As the cold and snow season begins, consider swapping out regular tires for winter tires. Winter tires are especially designed and made to give you better traction while turning the car or making a stop on wet and slippery roads.

If you park outdoors, leave the wipers in the raised position to prevent them from freezing to the windshield. Never use your wiper blades to remove ice, snow, or frost from the windshield.

Your tires lose a pound of pressure with every 10-degree drop in temperature and driving on underinflated tires can cause them to wear down prematurely and lose traction on icy or slippery surfaces so, check tire pressure weekly.