{"id":6136,"date":"2016-12-09T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T17:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allnevadainsurance.com\/?p=6136"},"modified":"2016-11-10T14:18:53","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T22:18:53","slug":"winter-driving-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/winter-driving-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Driving Tips for Winter Roads"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Adverse weather, dark days, and cooler weather \u2013 handle driving through it all with these safety tips. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Driving in the winter is very different than in other times of the year. The weather and reduced visibility make it much harder for the motorist to commute without any trouble. Sometimes conditions can be extreme, as we have found over the recent winters. Because of this, we need to adapt the way we drive and how we maintain our vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for the essential safety tips for this year\u2019s winter roads!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prepare Your Vehicle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a good idea to have your vehicle fully serviced before winter starts and have the antifreeze tested. If you can\u2019t have it serviced, do your own checks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure the lights are clean and in working condition.<\/li>\n<li>Charge the battery if necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Check that the tires\u2019 tread and pressure are in good condition.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure that the brakes are working well.<\/li>\n<li>Test the windscreen wiper blades.<\/li>\n<li>Top up fluids, such as antifreeze, oil, and windscreen wash.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Driving in Winter Weather<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you find yourself driving in hazardous weather, adapt your driving with these tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduce your speed. The chances of you skidding are much greater and your stopping distance increases dramatically when you speed.<\/li>\n<li>Only travel at a speed at which you can stop promptly. Speed limits are the maximum in ideal conditions. In difficult conditions, they can often be too high to travel.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid hard braking and acceleration, or sharp steering.<\/li>\n<li>Road surfaces may be wet. Take care when driving after it has rained, as oil can lie on the surface.<\/li>\n<li>Use your headlights during dusk and dawn to see and be seen by other vehicles on the road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don\u2019t wait until you have a seasonal disaster to find out that your <a href=\"\/get-a-quote\/\">auto insurance<\/a> coverage doesn\u2019t cover the incident. <a href=\"\/contact\/\">Talk to the professionals<\/a> at All Nevada Insurance to secure a reliable policy to suit your needs and budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adverse weather, dark days, and cooler weather \u2013 handle driving through it all with these safety tips. Driving in the winter is very different than in other times of the year. The weather and reduced visibility make it much harder for the motorist to commute without any trouble. Sometimes conditions can be extreme, as we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,98],"tags":[99,100,346,428,1291],"class_list":["post-6136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives","category-auto-insurance","tag-auto-insurance-2","tag-car-insurance","tag-driving","tag-winter","tag-winter-driving-safety"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allnevadainsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}