If You're Trapped in a Car - KHGI-TV/KWNB-TV/KHGI-CD-Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings

If You're Trapped in a Car

    If you do find yourself trapped in your vehicle:

• Stay in the car.
• Do not leave the car to search for assistance unless help is visible within one-hundred yards. You may become disoriented and lost is blowing and drifting snow.   
• Display a trouble sign. Hang a brightly colored cloth on the radio antenna and raise the hood.   
• Occasionally run engine to keep warm.   
• Turn on the car's engine for about ten minutes each hour.   
• Beware of carbon monoxide poisoning.   
• Keep the exhaust pipe clear of snow, and open a downwind window slightly for ventilation.   
• Do minor exercises to keep up circulation.   
• If more than one person is in the car, take turns sleeping and, for warmth, huddle together.