Roadside Prep

From News Nation:

“How to prepare for roadside emergencies”

Roadside emergencies can result from all manner of mayhem: Fires, floods, blizzards — and that’s just for starters. To prepare for such scenarios, here’s a list of items that you should keep in your car (and a checklist of car-safety tips) before setting out on that journey:

 

Essentials

phone charger

bottled water

snacks

paper towels

flashlight with batteries

booster cables

first aid kit

flares or other warning devices

 

Winter must-haves

blankets

tire chains

sand or kitty litter for slick roads

small shovel

ice scraper

 

Check before leaving

windshield wipers

heater/defroster

headlights and brake lights

at least half a tank of gas

battery

brakes

tread on tires

If you ever find yourself in a an emergency on the road, AAA has some advice. “If it’s a life-threatening emergency, you want to call 911; if it’s a non-life-threatening emergency, then you can call AAA and we can come out to you as soon as we can get to you,” said David Bennett, a AAA expert. As for major slowdowns, “You can call the local non-emergency line for the area for the emergency dispatch or your local police station so they can kind of give you some information on, ‘Hey, what’s going on? Is this going to be a while? How far is the accident ahead?’ Things you don’t want to do is start driving on the shoulder or the median because that’s now going to block access for the emergency vehicles, tow trucks, first responders.”

^ I always have Summer and Winter Items in my car since there is a year-round threat of being stuck or stranded up here due to ice, rain, snow, washed-out roads and bridges. I also have a bag I bring with me with supplies (for humans and dogs) when I am not in my own car. ^

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