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HEALTH & HABITAT
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SAFE
DRIVING
BUREAU
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WINTER DRIVING
CHECKS
By Grainne Coogan
>> DRIVING DURING
THE WINTER MONTHS
MEANS DRIVING IN
MORE HOURS OF
DARKNESS AND POORER
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
THESE SIMPLE CHECKS
CAN MAKE FOR A SAFER
JOURNEY:
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Servicing
Have your vehicle fully serviced at the
beginning of winter or at least winter
checked, particularly your battery. It
has to work much harder in the winter
and can fail completely on a very cold
morning if it’s weak.
Check your tyres – they are your
only contact with the road
Car tyres should be above the
minimum legal thread depth of
1.6mm, but need to be changed before
they get this worn. The RSA advises
replacing tyres when they reach 3mm.
The less tread depth you have, the
longer it will take you to stop.
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WHAT’S NEW?
A NOVEL HOTEL IDEA
WE HAVE COUNTRY hotels,
beauty and spa hotels, boutique hotels and now we have
Parcel Motels. This Parcel Motel is one of the best services
aimed at the internet/online
user. It allows you to order
items on line and have them
delivered to the main Parcel
Motel delivery address for forwarding to a Parcel Motel near
you that you can then visit at a
pre-determined time and collect. It’s a hotel for your pack-
By Dave Washe
age if you like. The beauty of
this service is that you don’t
have to be home to collect
your parcel from your online
provider’s courier or rush to
get to An Post’s depot at a time
that may not suit you. To avail
of the service you have to register at www.parcelmotel.com.
Where are these motels you
ask? 93 locations nationwide
and expanding! There are 40
in Dublin alone and nine in
Cork. You may have seen them
– they are the green and blue
metal lockers that you see at
a lot of Topaz petrol stations.
They are unmanned and all
you need to get your parcel
is the number of the locker
(room), your mobile number
and a one-off PIN from Parcel
Motel. Once this information
is keyed in the door containing your parcel opens and you
take your parcel. It’s as simple
as that! It’s hassle-free, safe
and secure and convenient for
you.
But that’s not the best feature; Parcel Motel has a UK
delivery address so you can
buy items in the UK availing
of the online providers free
UK delivery service, arrange
for delivery to the Parcel Motel UK address they provide
you with and they will get it
from the UK to a Parcel Motel near you here in Ireland.
To stay at a Parcel Motel costs
€3.50! So to take the pressure away from having to be
at home to receive a delivery the Parcel Motel is
an excellent service
and the way to go so
treat your parcels to
a hotel stay. It’s always the simplest of
ideas/services that are
the best. n
Visibility – make sure that you
can see
Carry a de-icer and screen scraper in
the car. Wipers need to be checked
for wear and tear, and replaced
if necessary. Ensure that your
windscreen washer bottle is filled
– use high strength screen-wash to
prevent freezing.
Use your lights to maximise your
visibility
Headlights and taillights should be
clean and in working order. Only use
fog lights in foggy conditions and don’t
forget to turn them off after they have
been used in fog and mist.
Keep your distance
Remember: only a fool breaks the
two-second rule. Say it twice in wet
conditions and up to ten times in icy or
snowy conditions. Leave yourself more
time to complete the journey.
Keep up-to-date
Listen to local weather and traffic
reports. Pay heed to the weather
warnings alerting drivers of unsafe and
dangerous driving conditions.
Beware of ‘black ice’
Black ice is one of winter’s biggest
hazards as it is difficult to see. Watch
out for sheltered/shaded areas on
roads, under trees and near high
walls. n
For more information email
safedriving@esb.ie or visit the
Safe Driving website: http://esbnet/
safedriving.
http://www.esb.ie/em
http://esbnet/safedriving
http://esbnet/safedriving
http://www.parcelmotel.com
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