Police issued these road safety tips to motorists: * Stopping distances in snow and ice are four or five times greater than normal – so slow down and leave more room * Drive smoothly, using gears rather than brakes to slow down * Clear windows and lights of snow and ice.
* Delay non-essential trips * Pack warm clothes, a mobile phone and charger, shovel, food and drink, and fill the tank with fuel.
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