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With snow and ice making a triumphant return Alberta’s roads this week, it’s important to be safe.
Preparing for winter roads can be as easy as putting on a pair of winter tires, however, that always won’t be what keeps you out of ditch.
While roads conditions vary throughout the day one of the key elements of winter driving is being prepared.
Windspeaker Radio Network spoke with AMA Driving Instructor Denis Porter about how you can make sure your vehicle is ready for the winter.
Even though the season may change and vehicles are fully ready to go for the winter, another challenge is the mindset of winter driving.
Porter shared things to think about when getting behind the wheel in winter.
Ways to plan ahead before driving to your destination is checking out AMA road report, Alberta 511, and local municipal updates for both transit and road conditions.
If winter driving stills scares you, AMA and other driving schools offer winter driving courses to help take the edge off driving during winter conditions.
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