“Winter Driving Amnesia” Can Be Beaten!

(LONDON,ON) – Do you know someone who suffers from “Winter Driving Amnesia”? Symptoms include: driving too fast in less-than-ideal road conditions, following too closely and failing to plan for bad-weather driving conditions.

Everyone knows winter weather is on its way and that means returning to a winter-driving mindset. A leading cause of collisions in winter months is poor driving, not poor driving conditions, so here are a few reminders to help you get where you’re going safely.

• Slow down and adjust your driving to the current road and weather conditions.
• Allow extra time to travel to and from destinations.
• Leave extra space between vehicles, since stopping distances are more than double on snow or ice-covered roads.
• Stay alert, focus on the road and avoid sudden braking, accelerating or steering.
• Engage your full set of headlights during the winter months; daylight running lights do not engage your rear taillights, making it difficult for drivers behind you to see your vehicle.
• Never stop on the roadway. If possible, park your vehicle well off the roadway and stay in it until rescuers arrive.
• Before heading out, the OPP encourages motorists to use MTO’s Ontario 511 and Traveller Information Service for 24/7 and up-to-date access to road information on provincially maintained highways.

For the latest traffic updates:
Always follow @OPP_COMM_WR on Twitter
and the 511 Ontario website at https://511on.ca/#:Alerts.

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