Hail

• Stay inside the vehicle 
• Park the vehicle
  • If you are in an uncovered area, turn your back to the windows or cover yourself with a blanket to protect from potential broken glass
  • Get to covered parking if you can
    • Trees are not covered parking, the hail can break branches and lightning can strike the tree
• Once the storm has passed, drive slow. Roads can be slippery 

Snow

• Drive slow and smooth
  • Jerky and quick motions can make your vehicle lose traction 
• Give the car in front of you plenty of room
  • Slippery roads are hard to stop on, give yourself enough room to brake
• Don’t slam on the breaks, pump them
  • Locking the brakes will only make you slide farther
• Give the snow plows room and do not try to pass them 
  • They are there to help you

High Wind

• Be aware of your surroundings
  • Larger vehicles will be impacted more by high winds and may have a hard time staying in their lane
  • Give them a lot of space
  • Branches/trees/trash can be blown across the road
• Keep a strong grip on the steering wheel 
• Drive slower
  • Driving slowly gives you more control and more time to react
• If there is a strong side wind, gently steer in the opposite direction it is pushing your vehicle

Dust Storm

• Dust storms often occur suddenly with no warning but is best to avoid them if possible
• Pull your van off the road as far as possible while you still have visibility, park the car and turn off your lights/hazards
  • Vehicles behind you may use your lights as a guide. This can lead them off the road or they can collide with you 
• If you can’t pull off, drive at a speed where you have visibility, turn on your lights and honk the horn occasionally
  • Use painted lines on the road to help guide you
• Do not stop in the roadway where people drive
• Stay inside the van with your seatbelt buckled

Extreme High Temperatures

• Drink plenty of water and wear loose/light clothing 
• Try to get inside with air conditioning 
• Don’t drink from plastic bottles left in the car
• Beware of heat exhaustion: heavy sweating, headache, dizziness, nausea, rapid heartbeat, skiing that is cool and moist, muscle cramps
• No strenuous activity 
• Wear sunscreen 
• Do NOT leave children or pets in the car
  • Keep pets hydrated
• Avoid hot and heavy meals
• Check that tires are inflated properly 
• Park the van in shade if possible
• Use the sun shade we supply

Extreme Low Temperatures

• Drink water
• Eat warm food
• Cozy up in a sleeping bag
  • Warm up water with the stove, fill up the water bottles and put them in the sleeping bag
• Only travel if you have to
• Drive very slow
• Turn the defrost on if the car is fogging up
• Scrape all the ice off on the windows, not just little clearings to see
  • Ice may be built up on windshield wipers too
• Do not use water as your windshield wiper fluid
  • It will freeze. Use de-icer instead
• Examine tires
  • Air will condense and your tires can be deflated

Heavy Rain

• Slow down
• Use the windshield wipers
• Leave room between you and cars in front of you 
• Turn your lights on to increase visibility 
  • Don’t turn your hazards on (confuses approaching cars)
  • Don’t turn on your brights
• If visibility gets really poor, pull over and stop driving
• Avoid standing water, it can cause hydroplaning 
  • If you start hydroplaning, do not press the gas
• Let the weather get better if possible