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Your Driving and the Road
I f You're Caught in a Blizzard
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If
you
are stopped by heavy snow, you could
be in
a
serious situation. You
should probably stay with your vehicle unless you know for sure that
you are
near help and you can hike through the snow. Here are
some things to do to
summon help and keep yourself and your passengers
safe: Turn on your.
hazard flashers. Tie a red cloth
to your vehicle to alert police that you've
been stopped by the snow. Put on extra clothing
or
wrap
a
blanket around
you. I f you have no blankets or
extra clothing, make body insulators from
newspapers, burlap bags, rags,
floor mats-anything you can wrap around
yourself
or
tuck under your clothing to keep warm.
You can run the engine
to
keep warm, but be careful.
A
Snow can
trap
exhaust gases under your vehicle. This can cause
deadly
CO
(carbon
monoxide) gas to get inside.
CQ
could overcome
you and
kill
you.
You can't see it of smell it, so you might not know
it is in your vehicle. Clear
away snow
from
around
the
base of your
vehicle, especially any that
is blocking
your exhaust
pipe.
And check
around again
from
time
to
time
to
be
sure
snow doesn't
collect
there.
Open a window just a little
on
the
side
of
the vehicle that's away
from
the
wind. This will help
keep CO
out.
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