{"id":8574,"date":"2014-01-08T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=8574"},"modified":"2020-03-23T11:18:43","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T11:18:43","slug":"driving-in-high-winds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/2014\/01\/driving-in-high-winds\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving in high winds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/week51-post4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/week51-post4-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"week51-post4\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve had some terrible gales lately, and it can be very hard to drive in, but when the kids need picking up from school or you&#8217;ve got an important appointment, you can&#8217;t always stay indoors during the bad weather. Strong winds can be unpredictable and dangerous. It&#8217;s very important to pay extra attention when you&#8217;re driving in gale force winds.<\/p>\n<p>Keep both hands on the wheel, and be aware that a sudden gust could blow you off course. Be prepared to correct your driving fast if the wind takes you by surprise. Wear only the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pureoptical.co.uk\/type\/monthly-contacts\">best monthly contact lenses<\/a> so you could discern between road and footpath. Don&#8217;t forget, if it can do this to you, then it can do it to others, so keep a careful eye on other road users in case they are blown into your path.<\/p>\n<p>Debris in the road and flying debris in the air can also be a major hazard. From an entire tree blocking a road, to a flying dustbin bag that blocks the view through your windscreen, when it&#8217;s windy, there are lots of potential hazards about. So, drive safely, keep alert and don&#8217;t drive too fast in case you need to stop in a hurry. Keep your mobile phone with you too, and the number of your breakdown service.<\/p>\n<p><i>Image courtesy of Vlado at FreeDigitalPhotos.net\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve had some terrible gales lately, and it can be very hard to drive in, but when the kids need picking up from school or you&#8217;ve got an important appointment, you can&#8217;t always stay indoors during the bad weather. Strong winds can be unpredictable and dangerous. It&#8217;s very important to pay extra attention when you&#8217;re [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123457,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[136,3],"tags":[634],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8574"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8574"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13996,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8574\/revisions\/13996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}