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Tips For Driving To The Snowy Cascades

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After some recent winters with little snowpack, the cascades are enjoying lots of white stuff. Transportation officials say it’s important to be prepared when heading up to the mountains.

Oregon Department of Transportation’s Angela Beers-Seydel says carry chains in your car and make sure they actually fit.

“Practice before you go.” Beers-Seydel says, “Don’t wait until you’re stuck on the side of the road, laying there in the snow to put those chains on. The other thing is to have an emergency kit in your car. You might be stuck in that vehicle for longer than you expect. So, have some blankets. Have an extra coat. Have some water, some food. Have a shovel in case you get stuck in the snow.”

Beers-Seydel advises mountain drivers to think about how to most safely get where they’re going. Road conditions are available at www.tripcheck.com

Rachael McDonald is KLCC’s host for All Things Considered on weekday afternoons. She also is the editor of the KLCC Extra, the daily digital newspaper. Rachael has a BA in English from the University of Oregon. She started out in public radio as a newsroom volunteer at KLCC in 2000.
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