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Just when you thought it was safe to get through another winter, just when we were all pleased that this weekend’s warm weather had thawed the last of the ice from the last storm ...We find out what winter is really like.It’s when you have to hang onto the side of your car so you don’t kill yourself trying to get into the driver’s seat that you realize just how dangerous winter driving can be.So here are some tips from the Kansas Department of Transportation about how to keep safe if you have to drive in this weather. After all, there certainly more to come before we are safe in spring.As the KDOT officials note: “Safe drivers know the weather, and their limits. If the weather is bad, remember: ‘Ice and snow, take it slow — or just don’t go.’”The first step in driving safely is to clean off you car, believe it or not.