Summer Driving Tips

Before You Go

Get your car serviced

Customary support, for example, tune-ups, oil changes, battery checks, and tire revolutions go far toward avoiding breakdowns. In the event that your vehicle has been adjusted by the producer's proposals, it ought to be in great condition to travel. If not—or you don't have the foggiest idea about the administrative history of the vehicle you intend to drive—plan a preventive support check up with your technician immediately.

Check for recalls

Proprietors may not generally realize that their vehicle has been reviewed and should be repaired. NHTSA's VIN look-into device gives you a chance to enter a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to rapidly learn if a particular vehicle has not been repaired as a feature of a well-being review over the most recent 15 years.

Go over your vehicle safety checklist

Notwithstanding how well you deal with your ride, it's imperative to play out the accompanying fundamental well-being checks before you go on a street trip.

Tires
Air pressure, tread wear, spare
Lights
Headlights, brake lights, turn signals, emergency flashers, interior lights, and trailer lights
Cooling System
Coolant level and servicing
Fluid Levels
Oil, brake, transmission, power steering, and windshield washer fluids
Belts and Hoses
Condition and fittings
Wiper Blades
Wear and tear on both sides
Air Conditioning
A/C check
Floor Mats
Proper size and correct installation

Safety First

Protect yourself and your loved ones

Buckle Up—Every Trip, Every Time. All passengers must agree to wear their seat belts every time they are riding in your vehicle. Set the example by always wearing your seat belt.

Protect the children

When traveling with children, take every precaution to keep them safe.

• All children under 13 should ride in the back seat.
• Make sure car seats and booster seats are properly installed and that any children riding with you are in the correct car seat, booster seat, or seat belt that is appropriate for their size. All passengers in your vehicle should be buckled up on every trip, every time.
• Never leave your child unattended in or around your vehicle.
• Always remember to lock your vehicle when exiting so children do not play or get trapped inside.

Summer Safety 

Protect kids in and around the car

You should realize that there are different threats to kids in and around autos. One of those threats is hyperthermia or heat stroke. Heatstroke can happen when a youngster is left unattended in a stopped vehicle or additions unsupervised access. Never allow kids to sit unbothered in the auto—not notwithstanding for a couple of minutes or with the motor running. Vehicles warm up rapidly; if the outside temperature is in the low 80s°, the temperature inside the vehicle can achieve destructive levels in only a couple of minutes—even with a window moved down. A kid's body temperature rises three to five times quicker than that of a grown-up. 

Before you pull out of a garage or parking space, avert backovers by strolling around your vehicle to check for youngsters running and playing. When utilizing a reinforcement camera, recollect that children, pets, and protests may even now be out of view however in the way of your vehicle. At the point when kids play, they are regularly unaware of autos and trucks around them. They may trust that drivers will keep an eye out for them. Moreover, every vehicle has a visually impaired zone. As the size and tallness of vehicle expand, so does the "visually impaired zone" range. Huge vehicles, trucks, SUVs, RVs, and vans, are more probable than autos to be associated with backovers. 

Make sure to bolt your vehicle's entryways constantly when it's not being used. Put the keys some place that youngsters can't get to them. Kids who enter vehicles all alone with no grown-up supervision can be murdered or harmed by control windows, safety belt snare, vehicle rollaway, warm stroke or trunk entanglement.

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