Why should you move off in second gear when traction is low?

Question

Wouldn’t the traction be the same in any gear, and the point at which you lose traction be the same regardless?

Edit: Thanks for all the explanations, I think I understand now. 🙂

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Answer 1

Let me tell you about a bunch of Americans who have no idea what you’re talking about.

Imagine your legs were eight feet long. You’d almost never slip in the snow because it would be so hard to get long legs like that to slip, whereas if they were a foot long they would slip continuously, even using the same amount of power.