Additional preparations can help make a trip safer, or help motorists deal with an emergency.
This sheet provides safety tips for your residents to help prevent motor vehicle injuries due to winter storms. It can also be used as a public service announcement in newspapers, newsletters and employee publications. Check battery and tire tread, keep your windows clear, put nofreeze fluid in the washer reservoir, check your antifreeze. For long trips, add food and water, medication and cell phone. Stay with your car, don't over exert, put bright markers on antenna or windows and shine dome light, and, if you run your car, clear exhaust pipe and run it just enough to stay warm.