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Tie a red cloth to your vehicle to alert police that
you’ve been stopped by the snow.
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fit
on
extra clothing
or
wrap a blanket around you.
If
you have no blankets
or
extra clothing, make body
insulators from newspapers, burlap bags, rags, floor
mats
--
anything you can wrap around yourself
or
tuck under your clothing to keep
warm.
You can run the engine to keep
warm,
but be careful.
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Snow can trap exhaust gases under your vehicle.
This can cause deadly
CO
(carbon monoxide) gas
to
get inside.
CO
could overcome you and kill
you.
You
can’t see it or smell it,
so
you might not
know it is in your vehicle. Clear away snow from
around the base of your vehicle, especially any
that
is
blocking your exhaust pipe. And check
around again from time to time
to
be sure snow
doesn’t collect there.
Open
a
window just
a
little on the side of the
vehicle that’s away from the wind. This will help
keep
CO
out.
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Run your engine only as long as you must. This saves
fuel. When you
run
the engine, make it go a little faster
than just idle. That is, push the accelerator slightly. This
uses less fuel for the heat that you get and it keeps the
battery charged. You will need a well-charged battery to
restart the vehicle, and possibly for signaling later on
with your headlamps. Let the heater run for awhile.
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