{"id":22270,"date":"2016-10-28T00:15:37","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T04:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=22270"},"modified":"2016-10-28T00:20:49","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T04:20:49","slug":"winter-catch-surprise-huntsville-opp-remind-drivers-prepared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/winter-catch-surprise-huntsville-opp-remind-drivers-prepared\/","title":{"rendered":"Did winter catch you by surprise? Huntsville OPP remind drivers to be prepared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, the first snow fall comes before many Ontarians are ready for it; it is wise to keep one step ahead of it by getting ready for winter driving conditions on Ontario roads and highways. Huntsville Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to nearly 15 calls for service involving minor vehicle crashes or vehicles in the ditch, most caused by drivers not being prepared for Thursday\u2019s changing road conditions.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Preparing yourself and your vehicle for inclement weather can go a long way in reducing collisions \u2013 something the OPP sees far too many of every winter.<\/p>\n<h6>Getting your vehicle ready:<\/h6>\n<p>Install four winter-rated tires before the first snowfall.<br \/>\nHave an ice scraper or snow brush in your vehicle to keep your windows, signals and lights clear.<br \/>\nTop up your windshield washer reservoir and keep an extra one handy.<br \/>\nKeep your fuel tank at least \u00bd full so you don\u2019t run out of gas should you become stranded and to prevent condensation from forming in your gas tank.<br \/>\nKeep a fully stocked emergency kit in your vehicle.<br \/>\nHave your vehicle serviced to avoid preventable breakdowns.<\/p>\n<h6>Adjusting your driving habits:<\/h6>\n<p>Drivers must SLOW DOWN! Speed too fast for road conditions is the #1 cause of winter collisions.<br \/>\nDrive according to the road and weather conditions.<br \/>\nLeave extra spaces between vehicles &#8211; stopping distances are at least doubled on snowy roads and even longer in icy conditions.<br \/>\nKnow where you are &#8211; if you require help in an emergency it will delay the arrival of emergency responders if you don\u2019t know your location when asked.<br \/>\nMonitor road and weather conditions &#8211; plan your trip and check local weather conditions before heading out.<br \/>\nCheck the Ministry of Transportation&#8217;s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mto.gov.on.ca\/english\/traveller\/trip\/\" target=\"_blank\">511 Traveller Information Services website<\/a><\/span> prior to heading out on any trip during the winter &#8211; please do not call 9-1-1 or the OPP for road reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free, twice-weekly newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, the first snow fall comes before many Ontarians are ready for it; it is wise to keep one step ahead of it by getting ready for winter driving [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":22271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-22270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-breaking"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Did winter catch you by surprise? 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