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A skilled security driver knows that driving in winter conditions significantly decreases the vehicle’s capability. The security driver understands various vehicles’ characteristics and their limitations – any vehicle, including all-wheel drive (AWD).

The problem is that most 4WD/AWD drivers think they have a vehicle that can defy the laws of physics.

Most of the confusion comes from misinformation from T.V. Ads about AWD Vehicles.

No matter what the T.V. ads show, no AWD or 4WD system will compensate for decreased adhesion. When ice – snow – etc., creates less adhesion between the tire and the road, the vehicle’s capability to go – stop – and turn dramatically diminishes.

That’s not to say that AWD is not helpful in bad weather. It might be enough to get the vehicle up snow-covered hills and move from a stop position where 2WD would not accomplish that.

Although this has been said many times and in many ways, stopping on snow and ice may require up to 10 times the distance as stopping in normal conditions.

You can’t beat the laws of physics, so the only way you can survive driving in these conditions is to keep the speeds down.

To learn about this and other driving concepts, visit https://isdacenter.org.

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