Family Road Trip Safety Tips
Moving out of state for school means A LOT of road trips to visit family. Having a son of my own, I’ve realized that although grandma and grandpa enjoy my husband and I visiting, the real reason they look forward to our visits is seeing our son. This means that we make the drive from Arizona to Utah and Idaho quite frequently.
Making this 12-15 hour drive always scares me; a lot can go wrong – flat tires, traffic jams, accidents, etc. However, using these handy road trip safety tips, I feel confident to hit the road.
聽Family Road Trip Safety Tips
Rest: Make sure you are well rested before you leave for your trip. Get plenty of sleep the night before you start your journey. If you are one of those drivers who doses off easily (like my husband), pull off to the side of the road if you feel drowsy. To help keep you awake and alert, try sucking on hard candies or eating sunflower seeds.
Organization: If you are traveling with kids, make sure the inside of your car is well organized. Talk to your children about the importance of not being distracted while you drive. Let them know where you have put their snacks and toys so they can help themselves, leaving your eyes on the road.
Service Car: Before heading out on a long road trip, be sure to check the air pressure in your tires, oil level, washer fluid, etc. Proactive car care goes a long way when traveling. Servicing your car beforehand allows you to drive with ease and peace of mind.
Emergency Care: Make sure that your car is equipped with essentials in case of an emergency. Pack items such as a first aid kit, spare tire, hazard flares, etc. If you are traveling with kids, bring an abundance of diapers, food, and water. If you’re prepared, you can handle anything!
Phone: Make sure your phone is fully charged before heading out on the road. If your phone quickly runs low on battery, bring a car charger or portable charger. Trust me, you don’t want to be stranded on the side of the road with a dead cell phone. However, while driving, make sure you aren’t distracted by your phone.
Breaks: Try taking a driving break every 2-3 hours. Get out of the car, stretch, hydrate, and eat. If you need to, frequently switch drivers.
Road Side Assistance: When something goes wrong on the side of the road, you need a road side assistance company that arrives quickly, ensures your safety, fixes the problem, and provides friendly service. That’s why Agero is the perfect road side assistance company for all of your family road trips this summer.
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Agero covers everything from聽flat tires, lock outs, and jump starts to battery and fuel delivery. If faced with trip interruption, Agero helps with hotel booking and finding the perfect repair shop. What more could you ask for in a road side assistance company? Agero gives drivers peace of mind while ensuring safe family road trips. Be sure to check out聽Agero聽before planning your next family road trip.
These are some great tips! We always make sure we have plenty of rest before heading in the car for a long drive.
Those are great tips! We just did 16 hours in the car and prior to that I did 12 by myself with the kids!
Great tips for road trips. We are driving to Florida in Oct and need them. lol
Great reminders! So timely too!
We are just a few hours away from leaving for a 3.5 hour road trip. Great tips, thanks.
Oh yes so true and keeping the kids quite too so that one can concentrate while driving!
Thanks for these awesome tips! My fiance and I will be driving to Niagara Falls in Sept., which is a 10.5 hour drive for us. It’s been a very long time since I’ve taken such a long road trip!
i need to stock my car up, but we already have limited space. i think its time for an upgraded vehicle for our growing family. 馃檪
Great tips. We have had to use roadside assistance before and consider it a must have service!
When we go on long road trips, we make sure we are well rested, take breaks, switch drivers, and always ALWAYS have a charged phone at hand. You can never be too safe when it comes to the safety of your family!
We end up making the drive from Utah to Idaho and Wyoming a lot too to see grandparents. These are MUSTS for road safety! Especially making sure the car is well serviced before leaving and having emergency kits ready in the car.
Great tips! We drive 300 miles (600 roundtrip) to my daughter’s doctor every 6 months. We always keep blankets in the car- for heat, shelter, to sit on- whatever and hot/cold packs so we can keep warms and cool down in an emergency.
No big plans this summer. Personally, I am just looking forward to the cooler weather that fall brings..hehe … These tips are fabulous and very important!
Great tips! Road trip safety is soo important.
We went on 11 hour road trip this year to Virginia this year which was trying at times. While we saved our money, we sure the heck didnt save our sanity!
These are great tips. It’s so tempting to try to make it through a road trip in one or two stops instead of getting the rest require to drive safely.
When we lived back east, I was always taking road trips with the boys to see family. I’d probably still be doing it except that Alaska is far enough away that it is over a week each way unless you are doing 12+ hours of driving a day.
We live in San Antonio, Texas and just to get to the beach is about a four hour drive… And I won’t do it. I am not happy behind the wheel so I make hubby do it. What I do is download trivia apps to my phone so that I keep him talking and thinking through the whole drive. Helps keep him from zoning out.
We used to go back home to visit family/parents quite often but have been lazy about it the past few years. With the kids’ activities and my health, it’s just never a good time.
My husband always makes sure the car is well serviced before I go anywhere! I am a driver that tends to get drowsy, so I never drive alone and I play the radio loud!
These are great tips. I can totally relate everyone I love is in New York but I moved to NC so road trips are a must! It’s a love hate relationship but being prepared on the road. Thanks for sharing I will be sharing also.
These are great tips! I agree that taking breaks is important. Being tired on the road is so dangerous!
Those are all such awesome tips. Not only do we have a portable phone charger, but we have a car one, too! It’s so important to be fully charged.