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Winter is upon us, which means the inevitable glut of driving experts" offering tips for staying safe on the road when it starts to snow.These tips all offer the most grinding of variations on the same theme: dress up warm, leave plenty of time to get to work, give yourself more space to brake, lose the racing slicks.Top Gear is of the opinion that if you look out the window, witness icy conditions and think, "Boardshorts? Check. Flip-flips? Check. Time to go tailgating lorries," you frankly shouldn"t be in possession of a driving licence.But since everyone else is doing winter driving tips, we thought we"d give it a shot. So here, with our hi-vis jackets donned, are Top Gear"s Top Tips For Top Winter Driving1. Stay at homeReally. If all outside is all snow and ice, don"t bother driving. Crank the heating up. Put the kettle on. Break out the Homes Under The Hammer box-set. Your job really isn"t that important. No one"s going to miss you for a day. Unless you"re, like, a brain surgeon or something. You probably ought to go to work. In which case2. Borrow a Finnish rally driverSure, you can read every online tip on winter car control, but be honest, all the theory in world won"t make you as handy on ice as your average Finnish racer. Finns are born with frost in their blood, and vodka in their glovebox. They do not fear snow, or ice, or moose, or awkward silences. Finns are the guys to conquer your mildly icy school run.If you can"t find a Finnish rally driver in your local neighbourhood, a Norwegian or Swedish rally driver may suffice. If you can"t find any of the above3. Buy an Avtoros ShamanLess honest winter driving guides will attest that you can cross the most tundra-ish of landscapes simply by fitting winter tyres to your Peugeot 107. You can"t. Yes, winter tyres are good, but they"re not going to transform your skinny-wheeled city car into a mountain-crushing monster.If you really want to defeat the snow, you need something a little more fit for purpose. May Top Gear humbly recommend the eight-wheeled, 4.8-tonne Avtoros Shaman. For a mere 88,000, you"ll have something unlikely to be deterred by a dusting of snow on your commute. Or indeed anything else short of an actual missile strike.If you can"t find an Avtoros Shaman in your local neighbourhood, a Merc 6x6 G-Wagen or Marauder may suffice. If those are a bit financially restrictive, then
Date written: 8 Nov 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5719
Winter is upon us, which means the inevitable glut of driving experts" offering tips for staying safe on the road when it starts to snow.These tips all offer the most grinding of variations on the same theme: dress up warm, leave plenty of time to get to work, give yourself more space to brake, lose the racing slicks.Top Gear is of the opinion that if you look out the window, witness icy conditions and think, "Boardshorts? Check. Flip-flips? Check. Time to go tailgating lorries," you frankly shouldn"t be in possession of a driving licence.But since everyone else is doing winter driving tips, we thought we"d give it a shot. So here, with our hi-vis jackets donned, are Top Gear"s Top Tips For Top Winter Driving1. Stay at homeReally. If all outside is all snow and ice, don"t bother driving. Crank the heating up. Put the kettle on. Break out the Homes Under The Hammer box-set. Your job really isn"t that important. No one"s going to miss you for a day. Unless you"re, like, a brain surgeon or something. You probably ought to go to work. In which case2. Borrow a Finnish rally driverSure, you can read every online tip on winter car control, but be honest, all the theory in world won"t make you as handy on ice as your average Finnish racer. Finns are born with frost in their blood, and vodka in their glovebox. They do not fear snow, or ice, or moose, or awkward silences. Finns are the guys to conquer your mildly icy school run.If you can"t find a Finnish rally driver in your local neighbourhood, a Norwegian or Swedish rally driver may suffice. If you can"t find any of the above3. Buy an Avtoros ShamanLess honest winter driving guides will attest that you can cross the most tundra-ish of landscapes simply by fitting winter tyres to your Peugeot 107. You can"t. Yes, winter tyres are good, but they"re not going to transform your skinny-wheeled city car into a mountain-crushing monster.If you really want to defeat the snow, you need something a little more fit for purpose. May Top Gear humbly recommend the eight-wheeled, 4.8-tonne Avtoros Shaman. For a mere 88,000, you"ll have something unlikely to be deterred by a dusting of snow on your commute. Or indeed anything else short of an actual missile strike.If you can"t find an Avtoros Shaman in your local neighbourhood, a Merc 6x6 G-Wagen or Marauder may suffice. If those are a bit financially restrictive, then
Date written: 8 Nov 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5719
