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Infograph: Ministry of Transportation    Winter Driving Tips

 

Driving Tips To Keep Ontario Roads and Your Loved Ones Safe

 

One person, one seat belt: Make sure that each passenger has their own seat belt and that everyone is wearing a working seat belt.

Hands on the wheel, eyes on the road: Focus on the road and avoid distractions. Don't text and drive.

Keep children safe and secure: Always ensure child car seats are installed correctly before strapping your child in.

Remember it's still winter: Give yourself extra time and adjust your driving to road and weather conditions. Call 511 or visit ontario.ca/511 for current highway conditions.

Be Prepared: get your vehicle ready with a maintenance check-up. Have a winter driving survival kit in your vehicle and always be sure to clear all snow and ice from your windshield, headlights and rear and signal lights.

 

QUICK FACTS

 

For every one per cent increase in seat belt usage, five lives in Canada are saved.

If current collision trends continue, fatalities from distracted driving may exceed those from drinking and driving by 2016.

Collisions are the main cause of death for Canadian children.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

 

Find more information on seat belts.

Find more information on distracted driving.

Find more information on safe winter driving.

Find out how to correctly install a rear-facing infant seat, a forward-facing toddler seat, and a child booster seat.

For information on road closures, check 511 or follow @511Ontario on Twitter.

 

(Source: Ministry of Transportation)