Staying safe on the road
When you’re travelling, ensure you’re prepared for winter weather.
- When making a journey check Met Office's winter weather portal
- Check that you know where to find traffic and travel information
- Check local and national weather forecast and keep up to date with the latest warnings
- Check that you have an emergency kit available in your car
Emergency car kit
Even usually short journeys may turn into lengthy ones because of traffic incidents such as these. Therefore when planning for a car journey it is useful to have some basic items alongside or part of your emergency kit such as:
- Bottles of water
- Non – perishable food such as crackers, nuts, cereal bars and dried fruit
- Chocolate and/or sweets
With winter approaching, BLLRF also recommends that you prepare now for the challenges that some weather, such as snow can create. You can do this by packing the following items in your emergency car kit:
- Ice scraper and de-icer
- Torch and spare batteries- or a wind-up torch
- Warm clothes and blankets - for you and all passengers
- Boots
- First aid kit
- Jump leads
- A shovel
- Road atlas
- Sunglasses (the glare off snow can be dazzling)
For information go to the Highways Agency website
