WINTER WEATHER DRIVING TIPS
*Before hitting the road, know the current road conditions and the weather for the areas that you will be traveling.
*Be prepared for changing conditions during your trip. Keep an emergency winter driving kit in your car consisting of blankets, water, high energy snacks, highway warning devices, a flashlight and fresh batteries.
*Be aware of potentially dangerous icy areas such as shady spots and bridges and overpasses. Slow down in these areas as ice is sometimes invisible.
*Always keep your car's windows, mirrors and lights clear of snow and ice.
*Keep a safe distance behind other vehicles, especially plows and sanding trucks. Remember that stopping distances are doubled or tripled on snow or ice. Never pass a snowplow or sanding truck as they throw gravel that could damage your vehicle.
*Do not leave your vehicle parked along the roadside where it could hit by other vehicles or snowplows when snow accumulates and covers your vehicle from view. This is more likely to happen with a lighter colored vehicle.
DRIVING SPEED FOR TYPICAL SNOW CHAIN INSTALLATION
When you have installed snow chain on your passenger car, you will wonder what speed you can safely drive under normal conditions(i.e., snow or ice covered road). The common knowledge states that you can drive at 30mph if you don't have car tire chain tensioner installed, and if you want drive round 50mph you will have to have chain tensioner installed, for truck the speed should be 20mph(no truck tire chain tensioner) and 40mph(with truck tire chain tensioner.).
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