Prepare your car Protect yourself Prevent a crash Prepare Your Car BEFORE WINTER STORM ARRIVES Fill windshield washer Check antifreeze Check tires Check windshield wipers Check your battery ID: 1045094
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1. WINTER DRIVING SAFETY
2. “Three P’s”Prepare your carProtect yourselfPrevent a crash
3. Prepare Your CarBEFORE WINTER STORM ARRIVESFill windshield washerCheck antifreezeCheck tiresCheck windshield wipersCheck your batteryEmergency Supply Kit
4. Emergency Supplies to haveIN THE CAR/Van/TruckBasic Emergency SuppliesFlashlight (fresh batteries)FlaresKitty litter (for traction)Jumper cablesSnow brush and scraperSnow shovel BlanketsReflective Vest
5. When the Storm HitsDon’t use parking brake, can freeze up and not releaseKeep gas tank fullWarm up car before drivingDon’t use cruise controlDecreased visibility?Headlights ON Clear windows
6. Driving in winter conditionsHeadlights onDon’t stop on hillsDon’t “power up” hillsStart slowlyAllow extra time to stopFour Wheel Drive helps you start not stop
7. More TipsPractice driving your car in open spaceAntilock BrakesDON’T PUMP“old fashioned” brakesPump your brakesSteer into skid
8. Stuck or Stalled?Stay in your carStay with your carBright marker on carTurn on interior light at nightPut out FlaresClear snow from exhaust pipe
9. Let People Know Where You are Going
10. Get a Weather Briefing
11. Protect YourselfEveryone Buckle UpFront and Rear
12. Dress for the Weather, prepare to have to get out of your warm vehicle
13. Prevent Crashes
14. Prevent CrashesSlow downIncrease the Interval between cars4WD Does NOT Guarantee SuccessWatch PedestriansAvoid Fatigue
15. Questions?