Many drivers won’t be ready when winter bites

[Michael Browne]

The Highways Agency is encouraging road users to spend a few minutes making sure they, and their vehicle, are fully prepared for severe weather.

 

You might think that most of their advice is blindingly obvious, but a survey showed that:

 

• Many motorists (45%) don’t do any winter checks at all on their vehicle
  
• Nearly two-thirds of drivers (63%) do not check their anti-freeze, oil or water before setting off on a winter journey
  
• Less than half (41%) said they checked their lights were working before setting out.
  
• Just over half (53%) of drivers don’t have warm clothes in their car in case of emergency.
  
• Fewer than half (42%) of drivers carry de-icer in their vehicle.
  
• Almost two-thirds (64%) don’t carry drinking water.
  
• Only a third (33%) carry a warm drink, around the same number (32%) take food, and (37%) said they packed a blanket.
  

A few minutes of preparation could be a life saver.

 

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/survey-shows-many-drivers-wont-be-ready-when-winter-bites

[Conniff]

Same sort of checks I used to do when I was courting

 

 

Well maybe not the oil and water and anti-freeze, don't think I checked the lights either, definitely not the warm clothing or drinking water

Ah, a blanket, now that I always did.

[scaniaman]

You must have run the same heaterless cars as I did when courting LOL