You’ve just run over something in the road and felt the pull of the steering wheel as your tire blows. What are you to do? It can be very dangerous when you experience a roadside emergency, it’s important to take steps to keep you and your passengers safe while waiting for help or performing repairs. What are the best tips to staying safe? Here are some great tips suggested by defensive driving course instructors. Use the following tips to prepare for any unexpected roadside emergency.
Safety Tips for Roadside Emergencies
1. Act quickly: once you notice car trouble, make your way over to the shoulder or off the road as quickly as you can to avoid being forced to stop in a dangerous situation.
2. Get to a safe location: Try and get to a safe place like the shoulder, or even better, exit the freeway, leave major roads and get to a parking lot or rest stop. Try and find a well lit area that allows you a safe distance around your vehicle to deal with repairs.
3. Warn others: Use your hazard lights, and any safety gear you have with you (ie. cones, flares, triangles) to increase your visibility. Leave your lights on in the evening and pop your hood to demonstrate you are having car trouble.
4. Call roadside assistance: Make use of your roadside assistance benefit, available through the Turbo | Charged or Here2There Protection Programs and give them a call immediately. Available to you 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. Put their phone number in your cell phone so you'll always have it handy.
5. Use caution checking out the situation: Take care exiting your vehicle: there is no need to make the situation worse by getting hurt yourself when getting out of your car. Use the passenger side and make sure to look for traffic before opening the door: try and keep space between you and the vehicles on the road when assessing the situation and if you can’t find a safe space to wait for roadside assistance, then stay in your car with your seatbelt fastened while you wait.
6. Keep emergency supplies in your car: A first aid kit, extra water and food, emergency repair supplies such as a spare tire, duct tape, jack, jumper cables, rope, gloves, and reflective triangles or flares can all be useful in the case of an emergency.
7. Be wary of strangers: While most individuals who stop to assist a stranded motorist have the best intentions, it’s important to advise caution. Only lower your window enough to talk and use your best judgement. If you are awaiting roadside assistance, thank them for the gesture, but assure them you are already taken care of.
8. Know when to call a professional: Some vehicle owners can handle quick roadside repairs without help, but if it is more than you can quickly repair yourself, know when it’s time to call for support and make use of your roadside assistance benefit.
Keep your wits about you and know you can call our roadside assistance 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week. Rest easy knowing that you also have a great auto repair rebate of $1000 a year and vehicle trip interruption reimbursement of $1000 a year as part of our Turbo | Charged or Here2There programs.
Emergencies at the side of the road are scary, but with a little readiness, you can feel a lot more prepared, just in case.
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