Safe Winter Driving Tips
Posted On Monday January 14, 2019
IBC’s top-10 tips for safe winter driving include:
Drive according to the road conditions.
- Heed the warnings from Environment Canada’s local weather offices.
Tune up your car.
- Check your vehicle’s battery, belts, hoses, radiat?or, coolant/antifreeze, oil, lights, brakes, exhaust system, heater/defroster, ignition system and tires.
Check the wipers regularly and carry an extra jug of windshield-washer fluid in your vehicle.
Inspect the tires and check the ?tire pressure at least once a month??? in cold weather.
- Install four winter tires.
- Winter tires allow you to stop up to 40% sooner than all-season tires and significantly improve your vehicle’s handling in winter weather.
Keep the gas tank topped up.
Always carry an emergency kit.
- Include extra antifreeze, a flashlight, batteries, blankets, a candle, matches, hazard markers, a snow shovel, an ice scraper and brush, the phone number of a local towing company, sand, booster cables and food.
Tell someone where you are going and when you expect to arrive.
Bring a map or GPS and plan an alternative route.
Carry a charged cell phone.
Source: Insurance Bureau of Canada