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Tuesday, 18 November 2008 05:24 |
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Governor Steve Beshaer has proclaimed the week of November 16th-22nd as Winter Weather Awareness Week.
Todays Topic: WINTER STORMS
HOW SHOULD YOU DRIVE WHEN SNOW OCCURS? WHAT SHOULD YOU DO
IF STRANDED BY A BLIZZARD OR ICE STORM? HERE ARE SOME TIPS.
WHEN WINTER STORM WARNINGS OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE
ISSUED CONSIDER CHANGING PLANS BEFORE YOU LEAVE. IF YOU TRAVEL
...PROVIDE OTHERS YOUR PLANNED TRAVEL ROUTE AND ARRIVAL TIME.
ADJUST VEHICLE SPEED ACCORDING TO WEATHER...ROAD AND TRAFFIC
CONDITIONS. ALLOW PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES FOR EXTRA
STOPPING DISTANCE. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE REPORTED BY THE STATE
POLICE ON THEIR WEBSITES.
THE INDIANA AND KENTUCKY DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION REMIND YOU TO
ALLOW SNOW PLOW OPERATORS TO DO THEIR JOB. IF THEIR SALT IS
HITTING YOUR VEHICLE YOU ARE FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE. AVOID
PASSING SNOW PLOWS ON TWO LANE ROADS. ALSO KEEP IN MIND
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES OFTEN BECOME ICY FIRST. SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW CAN CAUSE SUDDEN RESTRICTIONS IN VISIBILITY.
STRANDED IN A SNOW OR ICE STORM? STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE...IT
PROVIDES YOU DRY SHELTER AND PROTECTION FROM THE COLD AND
WIND. YOU ARE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO BE FOUND WITH YOUR VEHICLE
THAN IF YOU TRY TO SEEK SHELTER. WALKING EVEN A SHORT DISTANCE
IN BLINDING SNOW MAY QUICKLY GET YOU LOST. DAMP CLOTHES AND
BITTER WIND CHILLS QUICKLY LEAD TO FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.
WHILE STRANDED...RUN THE MOTOR AND HEATER JUST ENOUGH TO
WARM THE VEHICLE. KEEP THE EXHAUST PIPE SNOW-FREE AND A
WINDOW OPEN SLIGHTLY TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
MAKE YOUR VEHICLE MORE VISIBLE BY ATTACHING A BRIGHT COLORED
CLOTH ON THE ANTENNA. AT NIGHT...TURN THE DOME LIGHT ON.
TOMORROW WE WILL LOOK AT OUTDOOR SAFETY DURING WINTER.
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