-Be Aware of Poor Visibility

Falling leaves, while beautiful, can obscure your vision, as can rain and fog. Shorter days are part of the fall season, making it more difficult to see children playing or people walking and riding bicycles. Be aware of limitations in your visibility and slow down if you can't see well. Use your dimmed headlights in bad weather with decreased visibility. whenever possible, try not to be on the roads when it's hard to see.

-Watch for Children

Children love to play in piles of leaves, so use extra caution where leaves are piled at curbside. In addition, the school bus will be making its rounds now that school is back in session. In addition to educating children about back-to-school safety, it's important to stay vigilant as a driver.

-Be Prepared for Bright Sunlight

When sunrise occurs later in the morning, it can also present challenges for drivers. Have a pair of sunglasses in the vehicle to wear when the sun is bright is a good strategy. If it becomes too difficult to see because of bright sunlight or glare, a good strategy is for the driver to pull over until he or she can see again.

-Slow Down on Wet Pavement

Rain is common during the autumn. If it's raining, keep a safe distance from the car in front of you. Wet roads make it more difficult to stop. When wet leaves are on roadways, they make the pavement slippery, and it can be difficult for drivers to get good traction.

-Avoid Slip and Falls From The Rain

Rain can often cause surfaces to be slippery, especially when it’s cold and takes the water longer to evaporate.

This is a recipe for harmful slip and falls that can leave you with serious injuries.

When you’re outside, double check everything before you use it or walk on it. For example, if you need to clean out your gutters, examine the ladder before you climb it. The rungs could be wet and slippery, causing a potential slip and fall.

Sidewalk grates are often slippery when wet, so take caution walking down the street. Walk with your hands free just in case you fall.

-Watch Out for Ice

As the temperatures drop further at night, a driver will need to spend some extra time in the morning scraping frost off his or her vehicle. Shady spots on the roadway may be home to black ice, which a driver may not be aware of until his or her car starts to skid on it.

-Be Prepared For Unexpected Cold Weather

It’s fall, which means that the temperature could be hot one day and cold the next. In fact, it could drop at any minute.

Always be prepared if you’re going out for the night, especially if you’re going to be outdoors for any period of time. Make sure you have an extra jacket, scarf, or hat in case the temperature drops unexpectedly.

If you don’t have an emergency car kit in your vehicle, now is a good time to make sure you have one in there before winter starts.

-Wear Something Reflective When Walking at Night

It’s starting to get darker earlier, but that doesn’t mean that the dog still doesn’t need to be walked. At this time of year, it’s starting to get dark before we even get home from work, which doesn’t leave much time outside in the daylight.

Make sure you wear reflective clothing if you’re out at night. You should also put reflective materials on your dog’s collar or leash to make sure they’re visible to people driving by.