{"id":63427,"date":"2011-01-07T12:54:54","date_gmt":"2011-01-07T18:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=63427"},"modified":"2011-01-11T02:22:37","modified_gmt":"2011-01-11T08:22:37","slug":"winter-weather-driving-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=63427","title":{"rendered":"Winter Weather Driving Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?attachment_id=63565\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63565\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2011\/01\/DPS-Patch.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"DPS Patch\" width=\"120\" height=\"140\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-63565\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEAST TEXAS &#8212; The Texas Department of Public Safety urges drivers to pay attention to changing weather conditions and prepare for the winter driving season. Stranded drivers can call the DPS helpline at 1-800-525-5555 for help from a DPS trooper or appropriate emergency service. Customers of participating wireless companies&#8211;ALLTEL, Nextel and Verizon Wireless&#8211;can dial *DPS (*377) free of airtime charges anywhere in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Winter driving tips include: <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Wear your seat belt, and make sure all passengers\u2014including children\u2014are buckled up.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Remember that ice forms first on bridges, overpasses and shady areas. If you hit a patch of ice, stay off your brakes and decelerate slowly, holding the car steady as you go over the ice.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Speed is the main problem with driving on ice. Adjust your speed to fit the weather conditions. Keep a safe distance from the car in front of you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 If your car goes into a skid, take your foot off the gas pedal but don\u2019t hit the brake. Steer gently in the direction you want the front of the car to go. As the car straightens out, you will be able to regain traction and control.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Check your car battery before cold weather sets in. Battery power dips in cold weather.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Keep blankets, a first-aid kit, flares, jumper cables, tire chains, a flashlight, ice scraper and gloves in your car. Take a food supply of candy bars or dried fruit in case you become stranded.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Keep the gasoline level as high as possible to prevent water condensation in the tank.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Check the automobile\u2019s motor oil, transmission fluid, ignition system, lights, heater, cooling system and wipers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EAST TEXAS &#8212; The Texas Department of Public Safety urges drivers to pay attention to changing weather conditions and prepare for the winter driving season. Stranded drivers can call the DPS helpline at 1-800-525-5555 for help from a DPS trooper or appropriate emergency service. Customers of participating wireless companies&#8211;ALLTEL, Nextel and Verizon Wireless&#8211;can dial *DPS &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=63427\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Winter Weather Driving Tips<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-11 03:14:09","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63427"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64117,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63427\/revisions\/64117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}