With A Forecast For Snow – Are You Prepared?
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As the latest weather forecasts warn of possible snow here in the UK how ready are you for some real winter weather?
The long period of cold, snowy weather that we experienced early in 2009 highlighted how unprepared we in the U.K. often are for intense winter weather. I shouldn’t generalise as people in Scotland tend to be better prepared than their soft southern cousins. Scotland tends to be better able to cope with intense wintery conditions as they experience some bad winter weather nearly every year.
One issue that arose early in 2009 wat that gritting trucks ran out of road grit. It has been said that this was due to a lack of adequate funding. But it really boils down to inaccurate forecasting. While the south of the United Kingdom can experience some intense winter conditions they tend to be very shortlived. There wasn’t enough grit to cope with the prolonged five weeks of snow.
But how do they cope in countries like Sweden and Norway where they have snow on the ground for much of the winter?
Driving on compacted, icy, snowy roads is very dangerous. Not only due to the slippery road surfaces but also as a result of poor visibility. Winter tyres can be a good idea.
Although they do grit their roads in Norway and Sweden this is usually concentrated on busy road junctions. Once you are away from the busy main town and city roads you’ll be driving mainly on compacted snow and ice. In these conditions it is important to travel slowly and make no sudden movements.Overaking is not wise when driving in these conditions.
A good set of winter tyres can be enormously beneficial. The rubber contains added silicone which helps the tyres to remain flexible at low temperatures. They are designed with far heavier tread patterns with fine lateral cuts designed to increase the area of tyre surface in contact with the road.
Another possible option to improve traction is to use snow chains but these are only really useful in snow and not very useful on ice.Another type of tyre to consider are metal studded tyres which can be helpful in icy road conditions.
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