LIST: Items to include in your car’s winter weather emergency kit
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- With cold weather forecasted in many areas of Central Virginia this week and the winter season ahead, here's a list of supplies to keep in your car's emergency kit. In the event of dangerous conditions on the road and possible car trouble, folks can stay prepared by keeping an emergency kit in their car. Emergency winter driving kit (Photo: VDOT) Here are recommended items to include in your kit, according to the National Weather Service: Blanket Boots, mittens and warm clothes Flashlight Flares Water and snacks Cell phone charger First aid kit Shovel, ice scraper and snow brush Tow rope Jumper cables Tire chains or snow tires Bag of sand or cat litter (to be used for traction for your tires) For more information on driving during winter weather, you can visit the Virginia Department of Transportation's website and/or the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's website.
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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- With cold weather forecasted in many areas of Central Virginia this week and the winter season ahead, here's a list of supplies to keep in your car's emergency kit.
In the event of dangerous conditions on the road and possible car trouble, folks can stay prepared by keeping an emergency kit in their car.
Emergency winter driving kit (Photo: VDOT)
Here are recommended items to include in your kit, according to the National Weather Service:
- Blanket
- Boots, mittens and warm clothes
- Flashlight
- Flares
- Water and snacks
- Cell phone charger
- First aid kit
- Shovel, ice scraper and snow brush
- Tow rope
- Jumper cables
- Tire chains or snow tires
- Bag of sand or cat litter (to be used for traction for your tires)
For more information on driving during winter weather, you can visit the Virginia Department of Transportation's website and/or the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's website.
