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Driving Tips

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Tips on Driving During Winter Weather

Here's how to make your travels safer during winter weather.

While slip-sliding cars on snowy roads can make for interesting (cringe-inducing) YouTube videos, you never want to be driving one of those cars. Here are tips on how to drive safely on snowy and icy roads: Have an emergency kit and good supplies. In the winter months, AAA recommends that you keep the following items in your vehicle: A bag of abrasive material like sand, salt or kitty litter to sprinkle under your tires if you get stuck. A small snow shovel. An ice scraper. Windshield washer fluid. Jumper cables. Extra-warm items like blankets, hats and gloves. Water and snack food. First aid kit. Leave room. It can take a driver twice as long (and twice as much space) to stop a vehicle when driving in snow versus driving on dry pavement. …

Monday, September 3, 2012

School's In Session Driving Tips

Prevent tragedies with these back to school driving tips from AAA.

As Fairfax County children head back to school this week, drivers are reminded to be especially vigilant.  "The afternoon hours are particularly dangerous for walking children," according to AAA, the a not-for-profit organization providing members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive services and information. "Over the last decade, nearly one-third of child pedestrian fatalities occurred between 3 and 7 p.m," the organization reported. AAA offers six ways drivers can help keep kids safe during the school year:

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