Packed snow
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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How should you adjust your speed on packed snow?
The rule
On packed snow, cut your speed to about half of your normal speed.
On packed snow, drive at about half your normal speed. Wet: 5 to 10 slower · Snow: half · Ice: 5 mph max.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 8, page 61. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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