BCAA outlines top four winter driving tips

With snow, ice and slush blanketing Okanagan roadways, BCAA is encouraging motorists to make sure their automobile is ready.

BCAA has outlined the highest 4 winter driving ideas to assist hold drivers secure and ready for the shortly altering climate patterns.

“The primary tip, primary, is be sure you’ve bought the appropriate tires for the scenario occurring,” mentioned BCAA Automotive Supervisor Josh Smythe.

“All seasons and summer time tires, they’re not as useful when the temperature will get very chilly. So, you understand by all means get your winters on there and naturally examine the PSI if you happen to’re simply putting in tires from final 12 months.”

Along with checking your tire stress, BCAA additionally recommends checking your windshield wipers and automotive battery earlier than hitting the street.

• Your tire stress adjustments because the temperature fluctuates. It will be important after excessive chilly to verify your tire stress is perfect.
• Regulate tire stress. Do walk-arounds recurrently to examine every tire and use a tire gauge if in case you have one. If in case you have a deflated tire, add air if you happen to can, or change it earlier than heading out.
• It is usually essential to examine your windshield wipers as they typically put on out quicker in chilly climate. Over time, worn-out wipers can scratch your automobile’s windshield.

“Once more, with a chilly, you understand it does expose plenty of issues that is likely to be on the brink,” mentioned Smythe.

“In case your battery is already 4 or 5 years previous, and within the summertime, it was possibly slightly little bit of a gradual crank however fired up each time for you, you may discover it leaving you behind.”

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BCAA recommends contemplating a battery maintainer to maintain your battery charged. Battery maintainers will be ordered on-line and are wired into your automobile’s battery and plugged into the wall.

In the meantime, BCAA is reminding drivers to restock emergency automotive kits with winter climate necessities together with emergency snacks and water, reflective tools, snow elimination tools, anti-freeze, washer fluid, winter tire chains and flashlights.

BCAA additionally says to regulate driving habits to the driving situations by leaving additional journey time and slowing down on roadways.

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