FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, October 29, 2020
DMV URGES MOTORISTS TO PREPARE FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
Tips Offered to Prepare Vehicles and Drivers for Changing Weather Conditions
Watch DMV’s Winter Driving Tips [1] Videos
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) offer tips to help New Yorkers winterize their vehicles and prepare to drive in more challenging weather conditions. Drivers are also reminded that they can now install snow tires on their vehicles. Under state law, snow tires can be used from October 16 through April 30.
“We cannot control the weather, but we can control how prepared we are to drive in winter conditions,” said Mark J.F. Schroeder, DMV Commissioner and GTSC Chair. “Following a few simple tips like driving slow, making sure your lights are clear and not covered with ice or snow, having ample windshield washer fluid, for example, will help keep you and others safe on the roads.”
Before driving, GTSC recommends these tips:
When ready to drive, follow these tips:
The National Highway Safety Administration also offers winter driving tips [2] and suggests keeping these supplies in the vehicle:
Motorists are urged to check 511NY before traveling. The free travel information system is accessible 24 hours per day by calling 511 or visiting www.511NY.org [3]. The service provides real-time traffic conditions and links to information about air, rail and transit services.
The 511NY website features a winter travel advisory system, with real-time travel reports and a color-coded map indicating which state roads are snow covered, ice covered, wet, dry, or closed to help drivers determine if travel is advisable. The system provides updated snow and ice conditions for interstates and other heavily traveled roads, as reported by snowplow operators.
For more information about DMV, visit dmv.ny.gov [4], or follow the DMV conversation online on Facebook [5], Twitter [6] and Instagram [7].
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