Skid prevention — Alaska Permit Test
Skid prevention on the Alaska permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Shaded areas, protected areas and bridges become slippery before the rest of the road surface and stay slippery longer.
Sun and ground warmth reach these spots last, so ice forms there first while the rest of the road looks fine.
Shaded areas, protected areas, and bridges become slippery before the balance of the road surface and stay so longer.
Do not over-correct in a skid; it only changes the direction of the skid.
A big jerk of the wheel swings the back of the car the other way and can spin you around.
Do not over-correct in a skidding situation. This results only in changing the direction of the skid.
Do not lock the wheels when braking on a slippery surface; pump the brakes lightly, and if the vehicle has ABS check the vehicle manual.
A wheel that does not roll cannot steer, so locked brakes leave you sliding straight ahead.
Pump brakes lightly to slow down or stop on a slippery surface.
Practice stopping and skid recovery in a safe area, on private property at slow speed, before driving on ice or packed snow in traffic.
The first time you feel a skid should not be in traffic, where a mistake hits someone.
Practice stopping and skid recovery in a safe area, on private property at slow speed before attempting to drive on ice or packed snow in traffic.
On the test
Which parts of the road become slippery first and stay slippery longest?
Bridges and shaded areas. Sun and ground warmth reach these spots last, so ice forms there first while the rest of the road looks fine. Alaska Driver Manual, p.73: “Shaded areas, protected areas, and bridges become slippery before the balance of the road surface and stay so longer.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Alaska Driver Manual, published by the Alaska Department of Administration, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AK.pdf (Alaska Driver Manual, REV.10/2025, Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14 and re-checked 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AK.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- https://dmv.alaska.gov/credential-services/drivermanual/ (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)
- https://dmv.alaska.gov/credential-services/instruction-permit/ (read 2026-10-04; states no count or mark)
- https://dmv.alaska.gov/credential-services/your-first-alaska-drivers-license/ (read 2026-10-04; states no count or mark)
- https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp?media=print&secStart=2.90.010&secEnd=2.90.990 (2 AAC 90, read 2026-10-04; 2 AAC 90.420(h)(2) sets the knowledge test's retest wait and no figure)