After 2 p.m. two days before Christmas, various agencies across the Wiregrass have already worked some five or six wrecks.
RSN would like to remind you to drive safely while you’re traveling to meet family.
SLOW DOWN AND MOVE OVER. Adhere to speed limits, and move out of the left lane to allow faster drivers to pass you.
DO NOT TAILGATE. You should keep a good distance between you and the car in front of you. Think ahead; what would happen if the car you’re tailgating had to slam on brakes?
USE EXTRA CAUTION AROUND ROAD WORK. While there may not be workers out, road work can leave roads more narrow than they used to be. Go more slowly and remember that cones often mean progress.
PLAN ALTERNATIVE ROUTES IF YOU KNOW YOU MAY BE GOING THROUGH AREAS WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC OR MUCH CONSTRUCTIONS. Especially in front of Sam’s Club on the Circle, there are new traffic patterns and still much construction. If you know you’ll be going through those areas of heavy construction, consider taking another route.
MOVE OVER FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. Remember: if emergency vehicles are stopped on the side of the road, you MUST move over to the opposite lane to give them room.
BUCKLE UP, AND DON’T USE YOUR CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING. Alabama now has seatbelt laws and hands-free laws. To avoid tickets—and more importantly, to avoid crashes and keep you safe in the event of a crash—buckle up and put the phone down.
Keep your Christmas crash-free; don’t wind up on Rickey Stokes News, don’t end up in the emergency room, and don’t expect a visit from the coroner.
