"Dbu^" > wrote in message
...
> In article <1115159199.708f48b0a730d43e3fddb20ac4f524f0@teran ews>,
> "S Narayan" > wrote:
>
> >I have read that it is
> >better to gun the accelerator than gently accelerate if traction is a
> > problem, the car will pull itself out of such conditions. This is from
> > people who live in the midwest who are used to seeing much more snow
than I
> > do.
>
> This is true with any front wheel drive vehicle. It takes a special
> driver skill to maintain control in glare ice conditions and try to stop
> at the same time with a front wheel drive. The only thing that will
> save the average driver is anti lock brakes.

The original poster was talking about accelerating from a stop. The
(T)raction (C)ontrol and (V)ehicle (S)kid (C)ontrol will not allow the car
to spin its tyres under such slippery conditions. If I tried this in my non
TC, non VSC FWD Integra, I would be spinning my tyres, going nowhere.