Slippery road speeds — Arkansas Permit Test

In Arkansas, you should decrease your speed at the first sign of rain, snow, or sleet.

These weather conditions can turn the road slick before it looks slick, and tires that cannot grip cannot stop the car.

Decrease your speed at the first sign of rain, snow, or sleet.

In Arkansas, on packed snow you should cut your speed in half.

Packed snow gives the tires much less grip than bare pavement, so the car slides farther before it stops.

On packed, snow you should cut your speed in half.

In Arkansas, on ice you must slow to a coast.

On ice even light braking or steering can send the car sliding, so the less speed you carry the better.

On the ice, you must slow to a coast.

When glare ice makes the road very slippery, you should stop driving as soon as you can safely do so.

Glare ice gives the tires almost no grip, so even careful driving cannot keep the car under control.

When the road you are driving becomes very slippery due to glare ice; you should stop driving as soon as you can safely do so.

When should you begin decreasing your speed for rain, snow, or sleet?

At the first sign of it. These weather conditions can turn the road slick before it looks slick, and tires that cannot grip cannot stop the car. Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.55: “Decrease your speed at the first sign of rain, snow, or sleet.”