Stuck on Ice? Lefty Vlogger's Floor-Mat Trick Gets You Moving

No sand, no kitty litter, no help? The floor mat under your feet is the trick — Lefty Vlogger shows it.

Lefty Vlogger's TikTok bio reads "Driving Tips, Drivers Ed, Driving 101" — and with 161,000 followers and more than 1,250 videos, he has taught a lot of drivers the basics they never learned. His winter advice made the news in February 2023, when the Express covered his trick for a car stuck on ice: take the floor mat from inside the car, put it under the slipping tire, and drive off. No products, no tools, no waiting for a tow — just something already in the car. He also shared a defrost trick in the same video: put the sun visors down to trap warm air against the windshield so it clears faster.

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What to take from it

• The floor mat is your emergency traction. Stuck on ice? Mat under the slipping tire, gentle throttle, drive away. And do not forget the mat once you are free.
• Sun visors down = faster defrost. Dropping the visors traps warm air against the windshield so it clears sooner on a cold morning.
• Driving 101 never ends. Even experienced drivers miss the basics. A short tips video now and then keeps the fundamentals fresh.

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