GUEST SPEAKER:
Melissa Brabant from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. She has been with MTO for 22 years (since 1999). She has an IT degree from Ryerson. Melissa is with the Road/User Safety Division.
She gave a very informative presentation about Winter Driving. Here are a few of the points she made:
-Change to snow tires when the temperature drops to 7 degrees Celsius
-Snow tires perform better than All Season tires. Melissa had a video where cars tested braking and cornering with both kinds of tire, and snow tires clearly won.
-Drive according to conditions. If you drive the speed limit under extreme winter conditions, you could get a ticket if an officer felt it was too fast for the road condition.
-Always have an Annual Winter Maintenance Inspection
-Switch to Winter windshield wiper blades!
-Make sure especially that your heater and defroster are working
-Prepare for winter – make sure that you have a snowbrush and scraper, are dressed for the weather, and have a Winter Survival Kit in your car.
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/ontario-511/winter-driving-tips.shtml
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/ontario-511/pdfs/winter-driving-tips-for-drivers-in-ontario.pdf
Meeting Adjourned
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