Mountain Driving Tips: If you are preparing to go to the mountains in winter, then keep some special tips in mind.
As temperature and altitude change, the pressure in your tires also changes. Make sure they are air heavy as per the manufacturer's recommended PSI standards, for better grip.
Car Driving Tips in Winter
If you are also preparing to go to the mountains, then keep some important things in mind so that you do not have to face problems. It is very cold at this time, in such a situation, you need to keep an emergency kit ready for yourself during the journey, which can help you deal with a bad situation in this cold weather. For this, you can buy a kit from the market or you can prepare it yourself.
Include these things in the kit
In cold weather, you should include gloves, blankets, hand warmers, non-perishable food items, water, a first aid kit, jumper cables, tire chains, a knife, a torch, a radio, extra batteries, mobile charger in your kit. And cables and flares must be kept. Most of these items you will usually have on hand and will not cost you much, and if you get stuck somewhere, you may have to wait for help and these items can save you.
Safe driving on snowy mountain roads
Driving through snow in the mountains is not the same as driving in the lowlands in winter. However, if you adopt some tips then you will get some relief.
Keep the speed slow
Due to high speed, you may lose control of the vehicle, so keep the speed low.
Turn off auto-driving features
Features like lane keep assist could be nice when the roads are dry. But in snow and snowfall, these can cause problems.
Shift to low gear
If your vehicle is not an AWD model, shifting into a low gear (D to 2) will slow down the rotation of your transmission, allowing the vehicle to slow down without applying the brakes.
Check tires
As temperature and altitude change, the pressure in your tires also changes. Make sure they are air heavy as per the manufacturer's recommended PSI standards, for better grip.
Keep the lights on
If your vehicle does not have daytime running lights, turn on your headlamps so you can see better.
Use brakes properly
You should never press the brakes suddenly, this may cause the vehicle to slip which you cannot control. Instead, apply the brakes gently and downshift your transmission to slow the vehicle.
Don't stop at the hills
Stopping while climbing a slope can make it difficult to regain your speed and may cause you to roll backward.
