we talked with mike renner..he is a driving instructor at the b-m-w performance school...he says no matter what size car you drive ice can easily take over the wheel of your car. he says if your car starts sliding, turn your wheel where your car is sliding..so if you car is sliding to the right.. turn your wheel to the right... he says the most important piece of advice, is to keep your eyes in the direction you want the car to travel.want the car to the direction you keep your eyes in of advice, is to important piece he says the most important piece of advice, is to keep your eyes in the direction you want the car to travel. 3 3 unfortunately most people look at the ditch they are about to run into and that's where they end up. so always stay focused on where you want to go. try not to panic if the grip comes back off course and you put correction out.. out..he went to to say all of this is much easier said than done..but you can take classes at the performance track on their slip pad to try these tips out yourself in a safe environment..that way you know what it feels like if it happens

not get to that location we have an idea of where to start looking.. looking..we also spoke with mike renner..of the b-m-w performance driving center that trains people how to drive on slippery roads..he says that if your car starts to slide on the roads to turn your wheel into the slide..if your car fishtails right..turn your wheel right..and vice versa.. 3 back to you.. 3 time for weather and traffic. trafafc. 3 partly cloudy with highs in the mid-40s. showers push in tonight, then change to freezing rain and sleet for the mountains and far northern upstate before friday morning. a winter storm watch is in effect for many upstate and mountain towns, with ice and snow likely from friday through early saturday for those north of i-85. trees down, power outages, and road concerns will linger through saturday night. skies clear for sunday with warmer temperatures back to the low linger to start next week. partly cloudy with highs in the mid-40s. showers push in tonight, then change to freezing rain and sleet for the mountains and far northern upstate before friday morning. a winter storm watch

b-m-w pro-driver mike renner says...the biggest problem...is people panic. when they do...they either don't do anything to control their car... or... try to do too much. renner says... if you find yourself skidding... don't look towards where the car is going... keep your eyes... on where you want to go. always steer into the direction... the rear of your car... is sliding. then... you have to turn your wheels back... to avoid loss of control... on your front end. renner says awareness... and even practice are needed... to avoid scary situations: ----- really to stay away from . it'ydangesh' notnoaooe g" "nothing cometo icedee gt udtvi ice." ----- renner also says ... avoid slamming on your brakes... and drive slowly ... on icy roads. the impending winter weather has cancelled an event involving the "carolina panthers"... a "panthers pride rally" scheduled for friday afternoon at "romare bearden park" in charlotte...has been cancelled.... the panthers play the "arizona cardinals" sunday night in charlotte for the n-f-c championship and a trip to the super bo

be on the roads this weekend they say just don't drive on them. 3 but earlier today i met with mike renner, a driving instructor for the bmw performance driving school and he says no matter what size car you drive ice can easily take over the wheel of your car. he says if your car starts sliding, go with the wheel and once the car starts to straighten out, he says then correct it in the go. he says the most important piece of advice, is to keep your eyes in the direction you want the car to travel. 3 3 3 3 "unfortunately most people look at the ditch they are about to run into, and that's where the car ends up. so always stay focused on where you want to go which is the roadway... you counter-stear into it, try not to panic, try not to overdo it and then when the grip comes back of course, if you put a correction in, you have to be ready to take the correction out, and that's where vision really comes into play." play."and highway patrol also says that if you will be driving on the roads, to let someone know where you're going, what time you plan on being there as well as what route you wi

not get to that location we have an idea of where to start looking.. looking..we also spoke with mike renner..of the b-m-w performance driving center that trains people how to drive on slippery roads..he says that if your car starts to slide on the roads to turn your wheel into the slide..if your car fishtails right..turn your wheel right..and vice versa.. you..3 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 partly cloudy with highs in tonight, then change to freezing rain and sleet for the mountains and far northern upstate before friday morning. a winter storm watch 3 is in effect for many upstate and mountain towns, with ice and snow likely from friday through early saturday for those north of i-85. trees down, power outages, and road concerns will linger through saturday night. skies clear for sunday with warmer temperatures back to the low 50s, and dry conditions will partly cloudy with highs in the mid-40s. showers push in tonight, then change to freezing rain and sleet for the mountains and far northern upstate before friday morning. a winter storm watch is in effect for many up

weekend is expected to bring snow and ice which means you can expect treacherous roads conditions"mike renner" is an instructor at bmw's driving school.he says if you do have to head out--important not to panic if you start to slide.he shared a few other driving tips to keep you safe when the roads are bad. 3 3 3 3 "unfortunately most people look at the ditch they are about to run into, and that's where the car ends up. so always stay focused on where you want to go which is the roadway... you counter-stear into it, try not to panic, try not to overdo it and then when the grip comes back of course, if you put a correction in, you have to be ready to take the correction out, and that's where vision really comes into play." play."highway patrol suggests you tell someone where you plan to go before leaving on the roads.they recommend you give a friend the details of your trip so they can easily reach you if you get stranded. 3 and as we head to break:check out this shot from clemson - flurries came down in that area and throughout the wednesday.pickens county and henderson county just announced

just really gives you no grip to work with to be able to control the car." car." 3 car starting mike renner is a driving instructor with the bmw performance driving school. he says he teaches drivers how to handle a car on icy roads."if the rear of the car is coming around this way, you counter steer into the slide..."he says then you must keep your eyes focused on the direction you want to go, instead of where your car is heading... "for every correction you put in... you wanna bring it back.and although some drivers think if they go slow on an icy road they won't lose contntl of the car, renner says that's not better than going fast... but you know once you hit ice, the car will just travel and travel for a long time so it's very very deadly." deadly." 3 cars and highway patrol also has concerns and tips for drivers heading into the upcoming days. days. 3 "if there's snow on the ground, stay at home, enjoy it from home, unless you absolutely have to be on the roadway, don't be out."but he says of course, there are drivers that will have to be on the roads, so he has some tips he recommend