Minnesota winter driving

Jazmine Borreson

Online Visuals Editor

When it comes to driving in the winter there is a lot of things that each individual state does to keep citizens safe and the roads we drive on everyday.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has more than 1,800 full-time and part-time snowplow drivers that work on construction on our roads in the summer, fall and spring and then snow plow the roads in the winter.

According to Minnesota department of Transportation says Drivers speeding and not paying attention are the main causes of work zone crashes.

Follow these safe winter driving tips:

• Call 511 or visit www.511mn.org before leaving on your trip to get current road conditions.
• Turn on your headlights and wear your seat belt.
• Turn off your cruise control.
• Slow down; allow at least 10 car lengths between your vehicle and a plow.
• Stay behind the snowplow. The road behind a snowplow is safer to drive on.
• Watch for snow plows that turn or exit frequently, and often with little warning.
• Never drive into a snow cloud.

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