Safety margins

You are driving on an icy road. How should you use the brakes and gears?

Brake hard and change down quickly
Keep the clutch down the whole time
Drive slowly, in a high gear, and brake very gently
Correct
Use the handbrake to slow down

Why?

Rule 231 of The Highway Code says to drive extremely carefully on ice: use a slow speed, keep to as high a gear as possible, and accelerate and brake very gently to avoid sudden actions that could cause a skid.

Highway Code rule 231

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