Tips for safe winter travel

Once winter comes and you find yourself on long journeys to enjoy it fully, you must bear in mind certain precautions, and it is wise to purchase any travel insurance.

Upon arrival the weather is usually advised to be cautious about when moving by car on the road and take care to adapt the vehicle, according to weather conditions and take proper maintenance thereof.

Everyone should remember that when making a trip during the winter, the weather situation can become very sensitive. It is usually some precautions and be aware when making winter trips tend to forget others and just for these times are recorded greater number of road accidents, and one of the causes are often severe weather conditions.

The most common precautions that should be considered for these trips:

"One of the first advice is to make a trip planning, pre-trip information and before leaving on the weather forecasts provided for the journey, as many as will often set the climate of the time they reach destination and not during the trip. It should also be a prior assessment of the risk of bad weather on the way and if you can change, having previously studied the different alternative paths.

"If it is the case across snow or ice, then it is best to have special winter tires, which will provide better road holding and greater traction in the most sensitive firm. Another point to consider is to carry chains in the trunk to be a tool if the road is very adverse, in addition to the traffic authority may require use in a stretch of highway, this occurs in areas of high mountain passes.

"In useful advice and not to forget the first, is to take a good map as a guide. Besides should not lack for anything, if you isolated one on the road, mobile phone and if you must talk while driving do so with hands free. Nor forget a flashlight, food and water in abundance, in case it is and must wait for help.

"Also you must keep the fuel tank as full as possible, since if the vehicle is immobilized, the heating system can be very helpful to combat the cold while waiting for help.