WINTER DRIVING
Long-Term Rental. No Long-Term Commitment.
Looking for a great alternative to leasing or even purchasing? It’s time to rethink your personal or business transportation needs and try our Long-Term Rental Program. You can choose a new model vehicle for a competitive monthly rate. No cost for preventative maintenance and generous monthly miles are included. Best of all, no long-term commitment. BudgetNebraska.com/long-term-rental | 402-898-7250 | longtermrental@budgetnebraska.com ©2020 Budget Car and Truck Rental of Nebraska A Budget System Licensee.
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Adverse winter weather can be dangerous and frightening for travelers, especially early in the winter season, when they’re out of practice—and late in the winter, when they get overconfident! In fact, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, bad weather and sloppy road conditions are a factor in nearly half a million crashes and more than 2,000 road deaths every winter. With this in mind, it’s crucial that anyone who drives in winter understand the safety rules for driving in severe weather, the rules for dealing with winter road emergencies, the crucial winterizing your vehicle requires, and general winter-driving safety. When you drive in Nebraska winters, AAA recommends basic safety measures like keeping a bundle of cold-weather gear in your car, including extra food and water, warm clothing, a flashlight, a glass scraper, blankets, medications, and more. Further, make certain that your tires are properly inflated and have plenty of tread, keep at least half a tank of fuel in your vehicle at all times, never warm up a vehicle in an enclosed area like a garage, and do NOT use cruise control when you’re driving on any slippery surface, including ice and snow. If you have to go out, drive slowly, accelerate and decelerate slowly, increase your following distance, know your brakes, and don’t stop if you can avoid it. Of course, you’re required to have insurance on your vehicle, and carrying an adequate amount of coverage is crucial. Then, from a mechanical standpoint, wet, cold, and icy weather serve up the biggest challenges to your vehicle’s efficient operating. There are a host of mechanical things that are crucial to preparing prepare your vehicle for winter, including your battery, ignition system, lights, brakes, tires, windshield wipers, winter driving kit, and exhaust and heating-and-cooling systems. Read on to learn more about preparing for winter driving in Nebraska. Borne of the Pandemic When it comes to winter driving, of course, the first requirement is a dependable vehicle, and while growth in the rental-car market might not be the first effect of COVID that comes to your mind, it should be in there somewhere. At the start of the pandemic, the halt to air travel slammed the rental-car industry hard. But with restrictions in place and concerns about other transportation options, the local, family-owned Budget Car and Truck Rental of Nebraska launched a demand-responsive LongTerm Rental Program that serves as an alternative to leasing or even purchasing a car. It’s the perfect solution for individuals and businesses with extended transportation needs who may not want to make a purchase commitment—and for someone #PrintProudDigitalSmart