The SmarT Driver’S
winTER
SuRViVAL
GUIDE
background: Peter Hermus/istock; car: robertiez/istock
EvE rything you nEE d to know to safEly
navigatE wintEr roads
did you know?
Top 3
reasons for winter
service calls: battery
service, vehicle
unlocks, tows
shows a tire meets
requirements
for providing
ama rescues are traction in harsh
battery calls*
winter conditions
4 in 10
*in extreme weather. **or less if the posted limit is lower.
620,000
tons of sand
used annually on
alberta roads
ama rescues
a motorist every
40 seconds*
28% of collisions
caused by following
too closely
60 km/h
max. speed when
passing a tow truck
with flashing lights**
AMA insider
Winter 2016
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