Winter Driving 
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Here  are  some tips for  winter  driving. 
Have  your  vehicle  in  good  shape  for  winter.  Be  sure  your  engi\
ne  coolant 
mix is  correct. 
Snow  tires  can  help  in  loose  snow,  but  they  may  give  you  les\
s  traction 
on  ice  than  regular  tires. 
If you  do  not  expect  to  be  driving  in  deep 
snow,  but may  have  to travel  over  ice,  you  may  not  want 
to switch  to 
snow  tires  at  all. 
You  may  want  to put  winter  emergency  supplies  in your  vehicle. 
Include 
an ice  scraper,  a small  brush  or  broom,  a supply  of windshield 
washer  fluid,  a rag,  some  winter  outer  clothing,  a small  shovel,  a flashlight,  a 
red  cloth,  and  a couple  of reflective  warning  triangles.  And,  if  you will be 
driiing  under  severe  conditions,  include  a small  bag  of  sand,  a piece  of 
old 
carpet  or  a couple of burlap  bags  to  help  provide  traction.  Be  sure  you 
properly  secure  these  items  in  your  vehicle. 
Driving on Snow or Ice 
Most of the  time,  those  places  where  your  tires  meet  the  road  probably\
  have 
good  traction. 
However, 
if there  is snow or  ice  between  your  tires  and  the  road,  you  can 
have  a very  slippery  situation.  You’ll  have  a lot  less  traction  or  “grip”  and 
will 
need  to  be  very  careful. 
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