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Your Driving and the Road
Winter Driving
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Here are some tips for winter driving:
Have your vehicle
in good shape. for winter. Be sure your engine coolant
mix
is correct.
Snow tires can help in loose snow,
'
but they may give you
less
traction
on
.ice than regular tires.
I f you do not expect to be driving in deep
snow, but may have to travel over ice, you may not want
to switch
to
snow tires' at all.
You may want
to put winter emergency supplies
in your vehicle.
Include an
ice
scraper, a small brush or 'broom, a supply of windshield
washer fluid, a rag, some winter outer clothing, a small shovel,
a
flashlight,
a
red cloth, and
a
couple of reflective
warning
triangles. And, if
you will be
driving under severe conditions, include
a small bag of sand,
a
piece of old
carpet
or
a couple of burlap bags to help provide traction. Be sure you
properly secure these items
in your vehicle.
Driving on Snow or Ice
Most of the time, those places where your tires meet the road probably have
good traction.
However, i f there is snow or ice between your tires and the road, you can
have a very slippery situation. You'll have a lot less traction or "grip" and
w i l l
need to be very careful.
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