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Although the way you drive in the snow is very, very important, you want to make sure that you are paying attention to the other drivers as well.  That is what we are going to concentrate on this particular blog.  First, you want to make sure that you are extremely careful on the bridges, as they hold most ice.

You also want to make sure that you are careful on overpasses as well as roads that are not traveled all that often, as those roads can hold more snow and ice than any other roads.

Finally, you want to make sure that you do not pass by any snow plows or sanding trucks, as the drivers have very limited visibility and they can actually hit you without actually knowing.

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Now that we have talked about your speed — let’s go ahead and move onto how you should stop when it is snowy out.  One thing that I do in order to stop myself from skidding all over the place is pumping my brakes.  Just braking extremely gently can actually make all of the difference.

You also want to make sure that you have your lights on, that way any other drivers can see exactly where you are.  If you are driving in a manual car, you want to make sure that you use low gears – that way you will keep the traction that you have.

Do not ever use cruise control when you are driving in the snow, as it can actually make you hit bad spots versus avoiding them.

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It is wintertime people and since I have moved from one snowy state to another, I have found that there are quite a few rules that you need to follow when you are looking to drive in the snow.  That is what we are going to talk about in the next few blogs, how you can make sure that you get to your destination safe and how you can avoid getting in a car accident.

One of the first things that you want to do is slow down.  While I know that slowing down is extremely difficult sometimes, you want to make sure that you allow at least three times more space than usual in order to allow stopping time.  This will ensure that you will not rear-end someone.

In the next blog, we will talk about how you should stop and what the steps are to keep your car safe in the winter.

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