Between rain, snow, and ice, as well as Minnesota’s rivers and 10,000 lakes, the state is very susceptible to flash flooding. It’s important to know how to avoid getting caught in one and what to do if you are.
Never drive through standing or running flood water on roadways or parking lots.
If you must drive through water:
While it’s dangerous to be in flood waters, it is more dangerous to remain in a submerging car. If your car is submerging, take off your seatbelt and try to escape through a window (roll it down or break with a tool). Once you’re out of the car, move to the roof of the car or higher ground.
If you can’t break the window, wait for the car to fill with water while keeping your hands securely on the door handle. When the car is almost full, take a deep breath, open the door and swim to the surface.
It’s grilling season! But before firing up your grill, consider some important information and tips from AAA for safe summer barbecues.
For the first time, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare will be able to negotiate the prices of prescription drugs. The negotiations with participating drug companies will occur in 2023 and 2024, and any negotiated prices will become effective beginning in 2026.
It began with a meeting on Nov. 5, 1947. Six AAA board members and staff huddled at Washington, D.C.’s famed Mayflower Hotel to forge something new. One of AAA’s primary missions since its founding in 1902 is keeping roadways safe. With the surge in people and cars in the United States during that time, AAA knew it would need to expand its traffic safety efforts.
AAA recommends advice given by medical and pharmacy professionals regarding medications and driving be vastly improved and more consistently emphasized to maximize safety.
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