missouri’s highways. bue p iuri · 2015. 12. 23. · your car. many times it is best to steer...
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Spring
Winter
Summer
Autumn
• Neverdrivewhenyouhavebeendrink-ingalcoholicbeverages.
• Neverridewithsomeonewhohasbeendrinking.
• Ifmedicationdirectionsindicateyoushouldnotdriveaftertakingit,don’tdoit.
• Haveagoodattitudewhenyoudrive.Bepatientwithothers.
• Givedrivingyourfullattention.Behindthewheelisnoplacetoread,putonmakeup,ortalkonthecellphone.
• Howaboutthoseeyes?Don’tbevain.Ifyouneedglasses,wearthem.
• Keepyourcarwindowscleaninsideandout.
Feel free to call the Road Condition Report Hotline at:
1-888-275-6636
Or, check the Patrol’s web site at:
www.mshp.dps.mo.gov
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• Alwaysdriveongood,properlyinflatedtires.
• Knowandobeyalltrafficlaws.
• Bereadytoadjustyourspeedtobeap-propriateforconstantlychangingdrivingconditions.
Finally,let’sallworktogether,sofewerpeoplewillbecometrafficcrashstatisticsonMissouri’shighways.
issouriisastateoffourseasons andeachseasonhasitsownuniqueroadconditions.Missouridrivingcannotbecategorizedentirelyintospring,summer,autumn,orwinter.Naturesome-timesmixesourfourseasonstogether,andthiscancauseproblemswhenwetravel.
Thisbrochurehasbeenpreparedtogiveyousometipsonhowtohandleourmanyvarieddrivingconditions.
Buckle Up Missouri!
Thoughbeautiful,springistheseasontotrickyou.Don’tletyourweatherguarddown.Let’snotgettooconfident,because...
Inspringwehavewidelyvariedtemperatures.Abridgefloororroad-waycanbecomefrostcoveredquickly,andmeltingsnowdrainingacrossaroadcansoonbeice.
Foglikesspringanditsfickletem-peratures.Theruleisslowdownandgetthoseheadlightson.
Heavyrainscomewithspring,sodoeshydroplaning,softshoul-ders,andflashflooding.Neverdrivethroughfastmovingwatersandal-waysheedsignsthatwarnofflooding.
Springisthebeginningofthefarmingseason.Bigtractorsandwideequipmentwillstarttravelingtheroads.Slowdownandgivethemplentyofroom.
Tornadoesoccurwithfluctuat-ingtemperatures.Payattentiontoweatherbulletins.Springisatimeofrenewal.Missouriwinterishardonman,beast,andourmechanicalfriends.Giveyourcartheattentionitdeserves.
Remember,inMissouri,youmustremoveyourstuddedsnowtiresbe-foreApril1.
Summerisagreattimeofyear,butmoretrafficcrashesoccurdur-ingthisseasonthananyother.That’sbecausemorepeoplearetravelingandhaveafalsesensethatroadsareattheirbest.Let’strytomakesummerourbestdrivingseasonbykeepingafewthingsinmind.
Remember:Thereisaslipperyfilmontheroadwhenitstartsraining.Slowdown!Whenitrainsyourhead-lightsarerequiredbylawtobeonwithyourwipers.
Kidsareoutofschoolforthesum-mer.Watchoutforthem.Theysome-timesusepoorjudgmentaspedestri-ansandbicyclists.
Motorcyclesareoutthistimeofyear,sokeepasharpeyeoutforthem.Theyareeasytooverlook.
Don’tspoilyourvacationbynotbeingprepared.Makesureyouandyourvehiclearereadyforthemilesahead.Knowyourroute.Securelug-gageproperly.Takefrequentbreakstostayalertandsafe.
Thesceneryisgreat,butdon’tforgettowatchtheroad.
Missouribuildsandrepairsitsroadsinthesummertime,sopaycloseattentionto,andheed,constructionsignsandworkmen.
Give‘emabrake!
AutumnistheseasonMissouriputsonitsprettiestface.We’retiredofthesummerheat,soit’sgoodtohaveachange.But,wehavetostayontopofMissouri’sever-changingroadandweatherconditions.
Thosebeautifulleaveswillfall,sowatchforthemastheypileupontheroad.Theycreateaslickspotwhentheygetwet.
Thefarmersaretryingtogettheircropsoutofthefields.Continuetobepatientwhentheirmachineryisontheroad.
Duetochangingtemperatures,be-wareoffrostonbridgefloors.
Thekidsarebackinschool.Re-member,onatwo-laneroadwayifaschoolbusisstoppeddisplayingwarn-ingsignalsandiseitherloadingorun-loadingchildren,youmuststopwhenbothmeetingandfollowingthebus.However,itisonlynecessarytostoponafour-lanehighwaywhenfollowingthebus.
DeerareplentifulinMissouriandonecanrunsuddenlyinfrontofyourcar.Manytimesitisbesttosteerstraightandslowdowninsteadofswervingrightorlefttoavoidacolli-sion.
It’stimetogetthecarreadyforwinter.Thatcoldandsnowyseasonwillsoonbehere.
November1isthedateyoucanputonyourstuddedsnowtiresinMissouri.
WinterinMissouricanbeveryharshanddangerous,butthedis-comfortsanddifficultiesitbringscanbeminimizedifwedosomecarefulplanningandusecommonsense.
Allowyourselfextratravelingtimeaswinterdemandsweslowdown.Remembertogiveyourcarachancetowarmupbeforeyoubeginyourjourney.Clearallitswindowsofthatpeskyfrost,snow,andice.
Remembertouseyourhead-lightsonthoselong,cold,graydaysofwinter.Bettertobeseenthanhurt.
Keepaboxofemergencyequip-mentinthetrunkofyourcartobeusedifyoubecomestrandedonacold,lonely,desertedroad.Someoftheequipmentshouldincludeflares,blankets,flashlight,gloves,tools,andanythingelsethatmighthelpyouinanemergency.
Alwayskeepyourfueltankatleasthalffull.
Neverusecruisecontrolwhenroadsareslick.
Isyourcarreadyforwinter?
Here’s a good checklist:anti-freeze,wiperblades,hoses,belts,battery,heater,exhaust,defrost-er,windshieldwasher,tires,etc.Where’stheicescraper?