Having functional windshield wipers is an essential, yet often overlooked part of car safety.
Usually I don’t think about the fact that I haven’t replaced my windshield wipers in forever, until I am in a rain or snowstorm and I turned on my wipers for the first time in months. Well that does not usually work out for me because at this point, I am on my way to somewhere important like work or an appointment, or on my way home at night from a sporting event. So I don’t have time to go to Wal-Mart and get new wipers at this time. I try to think about getting new wipers every time I have to get an oil change, which is about every six months. Most service shops have started to ask “how are your wipers?” whenever I am getting maintenance done on my vehicle. However, I don’t like the prices they charge for new wipers because I feel changing out the wiper blades is a really simple process. So I try to go to Wal-Mart or order new wiper blades online when I am getting my oil change done, and I replace my old wipers with new set of wiper blades that day. This way I am not having to pull over and scrape/re-scrape the windshield in the spots that the old wipers miss. Also, I clean the inside of my windows periodically because this helps reduce them fogging up in the wintertime. I know this sounds really simplistic, but the condition of wiper blades are overlooked, and not having a clear windshield in a storm can be just as dangerous as texting and driving, because it is an avoidable distraction. It just takes a little bit of thought before the storm comes to town. If your wiper blades appear to be cracked, it’s probably time to replace them.
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