Even if you’ve checked every automotive component and made all necessary replacements, vehicle emergencies can arise. Carry an emergency kit during the summer heat to be prepared. Your homemade kit should include:
* One gallon of pre-mixed half-and-half: 50% coolant to 50% water.
* One gallon of windshield washer fluid.
* Two spare quarts of oil.
* A flashlight with spare batteries.
* Small tool kit with screwdrivers, pliers, jumper cables and reflective safety triangles.
* A camera (in case of an accident).
* First aid including antiseptic and bandages.
* An old blanket, a piece of rug or a door mat in case you have to kneel down on the ground in inclement weather.
* Drinking water. People always get thirsty.
* Sunblock and insect repellant.
Douglas Rivers
Applied Technologies Center
07/18/2007 |