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Tips for Driving During Storms and Rough Weather

12/11/2021 (Permalink)

Sometimes you are already on the road when sever weather hits.  In this case, be prepared mentally and physically.  It is vital for your safety to know what to do. The first tip of safe driving in unsafe conditions is:

DO NOT DRIVE if you are aware of the severe weather conditions you will be entering.

If you must drive:

  • Monitor the weather situation by listening to the local weather radio.  You must keep informed on exactly how severe the weather will be getting and need to know if you need to change course, or stop driving.
  • Always stay calm.  Panicking has never made a situation better.
  • Know your limits, if you cannot see at least 30-50 feet in front of you clearly, pull off the road and wait out the storm. 
  • If you start to skid on wet roads, do not over correct the steering wheel.  Stay calm and keep your eyes on the road and the steering in which direction you want to go. 
  • If you see a tornado, get off the road and seek sanctuary in a sturdy structure.  Do not try to outrun a tornado in your vehicle.
  • In any sever weather case, do not park your vehicles under trees, bridges or over passes.  These are not solid structures made for safety.
  • Do not ever cross over flowing or standing water.  The ground beneath it is unstable.  It can and will take your car with the current as the ground beneath it is unstable.
  • If you have absolutely no other option to getting to a stable structure during a tornado, lay in the lowest part of the ditch on the side of the road.  This is last option, worst case scenario.  

In conclusion, fatalities happen due to driving in severe weather, so just don't.  If you can avoid it, do avoid it.  You may just save your life and others.

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