Before Going On Vacation, Review These Tips

Posted on by Pedro Gardner

The most awaited moment of the year, the holidays arrives. And part of the success is proper planning and anticipating the unexpected. July and August are the months with the most influx of traffic for leisure and statistically increase accidents, traffic jams, and breakdowns. Avoiding it has a lot to do with being cautious.  Plan your rest days well, prepare your vehicle, find out about traffic and weather, and make your journeys by road safe and comfortable.

Plan your route.

Planning your route is much more than blindly trusting your GPS. It is part of the magic of the trip. Choosing the fastest way or enjoying the scenery is a very personal decision. Whatever you want, before launching yourself on the road, it is essential that you inform yourself of the best routes, the state of the streets and in which sections there are maintenance works.

Just in case, have in mind a plan B. That is, an alternative route in case you find a traffic jam or choose the day of operation. It is more pleasant to continue the march, even if the course is longer than to be stopped, especially if you are traveling with children.

And, whenever you need it, use your GPS, Google Maps or the traffic recommendations of the DGT. You also have apps to calculate the route, even to save on fuel by locating the cheapest gas station on your way.

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Journeys Of More Than Two Hours? Take A Break And Take Advantage Of It

Posted on by Pedro Gardner

Fatigue is one of the leading causes of accidents and safety is the most important factor when traveling. Our advice? Enjoy the trip and make a stop every two hours. In Spain and Europe there are many service stations ready to stop along the way, cool off, relax with a walk or a stretch and, if you feel like it, make a snack.

Likewise, we encourage you to plan the stops as part of the trip. We are convinced that you will discover great corners, charming villages and gastronomic experiences that you did not know about.Tune up your car.If we prepare to go on vacation, our car also has to be ready. With a good set-up, you reduce the number of breakdowns and increase your safety and that of others.You can check that everything is for yourself or take it to a workshop, on vacation, there are many offers for this service.Take note of the most critical points:TIRES:

  • Check the tire pressure, including that of the spare wheel.
  • Make sure that the drawing of the tires must have a minimum depth of 1.6 mm. Although, for safety sake, it is advisable to change the tires when the bottom is below 3 mm.
  • Check that the tires have no cracks or deformed areas.
  • A tire with abnormal wear can alert us that something is wrong with the braking system or suspension.

BATTERY:

  • Check that the terminals are correctly fixed, that there is no leakage of liquid and that this, in case of maintenance, is at the necessary level.

LIGHTS:

  • Car lights are essential to see and to see us if we drive at night.
  • Thus, all views must work properly, and the headlights must be clean.
  • We will also have to check the regulation of its height, especially if we have loaded the car a lot.

BRAKES AND SUSPENSIONS:

  • The optimal functioning of both elements is essential to travel safely in our car.
  • Currently, most vehicles warn us through the instrumentation panel if something does not work on our brakes: excessive wear of pills or low fluid. But it will also be, the touch of the pedal, the one that warns us that something is not right in the braking system.

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