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