Safe Driving in Frigid Weather

Driving in the winter during frigid temperatures can be very harrowing. Being prepared for possible disturbing winter weather can help you have a safer driving experience for you and your family. Knowing your car’s capabilities is a great starting point. My Car Does What? is a national campaign to help educate drivers about the safety features built into vehicles. Search for your car and find out what safety features are already built in your vehicle. Secondly, most new cars have traction control as a standard feature. This function helps your vehicle gain traction on snowy, icy or wet surfaces, particularly when accelerating from a stopped or slowed position, or when trying to make it up a slippery hill. Next, the anti-lock braking system (ABS) helps you steer in emergencies by restoring traction to your tires and is standard on most new vehicles. ABS may vibrate or pulse when engaged. This is normal. Continue to press and help pressure to the brake pedal. It is also equally important that you clean your car’s external camera lenses and side mirrors.  Also remove dirt, ice and snow from sensors to allow the assistive-driving features, like automatic emergency breaking, to work. Remove snow and...