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Minnesota is famous for a lot of things, and one of those things is its weather. Summer and Spring can be fairly mild, though there is always the chance of heavy storms and tornadoes. Winters turns roads into black ice and assail drivers with snowstorms and extreme cold. You have to be ready for anything in Little Falls. Here are some tips for handling the hardest weather Minnesota has to dish out:
Brake Early
In the stormy season, the number one way to stay safe on wet roads is to double the time you take to apply the brakes. Driving a little more slowly than usual in general will help to give you greater reaction time for anything that can go wrong on a rainy road, but braking too abruptly is the greatest danger for most drivers on wet roads. While we’re on the subject of rain: The roads are still wet for quite awhile after the rain lets up, so treat wet roads carefully whether or not the sky is clear.
Don’t Drive in Rough Weather When You Don’t Have To
Sometimes you have no choice, but when you do, take the safer one. If you don’t have to go out on an icy road, don’t go out on an icy road. If you are forced to drive on an icy road, drive as slow as you safely can. You can lose control even at under 10mph. If you’re going over 45mph, even on the highway, you’re asking for trouble.
Keep an Emergency Kit on Hand
In Minnesota, you never know when a tornado or a storm might hit, so be prepared.
Hanneken Insurance Agency Inc. can connect you with an insurance provider that can cover you should worse come to worst, but with safe driving, you might never even need to file a claim, no matter how rough the weather gets.