Winter driving can be scary and takes extra awareness andconcentration. The safest thing you can do while driving on ice andsnow? Slow down and be patient.
Many winter driving accidents are caused by motorists travelingtoo fast for the weather conditions. Overconfidence in one'sabilities and vehicle is a factor in many of the serious and fatalwinter accidents, according to IcyRoadSafety.com.
More than 800 people die each year in the U.S. in vehiclecrashes caused by snow, sleet and freezing rain, according to astudy by University of Georgia researcher AlanBlack. The study found that from 1996 to 2011, more than12,000 people died in the U.S. in vehicle accidents that happenedduring winter precipitation. The average per year was 817deaths.
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