When the temperature dips and the snow goes up, it's necessary for vehicle operators to maximize their attention to safety on the streets. With adequate preparation, some protective driving measures and an eye on the weather report, drivers can protect themselves and their motor vehicles during the long cold winter months.
The authorities on wintertime driving accidents at Kurt's CARSTAR Collision Center in Maryville, Illinois fix many automobiles each year harmed in wintry, arctic car accidents. They offer drivers some helpful pointers to help with making cold weather traveling less risky.
Look At Your Field Of Vision:
• Make sure that all mirrors are clear and completely fine-tuned for visibility
• Clean your headlights and check the light bulbs in your automobile lights – back and front
• Add de-icer to your windshield wiper liquid
• Ensure your windshield wipers are without ice before heading out on the road – and consider upgrading with new flexible windshield wipers before the precipitate hits
Slow Down and Stay Back:
• Try to leave much more distance between your motor vehicle and the car before you for more protection
• Do not use cruise control on icy highways
• When you find snow or ice on the surface in Maryville, Collinsville, Troy, Collinsville, Glen Carbon, or Highland Illinois, reduce the speed of your vehicle to a safe limit
• Use extreme caution on bridges, overpasses, and very sporadically traveled freeways as these can be slippery due to ice
• Use extreme care when you're driving any vehicle on one-lane freeways
Skidding Safely
• Bring your foot off of the accelerator
• If you've got standard brakes, pump them lightly
• If you have anti-lock brakes (ABS), do not pump the braking system. Apply continuous pressure to the braking system. You are going to feel the brake system pulse — this is typical
• Steer in the direction you need the forward wheels to move. If for example the rear tires are moving left, steer left. When they're sliding right, steer right
• If your back tires start moving the other way when you recover, ease the steering wheel towards that side. You might have to steer left and right a few times to truly get your motor vehicle entirely under control
If your forward tires skid...
• Take your foot off the gas and switch to neutral, but don't try to steer immediately.
• As the wheels slip laterally, they will slow the ride and traction will come back. As it does, steer in the direction you wish to go. Then put the transmission in "drive" or release the clutch, and accelerate gently
Prepare for Snow:
• If your motor vehicle has rear wheel drive, put bags of sand or kitty litter in order to keep your car or truck easier to control on Maryville, Illinois roads
• Pack up a snow day kit in the event you get stuck. Essential items to include are a blanket, gloves, hat, water, granola bars, flashlight and spare battery packs, additional cell phone battery, flares, wooden matches in waterproof carrier, compass, a pair of scissors, rope and first-aid equipment.
• Prepare a toolbox for digging your vehicle out with foldable spade, 2x4 planks to place under wheels, ice scraper and snow brush, reflective triangles, flares and outside windshield cleaner
You can't ever be too cautious when driving a vehicle in winter weather. Auto accidents can occur swiftly on slippery, icy roads, so driving slow and taking the extra precautions can seriously make the difference.
If the adverse winter accident does take place, we recommend having a collision plan set up so you are not stranded on the roadside hoping for aid. Kurt's CARSTAR Collision Center in Maryville, Illinois gives top-quality, trusted repair service. Simply call 1-800-CARSTAR after you have an incident and they're going to send the tow truck, contact your insurance company, arrange for a car rental and fix your automobile.
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