{"id":2616,"date":"2016-03-01T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/68.183.99.185\/diamondlaw-ca\/?p=2616"},"modified":"2021-12-31T03:35:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T03:35:35","slug":"winter-driving-with-jeremy-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/winter-driving-with-jeremy-diamond\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Driving with Jeremy Diamond"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/tag\/blog\/Right-Side-of-the-Law-with-Jeremy-Diamond\"><strong>#askjeremydiamond<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q. Why is winter driving different than driving the rest of the year?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A. In the winter the indeterminate weather makes our road unpredictable.\u00a0 They are wet, cold and slippery.\u00a0 Sometimes it will appear as though the road is clear and then you hit black ice.\u00a0 The roads in the winter are certainly unpredictable, but our driving does not need to be.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q. What are some good safety tips for driving in the winter?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A.\u00a0 There are easy maintenance things you can do.\u00a0 First, get your winter tires on, they make a big difference.\u00a0 Second, make sure your windshield wiper fluid is topped off.\u00a0 Third, ensure that your car is generally well maintained with oil changes, brake checks etc. Four, clean your car of entirely.\u00a0 Flying snow and debris can cause major safety issues on the road.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Q. What is a myth about winter driving?<\/strong>A. My biggest pet peeve is that people think you don\u2019t need winter tires until it snows, that\u2019s nonsense.\u00a0 Winter tires should be used when the temperature begins to drop.\u00a0 The cold affects the traction of your tires.\u00a0 Anything less than approximately 5 degrees Celsius triggers means time for winter tires.<\/td>\r\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you\u2019ve been in an injury or accident, call one of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/\">personal injury lawyers<\/a>\u00a0on our 24\/7 hotline at 1-800-567-HURT (4878) or contact\u00a0us here. We will provide a free consultation to make sure you\u2019re getting the compensation you deserve.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#askjeremydiamond Q. Why is winter driving different than driving the rest of the year? A. In the winter the indeterminate weather makes our road unpredictable.\u00a0 They are wet, cold and slippery.\u00a0 Sometimes it will appear as though the road is clear and then you hit black ice.\u00a0 The roads in the winter are certainly unpredictable,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[84],"class_list":["post-2616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media","tag-right-side-of-the-law-with-jeremy-diamond","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diamondlaw.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}