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<blockquote data-quote="olroadbeech" data-source="post: 2070976" data-attributes="member: 52145">we work in a hub where there is snow 6 months out of a year so i advised new drivers to practice a little in the yard. get up to maybe 15-20 mph and first hit the brake pedal slightly on the snow or ice and see what happens. see which way the trailers go , either one side or the other or straight ( usually if ABS was working correctly.) then hit the brake pedal a little harder and see what happens.then practice the same thing with hand brake. you are right the managers discouraged this. not sure why. maybe they were afraid of drivers having accidents while practicing . our on road supes trained in chicago and they got to play on the skid lot learning how to right a slide or skid and learn about the point of no return ( before a jack knife )i practiced on every snow night before hitting the main hwy or interstate. it only took 3 or 4 tries and about a minute or two, it was much better knowing what would happen in practice rather learning too late in a real life situation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="olroadbeech, post: 2070976, member: 52145"] we work in a hub where there is snow 6 months out of a year so i advised new drivers to practice a little in the yard. get up to maybe 15-20 mph and first hit the brake pedal slightly on the snow or ice and see what happens. see which way the trailers go , either one side or the other or straight ( usually if ABS was working correctly.) then hit the brake pedal a little harder and see what happens. then practice the same thing with hand brake. you are right the managers discouraged this. not sure why. maybe they were afraid of drivers having accidents while practicing . our on road supes trained in chicago and they got to play on the skid lot learning how to right a slide or skid and learn about the point of no return ( before a jack knife ) i practiced on every snow night before hitting the main hwy or interstate. it only took 3 or 4 tries and about a minute or two, it was much better knowing what would happen in practice rather learning too late in a real life situation. [/QUOTE]

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