Comments on: Top Tips for Winter Car Safety http://travelingmamas.com/2009/01/28/tips-winter-car-safety/ Family travel, girlfriend getaways, romantic escapes, solo trips -- these four moms cover it all. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sam Haley http://travelingmamas.com/2009/01/28/tips-winter-car-safety/#comment-17622 Sam Haley Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:15:29 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=3829#comment-17622 There is no need to worry about car safety if you have a good car. It is enough to be a good driver and traveler only. There is no need to worry about car safety if you have a good car. It is enough to be a good driver and traveler only.

]]> By: Linda http://travelingmamas.com/2009/01/28/tips-winter-car-safety/#comment-10837 Linda Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:04:18 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=3829#comment-10837 Slow down when driving! And know how your brakes work--antilock brakes work differently than older brakes; front-wheel drive is different to handle than rear-wheel drive. Here in the frozen north I have a winter survival kit that lives in the trunk from November through April. In it, there are extra hats and mittens, hand warmers, emergency candles, flashlights, and the like, as well as food and water. My best advice, though--if the weather's bad, don't go out unless you really have to. Slow down when driving! And know how your brakes work–antilock brakes work differently than older brakes; front-wheel drive is different to handle than rear-wheel drive.

Here in the frozen north I have a winter survival kit that lives in the trunk from November through April. In it, there are extra hats and mittens, hand warmers, emergency candles, flashlights, and the like, as well as food and water.

My best advice, though–if the weather’s bad, don’t go out unless you really have to.

]]> By: NileGuidance: A Travel Blog » Blog Archive » Top 5 Family Travel Blogs http://travelingmamas.com/2009/01/28/tips-winter-car-safety/#comment-10261 NileGuidance: A Travel Blog » Blog Archive » Top 5 Family Travel Blogs Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:55:44 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=3829#comment-10261 [...] 1. Traveling Mamas – Run by 4 Mamma’s who run the ‘Mama’ gamut with subjects from family travel and romantic escapes to girlfriend getaways and solo trips. Posts such as ‘Top Twilight Travel Sites’ show a scary intimacy with their children’s’ obsessions. And then there’s the useful stuff like Top Tips for Winter Car Safety. [...] [...] 1. Traveling Mamas – Run by 4 Mamma’s who run the ‘Mama’ gamut with subjects from family travel and romantic escapes to girlfriend getaways and solo trips. Posts such as ‘Top Twilight Travel Sites’ show a scary intimacy with their children’s’ obsessions. And then there’s the useful stuff like Top Tips for Winter Car Safety. [...]

]]> By: Keith http://travelingmamas.com/2009/01/28/tips-winter-car-safety/#comment-9386 Keith Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:26:14 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=3829#comment-9386 Join the AA or RAC (what do you call it in America? The auto club?) Make sure the battery on your mobile phone has plenty of charge in it. I always carry a couple of old jute sacks in the car in winter ... good to get you going on slippery bits. But, they're a bit hard to find these days, and plastic ones are no good. Maybe an old blanket or something might make an acceptable substitute. Keep a parka and a pair of boots with you, in case you have to leave the car. Join the AA or RAC (what do you call it in America? The auto club?)

Make sure the battery on your mobile phone has plenty of charge in it.

I always carry a couple of old jute sacks in the car in winter … good to get you going on slippery bits. But, they’re a bit hard to find these days, and plastic ones are no good. Maybe an old blanket or something might make an acceptable substitute.

Keep a parka and a pair of boots with you, in case you have to leave the car.

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