Gloucester Township Police Provide Winter Weather Driving Tips

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - One day after responding to 18 accidents during South Jersey’s first snowstorm of the season, the Gloucester Township Police Department provided the following tips for driving in winter weather:

DO:

• SLOW DOWN
• FIND OUT THE DRIVING CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DRIVING
• AVOID QUICK BRAKING OR ACCELERATION
• CLEAR YOUR CAR OF SNOW AND ICE
• WEAR YOUR SEATBELT
• FILL YOUR GAS TANK

DON’T:

• DRIVE UNLESS NECESSARY
• USE CRUISE CONTROL
• USE HANDHELD DEVICES
• DRIVE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
• FORGET WINTER CAR SUPPLIES (flashlight, shovel, gloves, bag of salt, blanket, jumper cables, water)

For more information on winter driving tips, click here.

Read more here: Gloucester Township Police Respond To 18 Accidents During Winter Storm

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