Ease on and off the accelerator and the brakes, unless you have anti-lock brakes, which you'll want to hit hard and firmly to activate them quickly and hold them that way. You'll know your ABS is working because of the pulsing you feel under your braking foot and perhaps a grinding sound. Stay on the brakes, or you'll befuddle the computers. Making a turn on ice can be done smoothly if you depress the clutch or, with an automatic transmission, slip into neutral. This maneuver is something that merits practice on an icy deserted parking lot.
Ice likes super-cooled bridges with air flowing both over and under.
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