When snow begins to pile up in Central Indiana, road conditions can worsen fast. Plows and salt trucks play their part, but whats on your car may matter even more than how you drive it.

The Importance of Preparation

Dr. James W. Dix III, owner of Circle City Driving Academy, teaches drivers every day. His first winter driving lesson: preparation begins before you leave your driveway.

"When I was growing up, my dad used to call tires. He said, 'Dont get the may pop brand,' and I didnt know what the may pop brand meant, but may pop means if you dont have the right tires, they may pop on you."

That preparation includes fully clearing your vehicle of snow and frost, bumper to bumper. One of the biggest hazards is what many people leave behind: the snow mattress. Thats the several-inch slab

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