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Summary: Basic equipment for road safety includes a spare tire, a jack, sand, flares, a flash light, a blanket, food and water. Find out why it's important to have backup windshield wiper fluid and oil with help from the manager of a driving school in this free video on road safety equipment.
Casey Atkinson manages and operates the Willie Driving School in Logan, Utah.read more
"Hi, this is Casey Atkinson from Willie Driving School, here in Logan, Utah. Now, imagine you're driving on the road, and suddenly your tire goes out, it pops. Hopefully, you have a spare tire in the back of your car, and a jack, what ever you need to fix that tire. There's also a couple of other things you need to have in your car just in case you do run in to an emergency. Emergencies happen, hopefully you're ready, be prepared. So, some things to have in your car, like the spare tire, like I said, but also, maybe some cat litter. Sounds kind of weird, but let's say you get stuck on some ice, or some slick ground, some cat litter, or even some sand will give you some traction to get out of that ice. Also, some flares, if your car breaks down on the side of the road at night, a flash light, how about a blanket, like some snacks, some water, just in case your car breaks down and you can't go anywhere, stay the night in the car, or something like that. But make sure you have windshield wiper fluid, a canister of oil, and things like that, just in case your car gets problems on a road trip."
eHow Article: Basic Road Safety Equipment