Here are more suggestions on how to get out of snow without calling a tow truck: You want to keep moving an inch at a time until it becomes feet and finally become free.” You don’t want to get greedy and spin the wheels. “As long as you can move back and forth even an inch, you’re still making headway. “Anytime you’re spinning your wheels when you’re trying to rock a car out, you’re polishing the surface and creating more ice, and that doesn’t help your cause,” Cox said, stressing that patience is a virtue - and a good idea. Mark Cox, director of the Bridgestone Winter Driving School in Steamboat Springs, Colo., concurs that it’s best to ease up on the gas pedal at the first sign of wheelspin. When you’re spinning the tires, you’re basically creating ice and slush under the tires and reducing traction, so it’s harder to move,” said Michal Michalkow, owner of First Gear Driving Academy in Thornton, Colo. “When you’re accelerating, try not to spin the tires. That advice comes from two professional driving instructors who practice their trade in Colorado, where snowfall is measured in feet instead of inches. Related: For Safe Holiday Travels, Get These Winter Driving Tips Down Cold You’re only digging deeper holes in the snow or creating more ice (and potentially damaging the tires) instead of getting yourself unstuck. The first thing you shouldn’t do: Don’t floor the gas pedal and spin the tires until you smell rubber burning.
CARS.COM - So, your car is stuck in snow or on a patch of ice.
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