 Driving on icy roads during the winter time can be an intimidating venture. The Crowland County Sheriff's Department in partnership with Triad of Crowland County gave area seniors some winter driving safety tips. Logan Gay has more. Minnesota winners can be harsh on everyone especially the seniors in our communities. A lot of people complain we have six months of winter and three months of summer or whatever combination they use but yes we you know we have slippery roads we have snow storms we have ice storms so everyone needs to know how to drive properly. Many seniors have concerns about driving during the winter. I see roads and when I see there I see I try to stay home as much as possible. To assist seniors in having the safest winter possible a community organization that focuses on partnership with seniors and law enforcement called Triad hosted a presentation that offered seniors safe driving tips. The biggest thing we tell for their senior group is watch the weather do you need to leave home you know you're better maybe putting off the trip to the grocery store the next day letting family members or others know when you're leaving where you're going and when you should return. The driving tips are not only useful for seniors but for all drivers. Every driver has to basically reprogram or relearn their approach to stops and acceleration really all the driving things tips that come in and techniques that come in for driving. And to make sure that every senior was prepared for an incident during the winter time the Triad of Crone County equipped each senior with a safety kit. And they contain really everything that a person would need to get through you know it's got a small candle in there for for heat a mylar blanket a disposable blanket it's got a sign you can place in your winter for help. Triad is currently planning for their 2017 conference in Brainerd Logan Gay Lakeland News. Triad meets monthly on the second Tuesday the month of the Crone County Sheriff's Office. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.