NORTHEAST OHIO — Snow makes for a beautiful winter scene, but it also creates messy, slick, and icy roads.

Skidding, spin-outs and rear-end crashes are common this time of year. Drive Team Akron Drew Salyer said each one is preventable.

"Where we live," he said. "We are going to lose traction at some point in time."

Salyer said preventing those winter-time crashes boils down to three tips:

Let up on the gas pedal when skidding

Keep your eyes in the direction you want to go

Always allow extra space between you and other vehicles

"If we just give ourselves more time and space, we can see more, " he said. "We can react earlier, so we then minimize those chances of having loss of control or that skid."

Some smaller driving habits can help you out, too. Reaction time can make a differen

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