With winter weather on the way, it is important to be prepared if you have to travel.
There are some important places that you can get helpful information from.
One is paturnpike.com, where you can sign up for alerts that tell you about where there are accidents and hazardous road conditions.
Also, you can follow Amtrak at @amtrak and Harrisburg International Airport at @HIAairport on twitter.
And if you are staying home and power goes out, you can follow @PPLelectric and @Met_Ed for updates.
Also, it’s not just the Boy Scouts who need to be prepared. Motorists need to take special care to make sure they are ready when heading out in case winter weather strikes.
Rose White, spokeswoman for Triple-A, says it’ll just take a few dollars and a few minutes to assemble a life-saving bundle.
White says everyone should have a winter car care kit in their trunks, full of items to protect the passengers from the cold weather elements. White says for anyone who’ll be spending any time in a vehicle during the holidays or the months of winter ahead, that emergency kit needs several ingredients.
White says to include a heavy blanket or a sleeping bag, gloves, mittens, hats and gloves — all to protect the extremities. She says non-perishable food items and a jug of water are also pluses along with road flares and a cellular phone. She also suggests putting candles and matches in a coffee can, along with a transistor radio and extra batteries.
Given stories in the past about families that got stuck in the snow, White says motorists can learn from that experience. She says it’s never wise to stray far from the safety and shelter of your car.
White says “If you do find yourself in a situation where you are stranded in a storm, it’s very, very important to stay with the vehicle as we’ve learned from this most recent case. We had survivors who stayed with the vehicle and that’s usually the case in most of these incidents.” She also suggests keeping a shovel in the trunk, if for nothing else, to clear snow from around your exhaust pipe so deadly gases won’t build up inside the car if you leave it running while waiting for help to arrive.
There are some important places that you can get helpful information from.
One is paturnpike.com, where you can sign up for alerts that tell you about where there are accidents and hazardous road conditions.
Also, you can follow Amtrak at @amtrak and Harrisburg International Airport at @HIAairport on twitter.
And if you are staying home and power goes out, you can follow @PPLelectric and @Met_Ed for updates.
Also, it’s not just the Boy Scouts who need to be prepared. Motorists need to take special care to make sure they are ready when heading out in case winter weather strikes.
Rose White, spokeswoman for Triple-A, says it’ll just take a few dollars and a few minutes to assemble a life-saving bundle.
White says everyone should have a winter car care kit in their trunks, full of items to protect the passengers from the cold weather elements. White says for anyone who’ll be spending any time in a vehicle during the holidays or the months of winter ahead, that emergency kit needs several ingredients.
White says to include a heavy blanket or a sleeping bag, gloves, mittens, hats and gloves — all to protect the extremities. She says non-perishable food items and a jug of water are also pluses along with road flares and a cellular phone. She also suggests putting candles and matches in a coffee can, along with a transistor radio and extra batteries.
Given stories in the past about families that got stuck in the snow, White says motorists can learn from that experience. She says it’s never wise to stray far from the safety and shelter of your car.
White says “If you do find yourself in a situation where you are stranded in a storm, it’s very, very important to stay with the vehicle as we’ve learned from this most recent case. We had survivors who stayed with the vehicle and that’s usually the case in most of these incidents.” She also suggests keeping a shovel in the trunk, if for nothing else, to clear snow from around your exhaust pipe so deadly gases won’t build up inside the car if you leave it running while waiting for help to arrive.