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10 Tips for long distance driving

Long distance driving should be a fun experience. The quality of the drive should be better than the quantity of arriving at your destination quickly, but exhausted. The safety is the first priority than the speed. These are the 10 valuable tips on your next trip for a long distance drive with car, so you can arrive safely to the next destination.

1. Check your car dashboard indicators, especially for the fuel level and the temperature. Make sure every indicator and switches work normal.

2. Open the engine hood and check every part of equipment inside the engine cabin, especially for the radiator lubricant, brake fluid, battery and the engine lubricant level. Make sure all of them in the high or normal level.

3. Check up all of the tires pressure, also the tire’s thickness (don’t forget to check the extra tire that you will bring with also). Replace the broken tires immediately. Sometimes it is better to lower the tire pressure a little, because hard tires are not comfort for a long distance drive.

4. Remove all of the unimportant things from your car cabin. It can reduce your car weight, and can reduce the fuel consumption of the car.

5. Do not use cruise control. Long distance driving can have a hypnotic and fatiguing effect. Cruise control emphasizes and enhances that effect.

6. Don't eat heavy food during the trip. You are going to be sitting and stationary for several hours at a time. Fast food in your stomach will give you a bloated and heavy feeling. coffee or hot chocolate is always a safe bet for long distance driving.

7. If you get tired, stop and get rest in a safe place. Fatigue can overtake you quickly, especially if you only watch the road in front of you instead of taking in the scenery while you drive.

8. Listen to fast, upbeat Music. Long distance drive is not the time to listen to classical music or talk radio, it can make you feel sleepy.

9. Bring a friend to accompany you, and he or she can be your navigator also. Beside long distance drive is not comfortable without any friend beside you.

10. The goal of long distance driving is to get to your destination safely, so, do not try to compete with every of the road devils there, unless you are already know better the situation of the road ahead. They know every details of the road there, from the narrow to the broken section, and that can be dangerous for your safety if you try to compete with them.

Source:auto.kotaberita.com