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Originally Posted by Fat Charlie
Neutral and a lever that applies brakes to the rear wheels only.
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On ice and snow, this is a good way to cause a spin...
It's counterintuitive, but locking just the rear wheels will cause the car to spin 180° and have the car continue backwards, especially with a FWD car. And it's easy to do with a lever-operated brake. A locked wheel has very little friction and has no ability to control the direction of travel.
Locking just the front wheels would cause the car to continue in a straight line, but continue moving forward.
It's far better to avoid the brakes and steer out of the situation
Ecky: When your wife is up to it, see if you can find an empty parking lot and have her intentionally slide it and try to correct. Doing this several times in a safe environment will make her more comfortable when she needs to get out of a similar situation. Considering where you live, I'm sure it will come up again.