be determined to change the shape of their cars because they try to drive as they would on sunny days with dry roads. I can remember on one occasion being overtaken by a driver who thought I wasn't going fast enough, and a few minutes later I saw his car wrapped around a tree.

@tjampman

5 ай бұрын

To your last point about being overtaken. I had an opposite experience. On a motorway at night time with heavy snow fall and maybe 5-10 cm of snow on the road surface, I caught up with a car going 40 km/hr, and I was exactly as you described "why is he so slow!" so I overtook. And I found I couldn't see the road due pristine snow, I could not have the long beam on because snow fall! and suddenly I was the one driving 40 km/hr on the motorway. I am sure the driver I overtook was happy to follow me after that, though.( I.e. it was very stressful being the car in front, but easy to just follow)

Safe Tyres Save Lives. Best for the UK is two tyre sets: Summer and All Season. A tyre shop will change them for you at a nominal cost, or you can get a second set of battered up alloys / steel wheels for cheap to use in winter. Failing that, all seasons year-round won't give you any serious issues unless you're driving On ThE eDgE all the time. A decent set of all season tyres in heavy snow could be the difference between abandoning your car at the roadside or making it home with no problems. If you're anywhere that could get snow, they're worth the price.

@beardyface8492

5 ай бұрын

If you're swapping between alloy & steel wheels, remember to inform your insurer, they'll pretty much universally consider it a modification, expect to be paying a not so nominal admin charge each swapover. Going the other way can adversely effect your premium, even with genuine OEM alloy wheels that were a factory option. Just saying. If you go two sets of wheels, better off with matching rim sets.

To learn this on a special track is the best part of the instructor’s program. So much fun 😂😂

With regards to ABS, the same applies to Traction Control. When I was driving my previous car, a front wheel drive Seat Ibiza, I found it was better in icy conditions with the Traction Control off. In my current car, mode engined rear wheel drive, I leave the Traction Control on.

Smooth is key . I personally come October November time change a set of winter tyres. As im driving country roads and can be driving early morning before the gritter i want maximum saftey. What you do find if you do slide its far easier to get the vehicle back under control.

@TestGearJunkie.

5 ай бұрын

The problem is where do you store an extra set of tyres if you only have a small car and no garage..? We live in a 1-bed flat with only on-street parking so no chance.

@wrightwoodwork

5 ай бұрын

@@TestGearJunkie. I'm in the position that I have storage. There is also the option of tyre storage hotels . I think most of the tyre garages provide that facility.

@TestGearJunkie.

5 ай бұрын

@@wrightwoodwork Hm, ok, I'll look into it, thanks.

We get a dusting of snow and people lose their minds 😂😂😂 I've got a mate who lives in Massachusets...he can get 3-5 foot of snow sometimes, they just get on with it 🤷

@mikewade777

5 ай бұрын

I remember 3 ft of snow on the ground in the Cotswolds for more than a month in the early 80s, been a while.

Well we had some freezing rain yesterday, also fun to drive in - fortunatelly I made it home before the worst started :) BTW I did almost half of my driving lessons on snow, best way to learn how to anticipate braking distance from the very beginning, and to become really smooth operator :) in a Skoda 120, rwd and engine at the back, best car type to drive in snow :)

@PedroConejo1939

5 ай бұрын

I had a VW 411, same basic set up. I put a couple of bags of sand in the trunk to get some weight on the front wheels. After that, it was a breeze - if I could get the damned thing started, but that's a different story.

@clivewilliams3661

5 ай бұрын

@@PedroConejo1939 I have a 1303 Beetle with Porsche undercarriage (suspension and brakes) that is simply unstickable to the point where the cruise control is a brick on the throttle!! 😁😁 I thoroughly enjoy rear engined/rwd cars, my other one being a modified road rally Imp. I've never found it necessary to add weight in the front if the suspension is set up correctly

@ondrejkratochvil4589

5 ай бұрын

@@PedroConejo1939 I'd say usually the driver provides enough weight at front :)

Re the wheelspin from a standing start in slippery conditions. Sometimes starting gently in 2nd gear in a manual car can help. (Update: I see you covered that later on in the video). And as many of you will know, many automatics have a "Winter" gearbox setting.

@smilerbob

5 ай бұрын

I once had a hire car that was rear wheel drive and an automatic. One snowy day I activated the manual shift mode for extra control over the gears yet it would always downshift as I turned a corner due to the rev “being too low” yet they were suitably above idle and perfect for gentle control input. Took some time getting used to but I would have to downshift manually before the corner to prevent accidental wheel spin during the downshift All a learning curve and one that I might forget about the next time I am in an automatic…until it happens

Before driving in snow, you didn't mention that you must make sure that the roof of car is cleared of snow, as you may receive points on your license or worse is as the car heats the snow begins to defrost and moves forward covering the windscreen

Useful advice and reflection. Good to consider the ideas of ‘seconds ahead’.

Thanks for this Ashley, I’m not used to driving in snow and it always makes me nervous. Hope you shift that cold soon.

I had the same experience driving in snow (23:06) for the first time on sports tyres also during this recent snow fall. I took my time but had more than enough even at a higher speed, it wasn’t nearly as treacherous as I thought driving it would be (town/city/motorway driving). While I’ve been toying with crossclimates it’s peace of mind to know I can travel safely even with fairly sporty tires.

I listen to the advice they give when they say - if you must go out take a shovel, some gritting medium, a blanket, warm clothing, and a sandwich and flask of a warm drink. You don't half look stupid getting on the bus though.

Rev-matching; my MX5 ND2 has pedals ideally placed (the miss-named) heel & toe technique; rev matching while simultaneously changing down and braking. It's one of the delights of this superb drivers' car. However - it's a lightweight sports car with 50/50 front to rear weight distribution, RWD, and tyres not designed for grip in snow. So it's rubbish in the snow! In snow it can even get stuck in the 'valley' between exit from my drive across the footpath and the camber of the road. Our road is very narrow so has a steeper camber than normal and the lack of width means the right angle turn from our drive has to be taken relatively slowly on fresh snow. So for a couple of days a year, no matter how smoothly one drives, it's not the right car for the conditions. But for the other 363 days, it is just lovely! By the way, it's perhaps as well Josh's test was cancelled - otherwise he'd have caught that horrid cough / cold you've got!

@chrisl1797

5 ай бұрын

I once watched with bemusement a RWD BMW trying to enter the works carpark which had a dip from the road up into the yard. (entrance at a dead end of a residential street.)

Great instructional. I hate driving in these conditions so this information is gold

This poped in to my recommended very nice. Hi from Greece, first time ever (I live in the south normally) came to a village in the north; first time I had to defrost lol.

I used to do an awful lot of long distance driving for my job. I would swap over to winter tyres in November, returning to summers in April. These helped a great deal, especially when coupled with a smooth approach and keeping things moving. These days, I run a set of Michelin Crossclimate 2s which cope brilliantly in the typical conditions we're likely to see. However, all seasons, keeping a seperate set of winters, etc...is not for everyone. This is where 'smooth and safe', 'keep it moving' and 'stay calm' really pay off. My issue is I'm really into my cars, so see tyres not as a distress purchase, but something that looks after me and my car.

@clivewilliams3661

5 ай бұрын

And buying premium tyres, whether summer or winter more than pays for itself in piece of mind apart from longevity, grip control etc etc.

Wonderful advice in this video as usual Ash.

Choose a safe area, and at a slow speed get used to the feeling of sliding and loss of grip and most importantly recovery. Once the nerves have settled you will be much better able to judge power, braking and steering inputs to retain control on snow and ice. This is infinitely preferable to being caught out by an unintentional unexpected slide. I used to drive a Renault Kangoo van at work, with the grip of blancmange on snow. One day, on ice on a flat but un-gritted road, I had to give up progress as it reached the point where sufficient power to keep moving at all would break grip and wheel spin. This was in a remote rural location and I had no choice but to battle the van backwards until we reached a gritted road, had there been ANY gradient we’d have ended up stranded in the bottom of a dip….Ah memories! Being rural and yet obligated to get to work if at all possible - I have had to drive my regular Fiesta through four inches plus of snow..especially worrysome if the snowfall is happening before going ten mile back home and it has started freezing down before leaving work for home. Anyhow… Useful video to aid less practiced or new drivers in their first bad winter👍 Edit: of course ABS is not designed to be more effective at slowing…it is an aid to steering on low traction surfaces and during steering under very heavy braking, but it can’t magically break the laws of physics.

Re "Slow enough to keep moving". Always a bit of a dilemma here in North America with all the Stop sign junctions over here rather than Give Way. Judgement call as to whether to break the law and ignore the compulsory Stop to keep momentum in the absence of cross traffic...or comply with the Stop sign and risk not being able to get started again.

@PedroConejo1939

5 ай бұрын

I was very pleased to see in Germany, the rules were relaxed if it kept the traffic going - that even applied to traffic lights on hills. Everyone just dealt with it and didn't crash. Also, you had to clear the snow from the path in front of your property.

@jaycee330

5 ай бұрын

One should allow the engine to brake the car before approach to the intersection, and then start gentle braking earlier than normal until you are at a creeping pace, then you will still have momentum to continue and minimize slippage. Yes, it technically is "breaking the law", but the cops aren't worrying that much about it during severe winter conditions, they will be too busy with traffic accidents.

I have found in these conditions moving from a dead stop, modulate the clutch in 1st gear with no throttle input and you will pull away with no wheel spin. On down shifts I have found there is not really any need for rev matching if you go into the lower gear at a point were the revs do not rise .

The mind boggles too when you see someone peering through a pizza box sized hole in the snow/ice on the front windscreen.

I had a lesson in conditions like that. It's so long ago that I can't remember it really, but I think we mainly focused on side roads. I don't remember doing any manoeuvres during that lesson but as I say, it was a long time ago (over 30 years).

Our local leisure centre carpark is never gritted. It's like a ice-rink out there. Full carpark, loads of kids and sheets of black ice = a nightmare!

Everything you say is just common sense 👍🏼 sadly with some people they need to be instructed 🤦 … brilliant content as usual 👍🏼

A driving instructor and his student got out of control, skidded off the road, knocked down and killed a pedestrian and crashed the car on its roof by the side of a bridge just outside my house maybe 6 years ago. The driving instructor and studen where uninjured. The road was white with snow. After the fact people seemed to think the lesson shouldnt have been happening, though i live in the highlands of scotland and teaching students to drive in the snow seems important to me. Its easy to say the accident proved the conditions where too poor but conditions in snow often change from dry to slushy to icy if its bellow zero so it is certainy more difficult and risky, but part of life around here.

33:13 That is of course, good advice. I don't know how it is in the UK, where I live in the US, we have 3 emergency levels for snow, from 1, which is cautionary, to 2 limit driving to 3 stay off the roads unless your job requires it (these are backed up by law, so you can get fined). In my town, when we hit level 2-3, the bus fares are dropped, so they offer free rides.

@jaycee330

5 ай бұрын

Level 1 is common when it snows, Level 2 usually happens in heavier snow and ice. I rarely see Level 3, they happen out of the cities in rural areas where the roads may not be plowed and salted.

Would be interesting to see if there are any differences in driving an electric vehicle in these conditions, with the extra torque etc.

Great video Ashley. Any chance of recording a similar one for handling autos in such conditions? From my experience their 1st/2nd gears tend to be very harsh at decelerating when engaged in manual mode even when going very slowly and very likely to lock up the tyres. I use the combination of gentle braking and manual gear change when heading downhill only engaging a lower gear when the speed is absolutely slow enough to handle it.

@clivewilliams3661

5 ай бұрын

My 500E Merc has a snow chain switch that starts the car off in 2nd gear and you should be able to do that on the stick. I must say that both my Mercs (autos) are diabolical in snow being nose heavy and having a foot operated parking brake that means that they will simply not steer. Winter tyres are a must for any snowy conditions, which is surprising because Mercedes are build near to the German Alps.

I'm sure you may remember ABS on older cars is deadly. I live in the countryside thankfully I was on a lane on my own. Coming down an extremely steep hill break pedal was bouncing up and down litrally nothing I could do to slow down or stop, had to just go for it. Make me rethink my route to work next time it snows lol.

I have some spiked tyres for my cycle, they are amazing.

You mentioned it briefly but it's worth emphasizing that all the issues mentioned are magnified hugely for anyone on two wheels. For this reason drivers need to be extra tolerant and considerate towards them, they may be in unusual positions in the road as they seek out the best surface to enable them to stay upright, they will not be able to make any sudden direction changes.

I drove on a lesson for the first time in icy-ish conditions, definitely not as bad as it was in this video but did feel some minor slipping once or twice but can't really call it "experience" driving in snow/ice😅 most of the main roads were fine but did get into some side streets which still had some frostiness.

Last week, we got 21" (53cm?) of snow where I live in the northern US. No matter how many years I've been driving in these winters, I always do a brake test. I know my own limits, and I know what my car can handle, but tires will be just fine one day and not-so-great the next. Better to find out sooner than later!

A speedometer view would be a good addition to these sort of videos.

99% of my recent snow driving has been in automatic with electronic parking brakes/auto-hold. In such conditions I found the best way to get moving was to tap the accelerator enough to release the autohold and then let the car move off without touching the accelerator anymore until the car was actually moving.

Any additional thoughts on driving an Automatic in the same conditions. On tyres: I once saw a test between two identical cars- one set in 4WD and one in 2WD. The 2WD had winter tyres and the 4WD regular. The test was to drive up a ski slope at an indoor centre- the 2WD winter combo made it to the top, the 4WD slid out. Impressive enough to persuade me to fork out- I left them on all year- they were great in the wet also.

First thing I did when it snowed was to clear the whole car of snow,even though I didn’t go out until the following day (didn’t give the snow chance to freeze on the car) I’m writing this at the start so I don’t know whether you do the same thing or not. Being a cyclist for many years I used to cycle to work in all weather’s including snow. I found using tiny inputs on the handlebars key to not loosing control of the bike, the same with using the brakes. Brake sooner using a bit of brake. Never ever had any problems. I fitted Yokohama all season tyres to my CRV last year just before the snow, £500 well spent as they’re decent in wet weather too (which we have most of the time in the North West)

@PedroConejo1939

5 ай бұрын

I used to ride on a track alongside the River Derwent and found that fitting studded tyres made a huge difference. I never missed - or was late - a day's work, but the car drivers in the company were all ringing in saying they couldn't get off their estate. I always have all-seasons on the cars. Currently on Hankook Kinergy 4S, which are pretty good, though their best performance is in the wet, which we get more of.

One of the difficulties examiners would have conducting tests in such conditions is the road markings tend to be obscured, makes it difficult to assess how a candidate responds to markings when they can't see them.

I was vert lucky when leaning to drive, my instructor took me out what ever the weather, she choose different areas for the lessons . Even took me to an empty car park covered in snow and had me drive in different gears to see what happened all at reasonable speeds. Plus breaking .

I'm particularly mindful of pedestrians stepping off an icey pavement into safer deep snow.

I think you need to show how to rev-match. I learned it a long time ago, and it has happened massively in my driving. Especially with vehicles being close behind. Yes, it works if you are on back roads rallying about (haha, don't rally heh) but there is a definite positive if it is used in a lot of general driving. I wish it would be included on new cars, autos it is easy to implement (expensive according to manufacturers), but can also be implemented on manuals. It would be a game changer for cars in bad conditions. Although I still think they need to understand why it would help. The biggest problem is idiots driving up your bum and not realising that if you are able to hard stop for some reason, the likelihood is that they will not... I work in Rochdale, I drive from a little town near Burnley where the gritting is not important enough to be bothered with. So I drive over the high roads to work, pretty much the state of your initial roads from leaving your house. I do use driving on the snow for grip instead of in the normal wheel tracks, and I also use the whole road when it is safe to. I really think that a lot of people who have some confidence should use an advanced driving course.

i tend to test grip levels as im starting a trip esp cold times or damp get a idea, and going through the mountains in wales can be 10c at bottom but -1c at the top so always testing a bit when safe to do so. had car with failed abs for two years and no esp so even now fixed i like o know how my tires are performing and that gives idea how much i can use them, as temps / weather conditions change along a long drive i keep updated. a simple brake censor can turn all the computer help in my car so no abs esp or tc what can be fun at times but times scary too and i now no that it brake censor so the other 3 could fail at any time so drive according and not rely on computer to save you

@stevekenilworth

5 ай бұрын

at town speeds i tested it the day got abs fixed after few years trying to get error code took two years to fully fail but i feel abs is slower to emergency stop than without it at times depending road surface and weather but good test coming up to my house down hill abs kicked in i must gone meters no brakes compared to no abs braking throughout so fixing it at slower speeds not all condition but many slowed me down in emergency stop as no abs you not slam on but be on verge grip and slip what much faster than allowing abs to do work, so yes for sure abs is not get out jail free card

Yes All season tires like the crossclimates are brilliant but if you drive a sporty car and regularly like to drive quickly then you won’t want to use them all year round! Even the crossclimates, as good as they are they won’t compare to a good summer tire once the temperatures go above 3/4 degrees and you WILL notice this the first time you go into that short tight corner a bit fast, your braking won’t be anywhere near as good either. I reckon Ashley would get away with all seasons right the way through the year, for the simple reason - I don’t think he ever pushes the car hard enough to make two sets of tires practical. But most people who drive a focus st will probably drive it harder than Ashley so if you can’t afford two sets of tires/wheels then just run summer tires and leave the car at home when it snows.

Worth mentioning safety checks ? winter tyres , fully charged mobile phone , use of travel update like WAZE , planned route / alternative route extra jumper gloves / hot water in a thermos / in case of breakdown , other aids to consider use of fog X / Rain X applied to the windscreen really improves visibility and reduces glare , an if in an EV remember reduction of range using the heater in an EV / Hybrid significantly reduces the range of the vehicle having driven in europe / siberia for 25 years it amazes me how unprepared british drivers are when the venture out during snow conditions , really it should be mandatory to have an all weather tyre or winter tyre fitted as in Germany through winter season , an example in Siberia they use 3 types of Tyre , Summer tyres , then in sept -Oct / Nov normally a winter type , and once it gets below - 5c around late Oct and you get into ice / snow condition you put on studded tyres .

I recently watched an older vid of yours where u mentioned waiting years for snow so congrats 😂

When i learnt to drive some 30 odd years ago now i had a lesson in the snow and my instructor took me on back roads i really enjoed it. Back in 2010 me and my wife had been for a night out we knew it had been snowing outside but did not know to what extent, when we got out it had been snowing heavily and everything was white over, i drove about 3 miles back home and it was one of my best ever drives, i took my time (obviously) max speed around 10 mph and i felt so calm during that drive, whilst my missus was having a duck fit but who can blame her she was pregnant at the time.

@PedroConejo1939

5 ай бұрын

I thoroughly recommend practising in the snow. The lessons learnt can be life-saving.

@clivewilliams3661

5 ай бұрын

One of my best drives was going into work on a Sat morning after a very heavy snowfall the previous night. My country roads had not been gritted although the ploughs had been out the previous evening to create two snow banks and a single lane. The car, a Nova, was fitted with M&S tyres and I had a great time nudging the front into the snow banks in true Scandinavian style to help steer and with rooster tails coming off all four tyres. I got into work equalling my best ever time in the dry - magic!

Thanks👍

I remember years ago when ABS was just appearing, Someone said to me that they didn't have to worry about snow & ice because they have ABS. They soon changed their thinking when I explained how it works & that you may not skid but it would take you an awful long time to come to a stop.

I live on a hill where the road is double-parked and dog-legs a couple of times. Absolutely hate going down it when it's icy.

I found rev matching simple when i had a 30 year old austin metro 1.0L and rover metro GTI but on new cars i have found it impossible to quickly get the good match, maybe due to turbos, i dont know

15:00 - 'What I am going to do is just dive in and out of some side streets' That doesn't sound like too good a driving technique in these conditions does it? 😯🤣

Great video as always Ashley, can you tell me what dash cam you are using at the moment. Looks great. Cheers

@ashley_neal

5 ай бұрын

A139Pro. Links in the description and use code 'Ashley'

@seancrowley9674

5 ай бұрын

Will do, are you recording the audio separately?

@ashley_neal

5 ай бұрын

I am in this video but the audio from the dashcam allows you to attach a 3.5mm microphone

If you do get into a skid or a slide what do you to to get out of it or come to a halt. Years ago, being a beginner, first snow, I applied breaks and slid slowly but unstoppably (for me) into car in front.

@wrightwoodwork

5 ай бұрын

Try to keep the wheels turning as much as you can. The thong to try to do is plan way ahead and simply adjust speed long before. So you only need to brush off speed and not stop if you can avoid it.

My very first date in Feb 1993 got canclled due to icey conditions. Arrived at college later that day and was slagged off by my classmates for not passing my test! buggers never believed me it got cancelled. 😂😂

At 13.40 you were being followed by a Lancia Ypsilon (badged Chrysler in the UK) Lovely and rare! [ hears Ashley yawning]