Here are some tips that we raised the experts.
Prepare yourself before hitting the road:
- Be sure to have your phone fully charged when taking road trips
- you have flares or reflective triangles in your trunk so you can have a way to indicate your car is in distress
- Consider buying an inexpensive reflective vest to keep hidden under a seat so that you would be visible if you need to leave the car
- Keep an emergency kit with seasonal supplies in your trunk
- have a plan in advance what you do and who you would call if you were to break down. Do you have an emergency road service plan or a self-installed service? Does your insurer offer service? Or do you have an application for access to the emergency department? Plan ahead and keep phone numbers and procedures or coverage rules in your glove box.
- More on road emergency services of the state. For example, Mass DOT has a road assistance patrol sponsored by MAPFRE insurance. Here is a list of numbers state by state of emergency using the mobile highway
If your car breaks down.
- Put your emergency / warning lights at the first sign of difficulty
- Stay calm, slow down and get your car on the road. If possible, remove an output, a street, or pull a ventilation path
- Pull as far as the road is safe - keep emergency lights / hazard on. If it is night time, turn on your interior light or flashlight
- If you can safely do so, pop the hood or deploy flares or triangles to alert other drivers. Get out of the door that is away from traffic - most likely on the passenger side
- Do not stay on the road in your car; no other flag down vehicles
- In most cases, waiting in the vehicle with locked doors is safer than standing on the road, but you may need to use your best judgment depending on location and situation, you must wait outside, get you traffic and wait on the other side of the guardrail.
- Call for help. If you are not sure of the exact location, your GPS smartphone can help. If you do not have a roadside assistance plan, call the state police.
- If someone stops, crack your window enough to ask them to call the police for you
- Wait aid. Avoid walking through, unless there is no other choice, and do so with extreme caution.
AAA has a travel guide coat of planing depth, emergency supplies you should have on hand and in-depth advice on what to do if you break . Of course, their advice also focuses on how to achieve them and what to expect - but even if you do not have AAA, the guide has excellent information: What to do when your car breaks down (PDF)
A summary of the main steps are:
- Note the location of your vehicle
- Evaluate the malfunction of your car
- Quit road
- -What to do if you can not leave the road
- alert other motorists
- Communicate your situation
- Stay with your vehicle
advice the rest have to do with the AAA road service - what to expect, etc.
Consumer Reports a recent article about Roadside Assistance: Who you gonna call? It covers applications, road services and insurance and where to get help when you break. Another recent practice section is hidden aids to your phone, which covers some road travel applications.
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