BRIDGE REPORTS:
Prospect St - Open
Maple St - Open (One Way)
NPD CALL ACTIVITY REPORT:
The NPD reminds citizens of the following snowy weather driving tips:
• Accelerate and decelerate slowly. Applying the gas slowly to
accelerate is the best method for regaining traction and avoiding skids.
Don’t try to get moving in a hurry. And take time to slow down for a
stoplight. Remember: It takes longer to slow down on icy roads.
•
Drive slowly. Everything takes longer on snow-covered roads.
Accelerating, stopping, turning – nothing happens as quickly as on dry
pavement. Give yourself time to maneuver by driving slowly.
• The
normal dry pavement following distance of three to four seconds should
be increased to eight to ten seconds. This increased margin of safety
will provide the longer distance needed if you have to stop.
• Know
your brakes. If you have anti-lock brakes (ABS) and need to slow down
quickly, press hard on the pedal-it’s normal for the pedal to vibrate a
bit when the ABS is activated.
• Don’t stop if you can avoid it.
There’s a big difference in the amount of inertia it takes to start
moving from a full stop versus how much it takes to get moving while
still rolling. If you can slow down enough to keep rolling until a
traffic light changes, do it.
• Don’t power up hills. Applying extra
gas on snow-covered roads just starts your wheels spinning. Try to get a
little inertia going before you reach the hill and let that inertia
carry you to the top. As you reach the crest of the hill, reduce your
speed and proceed down hill as slowly as possible.
• Don’t stop
going up a hill. There’s nothing worse than trying to get moving up a
hill on an icy road. Get some inertia going on a flat roadway before you
take on the hill.
• Stay home. If you really don’t have to go out,
don’t. Even if you can drive well in the snow, not everyone else can.
Don’t tempt fate: If you don’t have somewhere you have to be, watch the
snow from indoors.
The Weekend NPD Call Activity Report is attached with some highlights below:
313 Total calls
21 Ambulance (Medical Assist Calls)
115 Door & School Checks / Burglar Alarm Checks (Residential / Commercial)
23 Motor Vehicle Enforcement Stops
13 Motor Vehicle Accidents (None serious)
1 Vandalisms (Home on Maple Hill Rd. – BB Through Window)
No Burglaries
No Robberies
6 Arrests ; (3 Shop Lifting, 1 larceny, 2 Warrants)
The Weekend NPD Shift Analysis Report:
http://www.naugatuckpd.org/…/…/704/12.5.16_Shift_Analsys.pdf
Have a great Monday everyone… We will be here!