How do you driver a semi on ice and snow?

Answer 1

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<P><EM>You learn to drive carefully just as you would in a car. A Semi is a very large vehicle, and needs a lot of room to stop. When I learned to drive many years ago, we were taught never to slam on the brakes, this makes the trailer fish tail and you can have a roll over. When you start to slip or slide, you immediately remove your foot from the excellerator, and turn into the skid. ( the same way the truck is sliding) and carefully try to correct the turn back to a normal drive. </EM>

<P><EM>Also you need to reduce speeds and watch the traffic on both sides, also front and behind and make sure that you have plenty of room to move in any direction if you need to.</EM>

<P><EM>A semi loaded with a product can take up to the length of 3 football fields to come to a complete stop going 55 miles an hour. They are a very large and dangerous vehicle if you are not properly trained to drive them.</EM>

<P><EM>Motorists need to take their size and weight into consideration when sharing the road with a large vehicle. Many accidents are caused by the careless car driver that cuts off a truck or stops to quickly and causes an accident to occur.</EM></P>