RACE tips for driving with adverse weather.

Madrid, January 2011.- adverse weather is always a risk factor for drivingcausing the loss of vehicle control, lack of adherence or extreme fatigue. During the year 2010, 14.5% of accidents occurred under adverse weather conditions, resulting in a total of more than 12,400 accidents where bad weather in the form of rain, snow, fog, ice was involved … to reduce the risk of an incident, and to the millions of displacement to be carried out these daysthe RACE wants to launch 10 recommendations preventive drivers, and review the vehicle plan the trip, find out about the State of the traffic, use restraint systems, and drive with caution, not to mention the security on short routes.

From the RACE, we want to help prevent the risk of accident by adverse, as ice or snow weather. Respect the rules, circulate with caution, and adapt their driving to the circumstances of the pathway. avoid circular under these conditions, and if it must do so, provides for the route in advance, see the traffic, roads and weather forecast.

10 recommendations for travel in winter

Prepare the vehicle

1 Check fluid levels, State of brake and direction, lamps and lighthouses, drums, the drawing of the tires. Check the wiper, as in the case of snow, ice or rain will suffer the effect spray ” the rest of the vehicles.

2. Don’t forget winter tyres or chains if you are going to move in areas at risk of snow, as well as emergency triangles, the vests of emergency, tools, a blanket or spare fuses. If in doubt, RACE shows you how to put strings here

Before you leave

3 Schedule the displacement in advance and explore the journey. Find out more on the Internet, Teletext or the phone of the DGT (011). Take the phone of their assistance (RACE 902 404545). Check also the meteorology.

4. Does not get hours of arrival, or attempt to recover the time after a jam: when we think that circulation is restored, may again appear retentions, increasing the risk if the pavement is sliding.

Route

5. Not to start a trip after the workday, or drive continuously for a long time. Rest often and drink refreshments, winter driving increases fatigue and reduces their ability to drive.

6. Never drink alcohol if you are driving, respects the rules, and then use restraint systems for all occupants.

7 Keep the distance from security, especially in case of rain, fog, ice, or snow, and provides for situations of danger in time, indicating the situation to the rest of the drivers.

8. In the case of observe or suffer an accident, remember PAS behavior: prevent new risk alert emergency and relief of the wounded in cases of extreme gravity. Keep in a safe area while waiting.

9. If you park in a zone at risk of frost, provides for the freezing of brake pads. Also, please lift the wiper, that the weight of the snow can break the axes.

10. If he is restrained by a nevada, leave via free to the snow plow, turn off the engine and not leave the vehicle if there is no shelter nearby. Always have enough fuel to use in case of emergency heating.

The tire of winter, not only for the snow or ice

Winter tire is the best grip offers under climatic conditions, such as drizzle, rain or snow, significantly improving adherence, reducing the braking distance and improved the safety of the driver and occupants. When the ice or snow surprise us on the road, winter tyres avoid having to stop at a shoulder of the highway to place chains, exposed to the rest of vehicles and usually in low visibility conditions. In this way, its use in Spain justified in winter, from November to April the average minimum temperature in Spain is below 7 ° C.