Upcoming Winter Driving Is Upon Us! Tips on safe driving?

Nov 14
12:04

2016

Joel Castro

Joel Castro

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While winter doesn’t truly arrive until late December, the perils of driving in cold weather are here. This means drivers must take precautions and have expectations of cold weather hazards. Here are the tips that our limo drivers usually do for extra protection during winter driving. Consider carrying an extra set of windshield wipers in the trunk. If you have one that falls apart in a storm, you can easily replace it on the side of the road as versus trying to drive in blinding rain or snow.

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Make sure you wipe down headlights and taillights during a stop after driving through bad weather. Taking a moment to wipe your headlights will provide you with better lighting while driving in a storm.

Watch out for trouble spots. Exit ramps and bridges ay they can be the first to freeze and become very slippery. Watch out for black ice. This thin sheet of ice over the top of blacktop can give the illusion the road is simply wet when in reality,Upcoming Winter Driving Is Upon Us! Tips on safe driving? Articles you are driving on ice. Be careful in intersections for the same reason. Vehicles may be unable to stop at their red light and slide into your path unintentionally. At Boss Limos, we ensure your safety with highest regarding the service we offer!  The limousine industry emphasizes safe and comfortable transportation for clients especially during winter time, our Vancouver Limo, Surrey Limo, Langley limo and Burnaby Limo offers extraordinary vehicles with prime winter tires that meet the road.

Tires are among the most essential segments of a vehicle and are indispensable, as they are truly the rubber that hits the road. A tire's capacity to meet the street and react to the driver's driving are intensely affected by outer components. Climate, street conditions, and temperature influence a tire's performance in various ways. Tire makers have created tires built for different conditions, winter tires among them.

Since the limousine business cares a lot about the safety of it’s customers, Boss Limos insures their patron 10 million insurance policies as a guarantee. You can rest assure that our operators use the right tires for the season.

A common mistake people assume snow tires are the same as winter tires, but that is not true.

Temperature assumes a major part in tire performance and wellbeing, and administrators in areas that don't snow may consider changing to winter tires in light of a few elements.

"Winter tires used to be called snow tires, yet that is no more the case," says Bob Ulrich, prestigious tire master, and honor winning writer of Modern Tire Dealer magazine. "Winter tires are worked for the winter season, which incorporates chilly temperatures, and potentially rain, ice, and snow. So winter tires will fundamentally perform superior to normal in any of those conditions. In any case, [operators] ought to focus on temperature. There may not be snow or rain in your district, however, if it gets sufficiently cold, you might need to change to winter tires to guarantee safety."

 

At the point when the temperature drops under seven Celsius or 45 degrees Fahrenheit the elastic in the tire gets harder, which influences the tire's capacity to perform, Ulrich says. Winter tires are made with a gentler aggravate that keeps them malleable and enhances their hold out and about in colder atmospheres.

Ulrich says, Winter tires do not just stop quicker, they hold footing and braking capacity [in the cold], and at last braking is the key since you need to have the capacity to hit the brakes and have the auto stop,"

Not withstanding the compound of the elastic, winter tires are planned with various tread profundities and examples, with channels that dislodge water or snow and permit the tire to stay dry and about. On the other hand all season, tires are useful for hotter conditions and ought to be worn when temperatures rise. Individuals who would prefer not to purchase two set of tires always settle on an all-season tires.

Our limousines wear the all-season tire from about March to October and changes to winter mid-October to March. Beside the tires in our fleet. Our vehicles undergo regular check ups and maintenance. It is spotless, shiny and clean. Your clients’ safety is our utmost concern.

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