Winter Road Safety Kit Checklist
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