WINTER WEATHER ■ MEANS DANGER FOR ADAK DRIVERS
THE SNOW, SLEET, RAIN, AND FOG .THAT PLAGUE OUR ISLAND DURING WINTER ADD ,
IMMEASURABLY TO OUR DRIVING PROBLEMS • WHEN' YOU SLIDE BEHIND THE WHEEL
OF YOUR VEHICLE YOU 'HILL BE FaCED WITH YOUR USUAL DRIVING DIFFICULTIES -
PLUS THE SPECIAL HAZARDS BRED BY INCLEMENT WEATHER. ;
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WINTERIZE YOUR DRIVING TECHNIQUE AND YOUR ATTITUDE .ALONG WITH YOUR CAR! 4
ACCEPT THE FACT THAT POSTED SPEED LIMITS ARE OFTEN TOO FAST FOR WINTER
CONDITIONS. SLOW DOWN!""
NATIONAL STATISTICS SHOW THAT 1 OUT OF 6 FATAL ACCIDENTS WERE DUE TO THE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. IT WAS EITHER RAINY, SNOWY, OR FOGGY. RAIN WAS THE
FACTOR IN OUT OF 10 BAD WEATHER FATAL ACCIDENTS. SNOW OR FOG FOR THE
REMAINDER.
IT’S CHICKEN NOT TO SLOW DOWN WHEN 'DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER!
IT’S AN INDICATION OF PROFESSIONAL DRIVING SKILL TO REGULATE SPEED
ACCORDING TO ROAD CONDITIONS. INDIANAPOLIS DRIVERS DO IT: SO DO CROSS
COUNTRY FREIGHT' DRIVERS. IT’S ONLY THE HAM DRIVER THaT EXPLAINS A GOUGED
FENDER WITH THE EXCUSE, "IT WAS ICY AND I JUST COULDN’T STOP.”
MAKE SURE YOU CAN SEE!
WE DON’T SHAVE WITH THE MIRROR' COVERED WITH STEAM. DON’T DRIVE BLIND!
HERE ON ADAK, THE WINDSHIELDS AND WINDOWS OF YOUR CAR WILL BE COVERED
WITH A GLAZE OF ICE EACH MORNING. TAKE TIME TO - CLEAN ALL THE GLASS,
INCLUDING THE-REAR WINDOW. MAINTAIN WIPER BLADES, HEATER, AND DE
FROSTER IN PROPER OPERATING'CONDITION. VENTILATE TO KEEP INSIDE OF
WINDOWS CLEAR.
CHECK ROAD.SURFACES
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BEFORE STARTING OUT IN YOUR VEHICLE, TEST THE ROAD SURFACES WITH YOUR
FEET. IF FOUND SLICK, DRIVE ACCORDINGLY. DON'T WAIT UNTIL YOU SLIDE
BEFORE YOU ARE CONFRONTED WITH THIS SITUATION..
• ' FINALLY
SANDING OPERATIONS ARE OFTEN RENDERED INEFFECTIVE BY WINDS DRIVING
SNOW OVER THE SANDED SPOTS, OR BLOWING THE SAND AWAY COMPLETELY. CHAINS.
AND SNOW TIRES ARE NOT AN INSURANCE AGAINST SKIDS; THEY ARE ONLY THERE
TO ASSIST YOU TO OVERCOME HAZARDS CAUSED BY WEATHER CONDITIONS.
REMEMBER: NO SAFETY DEVICE CAT EQUAL A SKILLED, CAREFUL DRIVER BEHIND
THE WHEEL. ~ ' “ " ~ ’
NAVSTA SAFETY OFFICE
ADaK, ALASKA