Great advice! Coming from Florida, I was surprised at how much driving on the sugar sand beaches prepared me for driving in the snow, or at least for being able to not get stuck in the snow. Between that and understanding the concepts of Hydroplaning I was able to go from having 0 experience driving in the snow to driving over 40 miles on snow-packed unplowed roads.
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Can't say I have experience driving in sand or on any serious off-road trails aside from old logging roads. I also hate urban traffic. Most folks have areas of expertise and gaps in their experience somewhere.
Agreed. That's why it's good to have people pass on knowledge like you did here.
The only other thing I would add for southerners would be about braking. First, going slow like you suggested is super important. Second, you want to brake lightly or even not at all. You should ideally be going slow enough that releasing the accelerator will stop much of your momentum. Third, if you find yourself losing control, you want to tap the breaks and turn onto the spin. If you're going too fast though none of that will matter.
And if "turn into the spin" doesn't make sense, "steer where you want to go" might help. If you're already going slow, any slide should be recoverable.
People underestimate a basic front-wheel drive car, but they're surprisingly forgiving on bad roads. Rear-wheel drive is easy to kick loose with bad throttle control, especially in a pickup with less weight on the back wheels.