 Northern Minnesota saw more snowfall last night and more is expected later this week, and that's why the Minnesota Department of Transportation is reminding everyone to be careful around snow plows on the road. Middott says the state will usually see and will average around 60 vehicles versus snow plow collisions a year. Right now we're already at 25. When driving near a snow plow, you should stay at least 10 car lengths behind the plow at all times. Also remember the vision of the snow plow driver is hampered so always drive slower than normal. Snow plows that can be deceiving for motorists because snow plows are driving a lot slower than motorists are. So they're probably averaging about 20 to 30 miles an hour and so cars come up on them a lot faster than they expect to. So really you got to drive a lot slower around snow plows. Snow plows also make a lot of different maneuvers that you may not be expecting. For right now our plows, they're out, they're plowing the light snow that we got in the overnight and then they're also pushing back all of the snow banks away from the driving surface because we know we've got more snow coming into the area and so you want to make sure that the shoulders and the driving surfaces are clear and push those out. If you're heading on a long trip, it's important to always check road conditions before you go out. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.