The Dangers of Icy Roads, Infographic

THE DANGERS OF ICY ROADS ICY ROADS: THE DANGERS OF WINTER DRIVING IN MICHIGAN WITH FRIGID WINTERS AND FORECASTS OF ICE AND SNOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR, THE DANGERS OF DRIVING ARE MULTIPLIED AS ROADS BECOME SLICK AND AT TIMES, DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE SAFELY. WINTER IN MICHIGAN: FACT VS. FICTION BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE MICHIGAN CAN EXPECT SNOW FOR A MAJORITY OF THE YEAR. HIGHS AVERAGE WINTER TEMPERATURE IN 34° MICHIGAN 30 21 IN FACT, IT SNOWS FOR UP TO 7 MONTHS OUT OF YEAR, STARTING IN ОСТОВER AND TAPERING OFF IN APRIL. LOWS ** SNOWFALL IN MICHIGAN THE ALL-TIME RECORD I AVERAGE FOR SNOWFALL IN SNOWFALL MICHIGAN IS A WHOPPING 2010-2011 355.9 INCHES FROM 1978-1979. * 178.5 INCHES THAT IS ALMOST TWICE LAST YEAR'S AVERAGE. WEATHER PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE MICHIGAN DRIVERS HAVE MANY INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEAL WITH IN THE WINTER, INCLUDING RAIN AND SNOW. UP TO 24% OF ACCIDENTS ARE DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER, INCLUDING: OF ACCIDENTS WERE OF ACCIDENTS HAPPENED ATTRIBUTED TO RAIN. IN THE SNOW. CAUTION: BRIDGES ICE FIRST SINCE BRIDGES STAND ALONE AND CAN FREEZE MUCH FASTER THAN THE ROAD ITSELF, MANY WATCH DRIVERS UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF DRIVING ON BRIDGES IN WINTER WEATHER. WATCH OUT FOR: FOR ICE ON BRIDGE * BLACK ICE ON BRIDGES AND ROADWAYS *FALLING TEMPERATURES- EVEN 32 DEGREE WEATHER CAN FREEZE A WET OR SNOWY BRIDGE AFRESHLY FALLEN SHOW OR ICE ON A BRIDGE OR ÖVERPASS WINTER: A DANGEROUS TIME TO DRIVE DANGEROUS MONTHS DID YOU KNOW? DEC STARTING IN JULY, CAR DECEMBER IS MICHIGAN'S ACCIDENTS GROW IN NUMBERS MOST DANGEROUS MONTH AND NEARLY DOUBLE IN TO DRIVE, WITH OVER 33,000 TOTAL CRASHES. WINTER. WINTER DRIVING DANGERS: WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR FROZEN BRIDGES BLACK ICE EURUES ID THE RORD DECELERATION SPOTS SLOW TIPS FOR WINTER DRIVING 1. WAIT FOR ROAD CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE DURING BAD WEATHER. 2. USE TIRE CHAINS WHEN YOU CAN. 3. DRIVE AT SLOW SPEEDS ON ICY ROADS AND BRIDGES. 4. STAY CALM IF YOU BEGIN TO SKID- TURN YOUR CAR INTO IT AND DON' T ATTEMPT TO OVERCORRECT YOUR STEERING. 5. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT. CAR ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE AT ANY TIME, AND THE PROBABILITY OF ACCIDENTS OF TEN INCREASES IN THE WINTER. IF You WOULD LIKE MORE TIPS AND INFORMÁTION ABOUT HOW TO DRIVE SAFELY THIS WINTER, PLEASE CONTACT THE DETROIT PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS OF RAVIDE ASSOCIATES, P.C. TODAY. www.MICHIGANPERSONALINJURY.COM SOURCES: FORBES, NHTSA, www.ICYROADSAFETY.COM. U.S. CENSUS * * THE DANGERS OF ICY ROADS ICY ROADS: THE DANGERS OF WINTER DRIVING IN MICHIGAN WITH FRIGID WINTERS AND FORECASTS OF ICE AND SNOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR, THE DANGERS OF DRIVING ARE MULTIPLIED AS ROADS BECOME SLICK AND AT TIMES, DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE SAFELY. WINTER IN MICHIGAN: FACT VS. FICTION BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE MICHIGAN CAN EXPECT SNOW FOR A MAJORITY OF THE YEAR. HIGHS AVERAGE WINTER TEMPERATURE IN 34° MICHIGAN 30 21 IN FACT, IT SNOWS FOR UP TO 7 MONTHS OUT OF YEAR, STARTING IN ОСТОВER AND TAPERING OFF IN APRIL. LOWS ** SNOWFALL IN MICHIGAN THE ALL-TIME RECORD I AVERAGE FOR SNOWFALL IN SNOWFALL MICHIGAN IS A WHOPPING 2010-2011 355.9 INCHES FROM 1978-1979. * 178.5 INCHES THAT IS ALMOST TWICE LAST YEAR'S AVERAGE. WEATHER PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE MICHIGAN DRIVERS HAVE MANY INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEAL WITH IN THE WINTER, INCLUDING RAIN AND SNOW. UP TO 24% OF ACCIDENTS ARE DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER, INCLUDING: OF ACCIDENTS WERE OF ACCIDENTS HAPPENED ATTRIBUTED TO RAIN. IN THE SNOW. CAUTION: BRIDGES ICE FIRST SINCE BRIDGES STAND ALONE AND CAN FREEZE MUCH FASTER THAN THE ROAD ITSELF, MANY WATCH DRIVERS UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF DRIVING ON BRIDGES IN WINTER WEATHER. WATCH OUT FOR: FOR ICE ON BRIDGE * BLACK ICE ON BRIDGES AND ROADWAYS *FALLING TEMPERATURES- EVEN 32 DEGREE WEATHER CAN FREEZE A WET OR SNOWY BRIDGE AFRESHLY FALLEN SHOW OR ICE ON A BRIDGE OR ÖVERPASS WINTER: A DANGEROUS TIME TO DRIVE DANGEROUS MONTHS DID YOU KNOW? DEC STARTING IN JULY, CAR DECEMBER IS MICHIGAN'S ACCIDENTS GROW IN NUMBERS MOST DANGEROUS MONTH AND NEARLY DOUBLE IN TO DRIVE, WITH OVER 33,000 TOTAL CRASHES. WINTER. WINTER DRIVING DANGERS: WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR FROZEN BRIDGES BLACK ICE EURUES ID THE RORD DECELERATION SPOTS SLOW TIPS FOR WINTER DRIVING 1. WAIT FOR ROAD CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE DURING BAD WEATHER. 2. USE TIRE CHAINS WHEN YOU CAN. 3. DRIVE AT SLOW SPEEDS ON ICY ROADS AND BRIDGES. 4. STAY CALM IF YOU BEGIN TO SKID- TURN YOUR CAR INTO IT AND DON' T ATTEMPT TO OVERCORRECT YOUR STEERING. 5. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT. CAR ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE AT ANY TIME, AND THE PROBABILITY OF ACCIDENTS OF TEN INCREASES IN THE WINTER. IF You WOULD LIKE MORE TIPS AND INFORMÁTION ABOUT HOW TO DRIVE SAFELY THIS WINTER, PLEASE CONTACT THE DETROIT PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS OF RAVIDE ASSOCIATES, P.C. TODAY. www.MICHIGANPERSONALINJURY.COM SOURCES: FORBES, NHTSA, www.ICYROADSAFETY.COM. U.S. CENSUS * * THE DANGERS OF ICY ROADS ICY ROADS: THE DANGERS OF WINTER DRIVING IN MICHIGAN WITH FRIGID WINTERS AND FORECASTS OF ICE AND SNOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR, THE DANGERS OF DRIVING ARE MULTIPLIED AS ROADS BECOME SLICK AND AT TIMES, DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE SAFELY. WINTER IN MICHIGAN: FACT VS. FICTION BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE MICHIGAN CAN EXPECT SNOW FOR A MAJORITY OF THE YEAR. HIGHS AVERAGE WINTER TEMPERATURE IN 34° MICHIGAN 30 21 IN FACT, IT SNOWS FOR UP TO 7 MONTHS OUT OF YEAR, STARTING IN ОСТОВER AND TAPERING OFF IN APRIL. LOWS ** SNOWFALL IN MICHIGAN THE ALL-TIME RECORD I AVERAGE FOR SNOWFALL IN SNOWFALL MICHIGAN IS A WHOPPING 2010-2011 355.9 INCHES FROM 1978-1979. * 178.5 INCHES THAT IS ALMOST TWICE LAST YEAR'S AVERAGE. WEATHER PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE MICHIGAN DRIVERS HAVE MANY INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEAL WITH IN THE WINTER, INCLUDING RAIN AND SNOW. UP TO 24% OF ACCIDENTS ARE DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER, INCLUDING: OF ACCIDENTS WERE OF ACCIDENTS HAPPENED ATTRIBUTED TO RAIN. IN THE SNOW. CAUTION: BRIDGES ICE FIRST SINCE BRIDGES STAND ALONE AND CAN FREEZE MUCH FASTER THAN THE ROAD ITSELF, MANY WATCH DRIVERS UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF DRIVING ON BRIDGES IN WINTER WEATHER. WATCH OUT FOR: FOR ICE ON BRIDGE * BLACK ICE ON BRIDGES AND ROADWAYS *FALLING TEMPERATURES- EVEN 32 DEGREE WEATHER CAN FREEZE A WET OR SNOWY BRIDGE AFRESHLY FALLEN SHOW OR ICE ON A BRIDGE OR ÖVERPASS WINTER: A DANGEROUS TIME TO DRIVE DANGEROUS MONTHS DID YOU KNOW? DEC STARTING IN JULY, CAR DECEMBER IS MICHIGAN'S ACCIDENTS GROW IN NUMBERS MOST DANGEROUS MONTH AND NEARLY DOUBLE IN TO DRIVE, WITH OVER 33,000 TOTAL CRASHES. WINTER. WINTER DRIVING DANGERS: WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR FROZEN BRIDGES BLACK ICE EURUES ID THE RORD DECELERATION SPOTS SLOW TIPS FOR WINTER DRIVING 1. WAIT FOR ROAD CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE DURING BAD WEATHER. 2. USE TIRE CHAINS WHEN YOU CAN. 3. DRIVE AT SLOW SPEEDS ON ICY ROADS AND BRIDGES. 4. STAY CALM IF YOU BEGIN TO SKID- TURN YOUR CAR INTO IT AND DON' T ATTEMPT TO OVERCORRECT YOUR STEERING. 5. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT. CAR ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE AT ANY TIME, AND THE PROBABILITY OF ACCIDENTS OF TEN INCREASES IN THE WINTER. IF You WOULD LIKE MORE TIPS AND INFORMÁTION ABOUT HOW TO DRIVE SAFELY THIS WINTER, PLEASE CONTACT THE DETROIT PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS OF RAVIDE ASSOCIATES, P.C. TODAY. www.MICHIGANPERSONALINJURY.COM SOURCES: FORBES, NHTSA, www.ICYROADSAFETY.COM. U.S. CENSUS * * THE DANGERS OF ICY ROADS ICY ROADS: THE DANGERS OF WINTER DRIVING IN MICHIGAN WITH FRIGID WINTERS AND FORECASTS OF ICE AND SNOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR, THE DANGERS OF DRIVING ARE MULTIPLIED AS ROADS BECOME SLICK AND AT TIMES, DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE SAFELY. WINTER IN MICHIGAN: FACT VS. FICTION BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE MICHIGAN CAN EXPECT SNOW FOR A MAJORITY OF THE YEAR. HIGHS AVERAGE WINTER TEMPERATURE IN 34° MICHIGAN 30 21 IN FACT, IT SNOWS FOR UP TO 7 MONTHS OUT OF YEAR, STARTING IN ОСТОВER AND TAPERING OFF IN APRIL. LOWS ** SNOWFALL IN MICHIGAN THE ALL-TIME RECORD I AVERAGE FOR SNOWFALL IN SNOWFALL MICHIGAN IS A WHOPPING 2010-2011 355.9 INCHES FROM 1978-1979. * 178.5 INCHES THAT IS ALMOST TWICE LAST YEAR'S AVERAGE. WEATHER PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE MICHIGAN DRIVERS HAVE MANY INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEAL WITH IN THE WINTER, INCLUDING RAIN AND SNOW. UP TO 24% OF ACCIDENTS ARE DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER, INCLUDING: OF ACCIDENTS WERE OF ACCIDENTS HAPPENED ATTRIBUTED TO RAIN. IN THE SNOW. CAUTION: BRIDGES ICE FIRST SINCE BRIDGES STAND ALONE AND CAN FREEZE MUCH FASTER THAN THE ROAD ITSELF, MANY WATCH DRIVERS UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF DRIVING ON BRIDGES IN WINTER WEATHER. WATCH OUT FOR: FOR ICE ON BRIDGE * BLACK ICE ON BRIDGES AND ROADWAYS *FALLING TEMPERATURES- EVEN 32 DEGREE WEATHER CAN FREEZE A WET OR SNOWY BRIDGE AFRESHLY FALLEN SHOW OR ICE ON A BRIDGE OR ÖVERPASS WINTER: A DANGEROUS TIME TO DRIVE DANGEROUS MONTHS DID YOU KNOW? DEC STARTING IN JULY, CAR DECEMBER IS MICHIGAN'S ACCIDENTS GROW IN NUMBERS MOST DANGEROUS MONTH AND NEARLY DOUBLE IN TO DRIVE, WITH OVER 33,000 TOTAL CRASHES. WINTER. WINTER DRIVING DANGERS: WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR FROZEN BRIDGES BLACK ICE EURUES ID THE RORD DECELERATION SPOTS SLOW TIPS FOR WINTER DRIVING 1. WAIT FOR ROAD CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE DURING BAD WEATHER. 2. USE TIRE CHAINS WHEN YOU CAN. 3. DRIVE AT SLOW SPEEDS ON ICY ROADS AND BRIDGES. 4. STAY CALM IF YOU BEGIN TO SKID- TURN YOUR CAR INTO IT AND DON' T ATTEMPT TO OVERCORRECT YOUR STEERING. 5. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT. CAR ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE AT ANY TIME, AND THE PROBABILITY OF ACCIDENTS OF TEN INCREASES IN THE WINTER. IF You WOULD LIKE MORE TIPS AND INFORMÁTION ABOUT HOW TO DRIVE SAFELY THIS WINTER, PLEASE CONTACT THE DETROIT PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS OF RAVIDE ASSOCIATES, P.C. TODAY. www.MICHIGANPERSONALINJURY.COM SOURCES: FORBES, NHTSA, www.ICYROADSAFETY.COM. U.S. CENSUS * * THE DANGERS OF ICY ROADS ICY ROADS: THE DANGERS OF WINTER DRIVING IN MICHIGAN WITH FRIGID WINTERS AND FORECASTS OF ICE AND SNOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR, THE DANGERS OF DRIVING ARE MULTIPLIED AS ROADS BECOME SLICK AND AT TIMES, DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE SAFELY. WINTER IN MICHIGAN: FACT VS. FICTION BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE MICHIGAN CAN EXPECT SNOW FOR A MAJORITY OF THE YEAR. HIGHS AVERAGE WINTER TEMPERATURE IN 34° MICHIGAN 30 21 IN FACT, IT SNOWS FOR UP TO 7 MONTHS OUT OF YEAR, STARTING IN ОСТОВER AND TAPERING OFF IN APRIL. LOWS ** SNOWFALL IN MICHIGAN THE ALL-TIME RECORD I AVERAGE FOR SNOWFALL IN SNOWFALL MICHIGAN IS A WHOPPING 2010-2011 355.9 INCHES FROM 1978-1979. * 178.5 INCHES THAT IS ALMOST TWICE LAST YEAR'S AVERAGE. WEATHER PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE MICHIGAN DRIVERS HAVE MANY INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEAL WITH IN THE WINTER, INCLUDING RAIN AND SNOW. UP TO 24% OF ACCIDENTS ARE DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER, INCLUDING: OF ACCIDENTS WERE OF ACCIDENTS HAPPENED ATTRIBUTED TO RAIN. IN THE SNOW. CAUTION: BRIDGES ICE FIRST SINCE BRIDGES STAND ALONE AND CAN FREEZE MUCH FASTER THAN THE ROAD ITSELF, MANY WATCH DRIVERS UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF DRIVING ON BRIDGES IN WINTER WEATHER. WATCH OUT FOR: FOR ICE ON BRIDGE * BLACK ICE ON BRIDGES AND ROADWAYS *FALLING TEMPERATURES- EVEN 32 DEGREE WEATHER CAN FREEZE A WET OR SNOWY BRIDGE AFRESHLY FALLEN SHOW OR ICE ON A BRIDGE OR ÖVERPASS WINTER: A DANGEROUS TIME TO DRIVE DANGEROUS MONTHS DID YOU KNOW? DEC STARTING IN JULY, CAR DECEMBER IS MICHIGAN'S ACCIDENTS GROW IN NUMBERS MOST DANGEROUS MONTH AND NEARLY DOUBLE IN TO DRIVE, WITH OVER 33,000 TOTAL CRASHES. WINTER. WINTER DRIVING DANGERS: WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR FROZEN BRIDGES BLACK ICE EURUES ID THE RORD DECELERATION SPOTS SLOW TIPS FOR WINTER DRIVING 1. WAIT FOR ROAD CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE DURING BAD WEATHER. 2. USE TIRE CHAINS WHEN YOU CAN. 3. DRIVE AT SLOW SPEEDS ON ICY ROADS AND BRIDGES. 4. STAY CALM IF YOU BEGIN TO SKID- TURN YOUR CAR INTO IT AND DON' T ATTEMPT TO OVERCORRECT YOUR STEERING. 5. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT. CAR ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE AT ANY TIME, AND THE PROBABILITY OF ACCIDENTS OF TEN INCREASES IN THE WINTER. IF You WOULD LIKE MORE TIPS AND INFORMÁTION ABOUT HOW TO DRIVE SAFELY THIS WINTER, PLEASE CONTACT THE DETROIT PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS OF RAVIDE ASSOCIATES, P.C. TODAY. www.MICHIGANPERSONALINJURY.COM SOURCES: FORBES, NHTSA, www.ICYROADSAFETY.COM. U.S. CENSUS * * THE DANGERS OF ICY ROADS ICY ROADS: THE DANGERS OF WINTER DRIVING IN MICHIGAN WITH FRIGID WINTERS AND FORECASTS OF ICE AND SNOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR, THE DANGERS OF DRIVING ARE MULTIPLIED AS ROADS BECOME SLICK AND AT TIMES, DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE SAFELY. WINTER IN MICHIGAN: FACT VS. FICTION BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE MICHIGAN CAN EXPECT SNOW FOR A MAJORITY OF THE YEAR. HIGHS AVERAGE WINTER TEMPERATURE IN 34° MICHIGAN 30 21 IN FACT, IT SNOWS FOR UP TO 7 MONTHS OUT OF YEAR, STARTING IN ОСТОВER AND TAPERING OFF IN APRIL. LOWS ** SNOWFALL IN MICHIGAN THE ALL-TIME RECORD I AVERAGE FOR SNOWFALL IN SNOWFALL MICHIGAN IS A WHOPPING 2010-2011 355.9 INCHES FROM 1978-1979. * 178.5 INCHES THAT IS ALMOST TWICE LAST YEAR'S AVERAGE. WEATHER PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE MICHIGAN DRIVERS HAVE MANY INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEAL WITH IN THE WINTER, INCLUDING RAIN AND SNOW. UP TO 24% OF ACCIDENTS ARE DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER, INCLUDING: OF ACCIDENTS WERE OF ACCIDENTS HAPPENED ATTRIBUTED TO RAIN. IN THE SNOW. CAUTION: BRIDGES ICE FIRST SINCE BRIDGES STAND ALONE AND CAN FREEZE MUCH FASTER THAN THE ROAD ITSELF, MANY WATCH DRIVERS UNDERESTIMATE THE DANGERS OF DRIVING ON BRIDGES IN WINTER WEATHER. WATCH OUT FOR: FOR ICE ON BRIDGE * BLACK ICE ON BRIDGES AND ROADWAYS *FALLING TEMPERATURES- EVEN 32 DEGREE WEATHER CAN FREEZE A WET OR SNOWY BRIDGE AFRESHLY FALLEN SHOW OR ICE ON A BRIDGE OR ÖVERPASS WINTER: A DANGEROUS TIME TO DRIVE DANGEROUS MONTHS DID YOU KNOW? DEC STARTING IN JULY, CAR DECEMBER IS MICHIGAN'S ACCIDENTS GROW IN NUMBERS MOST DANGEROUS MONTH AND NEARLY DOUBLE IN TO DRIVE, WITH OVER 33,000 TOTAL CRASHES. WINTER. WINTER DRIVING DANGERS: WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR FROZEN BRIDGES BLACK ICE EURUES ID THE RORD DECELERATION SPOTS SLOW TIPS FOR WINTER DRIVING 1. WAIT FOR ROAD CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE DURING BAD WEATHER. 2. USE TIRE CHAINS WHEN YOU CAN. 3. DRIVE AT SLOW SPEEDS ON ICY ROADS AND BRIDGES. 4. STAY CALM IF YOU BEGIN TO SKID- TURN YOUR CAR INTO IT AND DON' T ATTEMPT TO OVERCORRECT YOUR STEERING. 5. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT. CAR ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE AT ANY TIME, AND THE PROBABILITY OF ACCIDENTS OF TEN INCREASES IN THE WINTER. IF You WOULD LIKE MORE TIPS AND INFORMÁTION ABOUT HOW TO DRIVE SAFELY THIS WINTER, PLEASE CONTACT THE DETROIT PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS OF RAVIDE ASSOCIATES, P.C. TODAY. www.MICHIGANPERSONALINJURY.COM SOURCES: FORBES, NHTSA, www.ICYROADSAFETY.COM. U.S. CENSUS * *