Continuous hard braking on ice and snow often:
- Helps you stop faster.
- Locks the front wheels of a vehicle, causing a loss of steering. ✓
- Keeps the brakes from freezing.
Answer: B. Locks the front wheels of a vehicle, causing a loss of steering.
Continuous hard braking on ice or snow often locks the front wheels, which causes you to lose steering control.
Why this is the answer
The manual's winter-driving section says hard braking with regular brakes makes a bad situation worse. It tells you to brake early and gently, using slow steady pressure so the wheels keep turning, and to ease off if they start to lock. It also describes what happens when the front wheels skid: you should not try to steer right away, because the vehicle will not respond normally until traction returns. That supports this choice: locking or skidding the front wheels takes away the steering you need.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Helps you stop faster. — Hard braking does not help you stop faster here; the manual says it makes the situation worse and advises gentle, steady braking instead.
- C. Keeps the brakes from freezing. — The manual's winter advice is about keeping the wheels rolling and avoiding skids, not about hard braking keeping the brakes from freezing.
Remember it
On ice, think gentle squeezes, not a hard hold: keep the wheels rolling so you can still steer.