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Check your tires: make sure you have adequate tread on your tires and check their pressure. Consider snow tires if there is a high amount of snowfall.

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200 meters

Keep your distance. Stay 200 meters away from snow plows.

Winter Do not get in a car with someone who has never driven in snow before.

Change your oil: Fill your engine with an oil of lower viscosity. The number before the W represents viscosity, so 5W-30 has a lower viscosity than 10W-40.

Driving Tips

Remove ice and snow from all windows, mirrors, and lights.

Avoid cruise control in wet, icy or snow conditions to maintain control of acceleration and deceleration at all times. Skidding. Try to avoid accelerating too hard. Keep it as smooth as possible. This also applies to braking and steering. If your car starts to skit, it is recommended that you gently lift off the accelerator and turn into the direction of the skid.


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