Winter Driving Tips – Advice and Information

Driving in the winter is very different than at other times of the year. Adverse weather and longer periods of darkness make driving more hazardous. Sometimes conditions can be extreme, as we have found out over the last two winters in particular, with prolonged periods of heavy snow and floods.

This means that we need to adapt the way we drive.

Different weather conditions create different hazards throughout the winter and in different areas of the country at different times. A single journey may take us into very different weather, road and traffic conditions, so we need to be prepared for each one.

The following tips may help you cope better with the various seasonal weather hazards. However, as we all know, many of these conditions can occur at any time of year.

• Prepare your vehicle
• Prepare your journey
• Prepare yourself
• Driving in snow or ice
• Rain
• Fog
• Strong Winds
  
• Low Sunshine

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