The Season of Change
While safe driving is essential throughout the year, following some simple safety tips this Autumn will make you a safer driver. Alter Driving HabitsAutumn is typically a damp, wet season, having many coolers, rainy or foggy days and nights.When driving in fog, set your headlights to low beam. This allows the beams of light to point downward, toward the roadway.As the temperatures cool, frost will often form on the roadway, causing hazardous driving conditions. Bridges and overpasses freeze over more quickly so take special caution by slowing down and breaking gently. Also, be aware that black ice can form on roadways as well. Adjust for Fewer Hours of DaylightIn the fall, there are fewer hours of daylight. In the earlier evening, it is common to see children outside playing or riding bikes. Neighbors are walking dogs or taking an early evening stroll. In the fading light of dusk, it is more difficult...