Rockford experiences extremely cold temperatures and gets about 8 inches more snow per year than the national average. In winter weather, before you get in your rental vehicle, use the ice scraper and snow brush inside the car to clear your vehicle, especially your windows, of all snow and ice. When you are driving, try to stick to the major roads, which are more likely to be plowed and to be plowed first. Regardless of posted speed limits, drive more slowly than usual and take more time to both speed up and slow down. If you try to do it either too quickly in the snow or on the ice, your tires will most likely lose traction and skid.