Tips to Drive Safe for Holidays

Winter holidays and Christmas is all about fun and frolic. Coinciding with the last week of a year, the winter holidays are the time to enjoy the fruits of hard labor done. Holidays are a time to relax, but the traffic rules stay in affect all year-round – this is the first thing to remember when you are out on a road trip during a winter holiday. Here are some more tips you must consider when planning a road trip to assure all fun and no worries.

1. Keep the car updated

When you plan to head out with friends or family on a winter road trip, your car is no less than your lifeline. So, not taking care of the vehicle is simply out of the question. Your car deserves all your attention and requires you to do:

• Tire checks – ensure that treads are fine and not worn out
• Brake checks – Brakes are a must for driving safely on a slippery road
• Tire pressure checks – Since tire pressure tends to go down when the temperature drops, it requires frequent refilling
• Additive treatment – Anti-freeze additives allow your fluid to remain functional even in freezing temperatures
• Lights check – Car’s lights are simply your eyes and make up for the poor visibility conditions on the road. So, travelling with broken lights is a bad decision.

• Drive patiently

A snow-filled road is not to be used as a racecourse. You should steer clear from the drivers who are fickle-minded and adamant in their approach while driving. Let the rash drivers pass first, or else it can simply be a pain for the whole journey. The chances of accidents also rise when you choose to go on a racing expedition. Remember that roads are going to be slippery, so speeding up is not advisable.

• Choose daylight hours for travelling

You are on a road trip, that does not mean cruising through the foggy nights. All you need to do is plan the travel so that you travel in daytime and take break as soon as it gets dark. The nights can be very cold making it unsafe to stay out.

• Carry lots of foods and first aid kit

You never know what is waiting for you on the road while on a winter trip. So, you must plan packing things like snacks or energy bars, lights, sleeping bags, tents, medicine kit, flares, car repairing tools’ kit, phone chargers, etc. Further, you must have the police assistance numbers and roadside car services’ numbers on speed dial so that you can call help when stuck in situation beyond your control.

• Take known routes or short trips

Winters are best enjoyed when you have road map handy. Dangers attached with trying new routes can be quite risky and may be quite damaging to your plan of travelling in a fuel-efficient manner. Shorter the trips, better and enjoyable they are because of the challenging winter weather conditions.

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