15 driving techniques that should be employed when driving in rain, snow, sleet, or hail
TRY THESE TIPS
1. Reduce your speed.
2. Increase the distance length between other vehicles.
3. Familiarize yourself with how your anti-lock brakes function in slippery conditions.
4. Gradually accelerate, brake and turn.
5. Lift your foot off the accelerator a bit when going under bridges or on overpasses.
6. Drive slowly when snowplows are behind or around you.
7. Be extra careful driving in very windy conditions.
8. Avoid using your vehicle's cruise control function in snowy, icy, or rainy weather
9. Avoid talking on your cell phone when driving during inclement weather.
10. Stay as far away as possible from vehicles whose drivers failed to clear the snow from the roof.
11. Warm up your car properly
12. Make sure your windows are scraped properly
13. Clear snow/ice off of your headlights as well as your rear lights
14. Coast (take your foot off the brake) – if you go into a turn that is icy. This can (not always) allow the car to correct it self with sliding
15. Be sure and carry emergency “break down” items such as first aid kits, hand/feet warmers, water, jumper cables, emergency lights etc.
2. Increase the distance length between other vehicles.
3. Familiarize yourself with how your anti-lock brakes function in slippery conditions.
4. Gradually accelerate, brake and turn.
5. Lift your foot off the accelerator a bit when going under bridges or on overpasses.
6. Drive slowly when snowplows are behind or around you.
7. Be extra careful driving in very windy conditions.
8. Avoid using your vehicle's cruise control function in snowy, icy, or rainy weather
9. Avoid talking on your cell phone when driving during inclement weather.
10. Stay as far away as possible from vehicles whose drivers failed to clear the snow from the roof.
11. Warm up your car properly
12. Make sure your windows are scraped properly
13. Clear snow/ice off of your headlights as well as your rear lights
14. Coast (take your foot off the brake) – if you go into a turn that is icy. This can (not always) allow the car to correct it self with sliding
15. Be sure and carry emergency “break down” items such as first aid kits, hand/feet warmers, water, jumper cables, emergency lights etc.
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