Winter Driving Tips

With the onset of winter and the possibility of inclement weather, the Dalton Police Department would like to offer motorists some safe driving tips.  Statistics show that more crashes occur during winter months, so please remember to drive with caution.  Here are some things you can do to stay safe:

• Remove all snow and ice from your entire vehicle prior to starting out, checking lights and mirrors as well
• Drive with your headlights on low beam to make yourself more visible to other motorists
• Slow your speed when roads are wet or icy
• Leave earlier and a allot extra time to reach your destination, or delay your travel all together if
• possible
• Remember that bridges and overpasses freeze quickly and before any other surfaces
• If your tires lose traction, look and steer into the direction you want to go
• Look farther ahead in traffic to allow for more reaction time
• Actions by drivers ahead of you will alert you of problems you are about to encounter
• When braking, apply steady and firm pressure
• Remember that four-wheel drive vehicles give you extra traction to get going, but do NOT aid you in stopping any quicker

The Dalton Police Department would also like to remind all motorists to obey posted speed limits and to buckle up to prevent serious injury accidents.