Anyone ever practiced driving in the snow?

[Colargo]

I'm wondering if there are courses that teach you how to drive in the snow or if anyone has practiced on the roads when there were no cars around so you'd be abit more experienced? Seems like alot of people don't know how to drive in snow and then when a big storm comes around there's always a bunch of accidents.

I tried practicing a few weeks ago during the first big storm when I was coming home late from a friend's house. It was 4am in the morning and alot of snow was on the ground on the 401 and the plows hadn't cleared it yet. There were hardly any cars on the highway and everyone was driving 60km or less. So from Etobicoke to Scarborough I purposely put my car into skids and then practiced recovering from them. While I did spin out a couple of times, most of the time I recovered from the skids/fishtailing alright. Has anyone else ever tried this or was I just nuts?

[weales]

Check out some driving schools, I know mine offered a skid control course.

As far as practicing in major storms, I admit I'll religiously head out first of the year and do donuts etc. in empty parking lots in the whee hours of the morning.

I do this for 3 factors:

1. It's fun as hell
2. I feel it helps me in gaining experience in the snow and gives me an understanding and respect towards snow/ice (aka. it doesn't take much to **** up).
3. I find out if my tires suck ass and need new ones.

If you feel a need to practice on the roads, don't. Take it to a empty parking lot , go nuts and have fun.

[kleptodathief]

ya i WISH i cud practise donuts/burnouts in an empty parking lot , say bye bye to my POS tranny tho!

[Spray]

I usually go out to a big parking lot when the first storm hits. Great to test out a new car/tires and the cops wont bug you. Put my car into some huge drifts and skids...even did some standstill donuts

Had a blast and learned the limits of my car. It's VERY good in the snow AND ice.

[gerbil]

i wish you don't practice your snow-manuevering skillz in a busy hwy such as in 401 ... you don't want to end up facing west in the east side, you know

i normally do it in a parking lot a lot more safer ...

[nalababe]

Skid Control courses are great fun. You end up going around and around and around.....a couple fo people ended up getting sick. My was a required course from work.

[S14_Raven]

Practice in a parking lot

[Desolatax]

Practice in a parking lot with a rear wheel drive vehicle, it'll be loads of fun

[Asad_A203]

yeah it is best to figure how your car reacts in an empty parking lot versus on a street. Nothing is more fun that drifting your car around. Sadly the first time I really had time to go and do this; the parking lot was relatively clear; sure made it boring...

[cereal83]

I say practise on the 404 or 401 after 10 am until 3 pm.

[felixdd]

I did some drifts and donuts in parking lots. Or around quiet streets in the dead of night. Even did some 180 turns for the hell of it.

Pretty hard to do in a FWD Camry, but it's still pretty fun

[VorteC]

I practiced on quite streets and go-station parking lots..

I pretty much induced a skid with the handbrake and throttle countersteer.. actually, kinda like drifting lol.

[MC25]

Ya same, I love ripping around and do donuts in the snow. I also practice skidding in a straight line, and counter steering etc. Make sure you have lots of space, and that it isnt to icey. Use good judgement

[blue mountain raider]

if a cop sees you doing those things, will u be in trouble? ie charged with "stunt driving"?

[bubble.tea]

heavy snowfalls and rentals...that's where it's at. \the 4X4 rental types that is .


I actually had a sedan in a far off country for a rental once...Our last day we went out to the beach, and raced up and down the coastline on the beach. What a RUSH!!! 3?A?M? and we were doing 120km over little humptdumpt sand hills....what a rush.