Some winter driving advice

Similar to what happened in this video. Light snow being blown across the road, melted by the heat from the tires and then frozen.

 

As a long time mt driver I have found what helps me is don't drive where everyone else has. Split the tracks. On a few occasions I've been known to drag my trailer tires down the bar ditch on a beaver slide in a log truck not a hi-way rig. Run it cool out there.

 

Fear will overcome common sense. Stay calm and don't tell mom.

 

Tires make a HUGE difference in traction (grip) on ice. Some guys are on tires that can just look at ice in the opposite lane and break traction

It’s in the rubber composition. A tire doesn’t have to be a “winter tire” to perform better than a cheaply constructed tire.

The science behind winter tires and how they work

 

Another factor is how your loaded and what kind of combination your driving. We use to run "snow loads" at night mid winter. A little extra weight on those drivers right.

 

Another factor? In those latitudes and especially on cloud-free nights, temps can drop very fast and what was wet 5 miles ago is now frozen. Anybody can get squirrely during and immediately after the transition phase and then it just becomes a matter of how they deal with it and if it’s in a straight or curved section.