Revision question · Safety margins

What will help you to move off on a snowy surface?

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Using the car's lowest gear

Using a higher gear than normal

Using a high engine speed

Using the parking brake and footbrake together

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Using a higher gear than normalThis was the right answer

If you attempt to move off in a low gear, there'll be more torque (turning force) at the driven wheels than if you use a higher gear. More torque makes it easier for the tyres to lose grip and so spin the wheels.

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Rule 231Highway Code rule · Higher gears and very gentle control inputs reduce wheelspin; quiet tyres and unresponsive steering can indicate ice.

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