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Dec 18, 2010, 08:07 PM
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I was watching the local news Thursday when we had 147 vehicular accidents in the county that day and the newscaster was giving tips for winter driving. One tip was if your car goes into a slide you should put the vehicle in neutral. That doesn't sound right to me. Gearing down might be okay but if I understand correctly when you are in an all wheel drive (I have an Audi A4) when you put the vehicle in neutral it disengages the four wheel drive and you lose any traction that any wheel might have. Is that right?
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Dec 19, 2010, 01:11 AM
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you've actually got it backwards. you lose traction because there is too much torque going to the wheel for it to be able to grip the road surface (think of a drag car doing a "burnout") by dropping it into neutral, it will allow the tires to re-grip and you will regain the ability to steer the vehicle.
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Dec 21, 2010, 10:18 PM
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thanks for explaining that
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