Just watching the news about the weather and the bad driving conditions, I couldn't help noticing that many of the cars being pushed to get them going, all had their driving wheels spinning wildly. I was taught that a high gear should be engaged to make the driving wheels rotate as slowly as possible to obtain the maximum amount of grip. Anybody else agree?
I was never taught how to drive in the snow although I manage. And excuse my ignorance, I have been driving for 20 years but have never fully understood which gear is 'high'. Is it 4th? In which case my car would never move if I tried to pull off in 4th gear!
My Driving instuctor told me when I was a learner 30 years ago when driving in ice and snow to imagine you had an egg between your feet and the pedals and do everything gently. Its always worked for me.