As we approach the Winter months here in Pennsylvania, it helps to have a quick refresher on some of the most important winter driving safety tips. Here are some things to keep in mind when driving your used car on our wintry Pennsylvania roads:
- Make sure your tires have plenty of tread. If you have all-season tires, you might think about switching them out for snow tires.
- Make sure you can see well. Replace your wiper blades in the fall. Clean the insides of your window. If you really want to help things out, use a water-shedding product like Rain-X, too. Make sure you’ve got enough wiper fluid, as well.
- Check your headlights. Make sure there’s no snow on them so that other drivers can see you just fine.
- Give yourself room to brake. When its icy, it can take a while to stop. If you have antilock brakes, you simply stomp, stay on the pedal, and steer around any obstacle.
- Don’t underestimate road conditions or over-estimate your driving ability. Watch out for black ice, which can look like a puddle on the road.
- Avoid rear-tire slide. If your used car has electronic stability control, this will be easier than if it doesn’t. Make sure your rear tires hae as much tread as your front ones.