If
You're
Caught
in
a
BIizzard
'I
,
,
.
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i
If
you are stopped by heavy snow, you could be in a serious situation.
You
should probably stay with your vehicle unless you know for sure that you
are near help and you can hike through
the
snow. Here are some things to do
to
summon help and keep yourself and your passengers safe: Turn on your
hazard flashers. Tie
a
red cloth to your vehicle to alert police that you've
been stopped by the snow.
Put
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.
A
CAUTION:
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
,
especiafly 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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