Cold comfort for young drivers
Young drivers have been urged to take extra care during extreme winter conditions, with accidents up 20% during bad weather.
Simon Rewell, road safety manager for Insure The Box, said, ‘Driving in winter presents motorists with much more challenging road conditions. The darker, shorter days, coupled with increased chance of ice and snow increases risk for all road users. In addition, clear and sunny winter days often result in strong glare, which can be blinding for road users driving into the sun.
‘Young, inexperienced drivers are particularly vulnerable as hazardous conditions will be a completely new experience. Therefore they, and all drivers, should take extra care to ensure their safety whilst driving this winter as well as considering whether or not it is necessary to drive at all – it really is better to be safe than sorry.’
