Winter Road Safety Advice
Due to temperatures falling below freezing point, MAWWFRS urge drivers to take extra care on the roads and allow more time to travel.
Safety
You can keep yourself and others safe, by:
• Slowing down
• Keeping a greater distance between yourself and the vehicle in front, (increase the 2 second rule to 4 seconds or even more)
• Setting aside extra time to complete your journey
Winter driving conditions can be very difficult. Yet with a little care and prior planning, it is possible to minimise the risk and maximise safety for you, your passengers and other road users.
Driving tips
Follow these tips for safe winter driving:
• Keep your mobile fully charged.
• Pack a snow/ice scraper, de-icer, snow shovel, hat, gloves, boots, a torch, bottle of water and a first aid kit. For longer journeys, you should take blankets, a snack and a flask of warm drink.
• Wash the car frequently to get rid of the salt and dirt that builds up over the winter.
• Always keep a full tank of fuel – you never know when you might get delayed.
• Don’t use water to defrost the windows.
• On colder days be particularly careful on tree lined roads – the trees prevent the sun’s warmth from reaching the road, which may still be icy when all around has thawed.
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