Drivers Can Avoid Winter Accidents if They Take the Right Precautions
Winter is about a month and a half away so drivers need to be prepared. During the winter, many drivers encounter hazardous situations such as snow, ice, wind, fallen trees, and debris that can cause them to get into collisions. It is important to prepare in advance to avoid becoming a statistic.
When it is cold the tire pressure on your vehicle drops by more than one pound each hour that the car is not in a garaged area. This means that each driver should keep a tire pressure gauge in their vehicles glove compartment so that the tire pressure can be measured on a daily basis.
Visitors from the States may be a little surprised to learn that ICBC is, effectively, the only auto insurer in British Columbia. The ICBC “is a provincial Crown corporation established in 1973 to provide universal auto insurance to B.C. motorists.” And, since then, the role of the ICBC has expanded to handle licensing and registration for the province’s vehicles.
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