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Ways to improve your driving during Winter

here are several ways to improve your driving during winter. Here are some of the key ones.

  1. Buy proper winter tires, tires that have been approved for winter use. Summer tires will not give you the traction that you need, as they get very hard and lose the ability to create traction during the winter conditions.
  2. Use tires that are meant for the surface that you mainly drive on. If you drive on icy surfaces, then a studded tire is what you should have mounted on your vehicle. If you mainly have snow, then a non-studded tire can be a good option. Both tires will be a safe choice during the winter, but they have their own advantages.
  3. Adjust your speed to the visibility and to the surface you drive on. Braking distance is always longer during the winter, so that needs to be taken into consideration when driving, so keep your distance to the cars ahead of you.
  4. Accelerate slowly, to ensure that the tires get grip of the surface before you accelerate quicker. When you try to stop make sure that the tires are not locked, your anti-locking brakes should ensure this.
  5. Change to winter tires early enough before the temperatures reaching freezing temperatures and before the snow falls.
  6. Take turns and corners more carefully than you would in the summer.
  7. Keep key items for emergency in your car, some of the key items that you will need are an ice scraper, a snowbrush and a shovel.

If you follow these steps, you should remain safe while driving. The key is to start with a really good set of tires and make sure that the tires are approved for winter use.

For more information regarding winter driving, visit:https://www.nokiantyres.com/tyre…

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