Safety Winter driving tips

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Be Safe from the challenges of winter driving

Safety driving education by Proactive Calgary driving school, (403) 288-8682Winter weather can be both frightening and dangerous for auto travel. Drivers need to know the safety rules and techniques for dealing with winter driving in Canada. We highly recommend you to be cautious while driving in adverse weather and are offering usefull information on winter driving Proactive Calgary Driving School.

Here you can find information how to get your vehicle ready for winter, like adding snow tires, getting an emergency kit and checking your lights, brakes and battery. It also has information about the different types of winter driving conditions – like blizzards and black ice – and gives tips on how to stay in control while braking or skidding. Continue reading →

Driving tips in adverse weather conditions

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Driving in snow, rain, or fog doesn’t require any “special” driving skills.

Safety driving tips for driving in adverse weather conditions , Calgary Driving blog

The most important thing for drivers to remember is to SLOW DOWN!

Recognize that you are, in fact, driving in poor conditions and that you must adjust your driving behavior accordingly.When driving in hazardous conditions, remember to:

  1. Slow down
  2. Increase your following distance
  3. And be cautious  for drivers around you to do something stupid

Rain

Wet roads are dangerous. Many drivers only think that snow is dangerous, but wet roads can be quite treacherous. Rain-slicked roads are more slippery, so leave extra space between you and other cars, because rain decrease your braking ability. If possible, try to stay in the middle lane – water tends to pool in outside lanes. In any case avoid pools of standing water; they could be hiding holes in the pavement or you can loose road grip. After every driving through standing water tap you brake pedal to dry on you brake rotors.

Hydroplaning

Hydroplaning happens when the water in front of the tires builds up faster than the vehicle’s weight can push out of the way.
There are a three major factors that contribute to hydroplaning

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