TIPS for Driving in Poor WINTER weather:
When there is a prediction for snow ice or freezing rain follow these tips. We guarantee it will LOWER your chances of being involved in a crash.
- Lower your speed
- Increase your following distance
- Make sure the car has ALL of the ice and snow removed from the windshields and roof of your vehicle
- Turn on your headlights (It’s required during poor weather conditions in Pennsylvania by law)
- If it all possible, delay your driving until road conditions improve - better to get there safely
Reason you don’t want to be in a crash
- You could be hurt or killed. People in the other vehicle could be hurt or pedestrians could be hurt.
- Your vehicle could be damaged to the point you can’t drive it.
- Dealing with insurance companies.
- Staying overnight at a hospital.