The brisk air and flurries may have some drivers dreading the roads this winter season, while others are so accustomed to the weather that driving in the snow is now second nature.

Regardless of your driving experience in winter, road conditions are not something to take lightly.

Each year, 800 people die in winter-related motor vehicle crashes due to snow, sleet and freezing rain. When you consider the additional fatalities over the holiday periods of Christmas and New Years — often due to alcohol-related crashes after parties and gatherings—winter is truly a dangerous time on the road.

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