Most Common Winter Accidents

Rear-endings. Read end incidents happen year round, but they prove especially dangerous in winter. When drivers follow other vehicles too closely and need to stop, they can easily slide on slick rainy and icy roadways into the next car. These common accidents are also some of the most preventable. Maintain your distance in inclement weather to avoid sliding into the vehicle in front of you. If you can see the point where the rear tires of a vehicle meet the roadway, you can steer around it if needed. Turn this simple rule into a habit to avoid these costly and preventable winter collisions.

Black ice accidents. Black ice is more dangerous than other winter conditions for one reason: you cannot see it. As soon as the roadway temperatures drop below freezing, rain begins to freeze on the roadways. Steering and braking on slick surfaces can turn into uncontrollable slides and contribute to head-on collisions, T-bone accidents, and single car accidents. If you encounter black ice on the roadways and begin to slide, avoid tapping on the brakes. Release the accelerator and steer the vehicle in the appropriate direction. Try not to overcompensate if you begin to move in the wrong direction.

Single car incidents. On rural roads in the winter, single cars on the roadway can face any number of winter hazards including poor visibility and black ice. Sometimes, drivers let down their guard while driving on empty roadways which increases the risk of accidents. Other times, poor traction, hazards, and automotive defects contribute to incidents. Single car accidents in winter weather can strand drivers on the roadways until help arrives. Use the same caution you would in urban settings when you drive in low-traffic conditions during winter to reduce the likelihood of a single car incident.

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