Auto Club: advice for the road vacation

Advice prior to departure on holiday, it's like the safety in air: no one is paying attention. Yet the track could save you a lot of problems ...

We are already within the days of July and we are preparing to take a driving holiday, according to the unchanging ritual summer. In preparation for the transhumance, the Automobile Club takes care to give some tips to avoid car travel becomes a nightmare.

The first of them concern the preparation of the vehicle. The Automobile Club recommends you to review your mount before departure. On the previous day check the fluid levels and tire pressure. It is also an opportunity to monitor the status of the windshield: it would be unfortunate if your windshield broke on the highway through the fault of a brightness too often neglected.

The Automobile Club then recommended to properly preparing your itinerary. Choose your departure time to avoid traffic jams and prepare in advance the GPS to avoid many troubles. Another recommendation of common sense: treat loading your car. It is therefore necessary to place heavy objects as low as possible. Also avoid placing objects on the rear: in case of impact, they can become dangerous projectiles.

On motorways, the Automobile Club recalls a rule that too many drivers forget: the middle way is not the royal road. The Highway Code requires that you drive on the right lane and use the others to overcome. The agency finally recalls that drowsiness is the primary cause of a fatal accident on the motorway. It therefore recommends that once you have started from rest, take other breaks regularly. Of course, after critically reading the recommendations, you probably have a vague feeling of "already read". The question arises, however: do you use these instructions?

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