Icy roads give drivers the shivers

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<div class="rxbodyfield" xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel"><p>As Britain experiences its first real bout of wintry weather this winter, research from car care company Comma reveals that 32% of motorists felt most at risk when forced to drive on icy roads.</p><p>The uneasiness poll also showed that 29% of drivers thought visibility-inhibiting conditions like extreme fog were the most likely environment to make them feel uncomfortable and a further 18% admitted to hating driving through the snow.</p><p>By comparison, just 5% drivers were concerned by sleet and another 5% hated driving through the rain. Thunder and lightning spooked just 7% of motorists, while fewer still were troubled by high winds (2%) and glaring sunshine (2%).</p><p>Comma recommended that motorists only drive when &quot;confident of their ability to control the vehicle in the conditions surrounding them&quot; and that by adopting a &quot;heightened sense of caution&quot; and maintaining a sensible gap from the vehicle in front in poor weather would help to keep them safe.</p><p>Wintry weather not only puts drivers&#39; premiums at risk through dangerous driving conditions, but also encourages thieves to steal valuable items from the car according to Sainsbury&#39;s Car Insurance.</p><p>&quot;We are concerned that the predicted extreme cold weather will result in more people taking this risk and becoming victims of frosting,&quot; warned Richard Clark, manager at Sainsbury&#39;s Car Insurance.</p><p>According to insurer&#39;s figures, in the last five years over 120,000 people are likely to have suffered from &quot;frosting&quot; &#8211; the name given to the theft of an unattended car while the engine is warming up.</p><p>uSwitch.com has plenty of information on <a href="http://www.uswitch.com/Car-Insurance/Car-Insurance-In-The-UK.html">car insurance in the UK and can also help you find the right deal. Use our <a href="http://www.uswitch.com/Car- Insurance/Index.aspx">car insurance calculator to find yourself a great deal and apply online today.</p></div>