The weather can have a huge impact on how you travel, and how you work. It is important to be safe at any time, and within any weather, especially as conditions can change quickly and easily. Traveling at any time requires you to be alert, fully awake and aware of your surroundings. If you are aware of your surroundings, then, you can react to any situation that comes up in a calm and controlled manner.
Plan Your Travel or Journey Ahead
If you are working, for example, if you are undertaking courier jobs then you will want to plan where possible, as, getting courier jobs completed in a safe and timely manner ensures that you get paid. To ensure that any work or jobs you undertake are completed promptly you have to plan out your journey and routes. When you plan out which route you will take and why, and when you have a backup plan in place (to cover extreme or poor weather) you can ensure that your work can be completed safe and on time too.
Keep an Eye on the Weather
The weather can change very quickly, sometimes in an instant, and this is why you must pay attention to what the weather is doing, both before you travel, and during your period of traveling. Harsh weather can make certain roads or routes impassable and inaccessible, and you must try to account for this when you are traveling. When weather is poor, or visibility is poor, and you absolutely must travel, then you need to exercise caution and stick to what you know. Trying out new routes in poor or adverse weather is not highly recommended.
Be Equipped and Prepared
As much as possible you should ensure that you are prepared, and, equipped for your journey, and any eventuality. For example, even if your journey or period of traveling is only going to last a few hours, you must ensure that you carry enough food, and water to sustain you and those you are traveling with, for double, if not triple the amount of time, you originally predicted you would be on the road. Anything could happen when you are traveling, and if you find yourself traveling in poor weather the last thing you want to do is have to stop somewhere for food and drink. So, prepare for a long journey, and always ensure that your pack extra supplies.
Packing Suitable Clothes
Whether you are planning a short journey, or you are planning a road trip, you must ensure that you pack adequate and suitable clothing. You have to try and plan for any eventuality. For example, your vehicle may break down, or you may get stuck as a result of poor weather conditions, which require you to have a change of clothing handy, and nearby. If you do not have a change of clothing, or if you do not have clothing that can help you be seen, should you breakdown (for example, a high viability jacket) then you risk endangering yourself, and those you are traveling with, so ensure safety is a priority when you are packing for any journey.