Winter Road Safety Kit Checklist

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Winter Road Safety Kit Checklist was created by Safety Toolbox Talk Webmaster

Better to be safe than sorry when winter weather strikes. Have a Winter Road Safety Kit in your automobile.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol, the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management and NOAA recommend the following:

  • • Cell phone and automobile charger
  • • Blankets / Sleeping bag
  • • Flashlight and extra batteries
  • • First-aid kit and any necessary medications
  • • High-calorie, non-perishable food like granola bars, dried fruit, beef jerky, nuts (if canned, be sure to have a can opener)
  • • Bottles of water
  • • Extra clothing to keep dry
  • • Jumper cables
  • • Tow rope
  • • Tool kit
  • • Windshield scrapers and brush
  • • Small shovel
  • • Sharp knife
  • • Bag of sand or kitty litter for traction
  • • Tissue paper/paper towels
  • • Empty tin can to melt snow for drinking water
  • • Lighter/waterproof matches
  • • Extra washer fluid
  • • “Help” sign / brightly colored strip of cloth to tie to antenna or hang out of your window
  • • Candles
  • • Flares or roadway detectors
  • • Road Maps

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