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Winter Driving Requires More Preparation, Patience, and Performance

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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Winter time
is upon us, and with it comes the challenges of driving in snow and icy
conditions. When driving in adverse weather conditions there are many helpful
safety tips given to help drivers get to their destinations without incidents.
Three things I always try to remember in winter weather are preparation,
patience, and performance. </span></span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Preparation
includes having a vehicle that is in optimal condition. Tires should be in good
condition and properly inflated to handle the snow, water, and icy roads can be
a critical factor for safe driving. All fluids should be checked and filled to
the proper levels including that all important washer fluid. In areas where deicers
like magnesium chloride are used, you don’t want to run out of washer fluid or
your visibility could be totally smeared by the splash of the deicing materials
used on the roads. It’s a good idea to carry an extra gallon of washer fluid
along with you in the winter as well, and make sure it is winter rated so it
won’t freeze. It’s critical to keep the wiper blades in good working condition
as well. Jumper cables, a snow/ice scraper, a snow shovel and some sand or cat
litter, even some nonperishable food and a thermal blanket are some of the
basic supplies that many agencies recommend carrying in the winter.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">Fill that
gas tank up before the storm hits! More gas means more weight, which can give
your vehicle better traction. Also, a gas tank that is nearly empty is more susceptible
to condensation which can form in the tank and then freeze in your fuel lines</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">, </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">possibly
causing your engine to be difficult or even unable to start. A full tank is a
happy tank!</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Clean your vehicle off! I shake my head in amusement sometimes when I see a car
driving down the road with a small area of their windshield cleaned off
and the rest of the car covered in ice and snow. It may look funny, but it is
very unsafe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When winter weather comes blowing in, the change can be
sudden and sometimes dramatic. Here in Colorado, it is not unusual for the
temperatures to drop 30 or 40 degrees in a very short period of time. Even with
these dramatic and quick changes, you can be prepared by monitoring weather
conditions using all the multimedia resources that are available today. </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Patience is required in all driving situations, but
particularly in bad weather. The challenges of safe driving become even greater
in snow and icy conditions. Not all people have experienced driving in winter
weather. But even with winter driving experience, we all must practice more
patience and increase our awareness. Traffic slows down in bad weather which
can cause others to become impatient. Since the road conditions are compromised
in winter weather, planning your drive becomes even more essential. Allowing
extra time is a key aspect in winter driving. Drivers should not expect to be
able to get to their destination in the same amount of time as they do on dry
clear roads. Time management is a factor in many accidents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rYOwXneBl4Q/UubYHw05YoI/AAAAAAAAABc/wyzaw-r7S1A/s1600/SNOW+FENCE+DAMAGE+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rYOwXneBl4Q/UubYHw05YoI/AAAAAAAAABc/wyzaw-r7S1A/s1600/SNOW+FENCE+DAMAGE+2.JPG" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Performance in bad weather driving is an extremely
critical aspect of safely negotiating the roadways that are covered with snow
and ice. We need to handle our vehicles more gently-easy on the brakes and
accelerator, smooth easy turns and lane changes, and much slower speeds than
under normal conditions. More following distances will give you a safe space
cushion from other vehicles, and also help cut down on the amount of road spray
that splashes up on your windshield. Allowing extra time for traveling, keeping
your focus, and helping others by being courteous and safe, can make a
potentially dangerous and miserable ride much easier to handle for yourself and
everyone around you.</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Driving in bad weather presents many challenges, but being
prepared, patient, and performing at a higher level, we can increase our level
of safety. Yes, the weather outside can be frightful-but we can still safely
get home to where the fire is so delightful! Safe travels everyone! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The Things We Do to Make it in America Today.

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The Things We Do to Make it in America Today.

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The Driving Game

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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So, I am on
my daily drive and I am watching the vehicle in front of me. It is making
random lane changes from one side of the three lane road to the other. There is
no warning or indication of this-just a sudden jump from one lane to another,
sometimes more than one lane at a time. Racing up. Moving over. Dropping back.
Cutting across. Racing up. It looks like a different version of Frogger. In
this game though, you don't try to cross the road. The objective here seems to
be getting around as many obstacles as possible in the shortest amount of time.
I am hoping that they have enough tokens or quarters to get to their
destination. They must get energy points for every car they pass, tail gate or
cut off. This seems to be their goal because they have done that to dozens of
vehicles along the way. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It's a 40
MPH posted road, but this vehicle has the extra power it has collected on the
drive to go at least 60 in some areas. I am guessing they are after those
energy stashes before anyone else gets to them. Oh, and those traffic lights?
Merely a suggestion to this person. I watch them run several that have no
cameras watching them. I am assuming that this is okay to do if you are
convinced that no one sees you, because this vehicle is running all of them.
The challenge is to get more of those energy stashes and the red lights must be
worth more points. I am learning the rules of this new game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently the closer you ride to another
vehicles bumper you get more points as well, because this person is almost
attached to the vehicle in front of them. And if you get another person to beep
their horn in anger-more credits. Then you use your hand showing just one
finger to indicate that you just scored another point.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now if you
want the game to get even more interesting, you try to get others to join the
game with you. It appears to be working, because I am seeing more vehicles
playing now. They must have put their tokens in the slot that reads more than
one player.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am
learning more and more about this game on my daily commute. It looks
interesting. Hopefully they will come out with a home version soon because
playing it out on the public roads looks too intense and dangerous to me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>

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Another Graduate from CDL College December 20, 2013

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This is what you catch when you do a "Proper" pretrip inspection

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Tell Us Your Story..Watch out for the Cows.

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 started driving a truck at 21. I enjoy being able to see different 
states but one thing I learned in three years is that no matter where 
you go you are by yourself because cars don't respect truckers and even 
other truckers don't respect you. I've hauled cattle for a year in a 
half until I was seriously hurt. I was kicked in the face by a 1800 
pound cow and that ended my cow hauling career. If someone is looking to
 get there cdl I encourage it if your single but getting into it while 
having a family it will be rough but I wish all new drivers the best and
 be safe because it ain't no picnic.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Thanks Brandon, we hope you healed well. Animal hauling is a Tough gig.</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">-Mike E.</span></span><br />
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