Do you know your ice storm safety?

An ice storm is set to sweep through Illinois overnight, leaving broken tree limbs, downed power lines and hazardous roads in its wake.

"We are warning it's going to be very treacherous overnight, and it could be a nasty rush-hour tomorrow," Illinois Department of Transportation spokesman Mike Claffey said.

Are you prepared for an ice storm? Take our quiz to find out. Answers are at the end of the story:

1. How should you treat frozen pipes? Circle all that apply.

a. Keep the faucet open

b. Wrap pipe with electric heating pad

c. Apply heat with electric hairdryer

d. Apply heat with kerosene or propane heater

e. Apply heat until water pressure is fully restored

2. Which is the more environmentally friendly salt for deicing?

a. Calcium chloride (CaCl)

b. Sodium chloride (salt)

Extra credit: Why?

3. How much de-icer should you put on your sidewalk? Circle all correct answers.

a. A pinch of rock salt per square yard

b. A handful of rock salt per square yard

c. Two handfuls of either rock salt or sodium chloride per square yard

d. A shovel-full of calcium chloride per square yard

e. A handful of calcium chloride per 3 square yards

4. According to IDOT, how full should you keep your vehicle's gas tank in winter conditions?

a. At least a quarter full

b. At least half full

c. At least two-thirds full

5. Pick one. It's safer to drive in icy conditions with slightly (over-inflated/under-inflated) tires?

6. Fill in the blank: If your front wheels skid, take your foot off the gas and shift to ...... (Do/ Do not)try to steer immediately. (Do/do not) try to break on ice.

7. Fill in the blank: If your rear wheels are sliding left, steer (left/right).

8. If you get stuck in snow, you should (circle all that apply):

a. Spin your wheels

b. Turn your wheels from side to side

c. Shovel snow away from tires

d. Pour sand, gravel or kitty litter to get traction

9. Finish the sentence: Monster trucks can be helpful in a snowstorm because ...

10. Black ice is black (true/false)

11. If you witness (but are not involved) in a crash, you should (circle those that apply):

a. Slowly pull over to the side of the road

b. Call 911 from your cell phone

c. Call a non-emergency police number

d. Observe what you can, but don't pull over

e. Dial *999 on your cell phone to report incidents on the Illinois Tollway.

ANSWERS:

1. A,B,C,E

2. A. Calcium chloride works at much lower temperatures and deices three times the area as sodium chloride.

3. B,E

4. C

5. Under-inflated: Over-inflated tires have less traction, and are more likely to skid on ice.

6. Neutral. Do not. Do not.

7. Left

8. B,C,D

9. They grind the salt into the ice, making the salt more effective. That's one of the reasons it's safer to drive on well-traveled roads.

10. False, black ice is frozen water that is nearly invisible. It appears black when it is on black pavement.

11. B,D,E

Sources: American Red Cross, IDOT, EPA, weather.com, Virginia Tech, AAA, Illinois State Police