In response to another powerful storm bearing down on Southern California Sunday, the county Sheriff’s Department and Cal Fire officials offered driving tips to make travel safer this week.
The first rain should arrive Sunday evening, with widespread heavy rain and mountain snow occurring Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
County emergency services and public works road crews urge the public to avoid driving in heavy rain conditions, but if the trip is necessary they advised to the following precautions:
- Avoid driving through deep water
- Avoid oversteering or stomping on the brakes if you start to hydroplane or skid
- Avoid texting or using a hand-held cell phone when driving
- Slow down to avoid getting into an accident
- Turn on your headlights to see better
- Try to drive toward the middle lanes as water tends to gather in outside lanes
- Defog your windows for better visibility
- Never drive through a flooded roadway
- Give the cars in front of you extra distance
- Watch out for public works crews and equipment
For more information, go to County News Center.
City News Service contributed to this article.