According to the Indiana State Police Dispatch Center in Indianapolis, state wide, troopers investigated 336 property damage crashes, 79 personal injury crashes and 213 assist motorists calls during the same time period.
The most common cause of crashes during snow or icy weather is driving too fast for road conditions. According to ISP, “slick roads don’t cause crashes, driving behavior on those roads cause crashes.”
With more substantial snowfall projected for Monday and overnight into Tuesday, the Indiana State Police would like to offer a few safe driving tips.
- Allow extra time to get to your destination.
- Clear all windows of ice and snow and remove snow from hood, roof and head lights and tail lights.
- Beware of bridges, overpasses and intersections where ice tends to form first.
- Don’t use cruise control on slick roads.
- Avoid abrupt stops and starts, slow down gradually and keep wheels turning to avoid losing traction.
- Use headlights even during daylight hours.
- Increase the following distance between you and the vehicle in front of you.
- DECREASE YOUR SPEED according to the road conditions.
- Make sure everyone in your vehicle is properly restrained.
- DON’T BE DISTRACTED-Pull over and stop to use electronic devices.
- MOVE OVER and SLOW DOWN for emergency vehicles, snow plows and highway service vehicles.
