By BRADY KOKOJAN
Student Reporter
You never know which one of these five little tips could keep you from being stranded on the side of the road in freezing weather. So here they are, a few tips that can keep you from being stranded and from having problems with your vehicle:
1. Always fill your car or truck up with gas the day before a big blizzard or even an artic blast. This could eliminate you from being stranded in some of the roughest conditions.
2. Make sure your tires are aired up to the correct PSI which you could see inside the door for the stock tires. Most of the time the PSI range is even shown on the tires. With that said not all cars show their PSI, Always carry a tire gauge which are very cheap to buy at Walmart.
3. According to Be Car Care Aware.com always allow your car a little more time to warm up when temperatures are below freezing so that the oil in the engine and transmission circulate and get warm.
4. Always carry either an ice scraper or even a spray called Ice Off Spray which can be bought at Walmart for less than $5.00. I personally recommend the spray first and then scrape with the ice scraper for easier scraping.
5. Check your wiper blades to see how there conditions are. Wiper blades are very cheap and easy to replace on your own. If you happen to get into a snow storm I would like my chances better with fresh wiper blades.
These tips are handy, but the biggest tip of them all is be proactive. Watch the weather the night before, also do these steps that allow some time before you need to be somewhere so you perform the step correctly and doesn’t make it worse.