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The Driver’s Safety Kit

The Driver’s Safety Kit

Whether your customers rarely travel out of town or spend long hours on dark prairie roads, they should be prepared for a breakdown. And, while a cellular phone is a great tool, it can never be counted on to work, especially in the sparsely populated parts of the country.

Although a summer-time breakdown may not carry the perils of a winter stranding, it can still be a cold, lonely, and unpleasant experience. If it happens beside a busy highway, it can be downright scary.

This is why drivers should carry a safety kit to help them effect simple repairs or be more comfortable while they wait for help to come.

Here is a checklist for an all-weather kit that you could provide customers. You may even want to put some of the items together as part of a promotion.

Small throw rug.

Work gloves.

Two bread wrappers and four rubber bands (to keep your feet dry or other uses).

A large standard screwdriver.

A pair of pliers.

A spray can of penetrating oil.

A set of battery jumper cables.

A wheel chock.

Emergency flares.

A large flashlight and extra batteries.

A rubber hammer.

A folding shovel or a short-handed shovel.

A roll of mechanic’s wire.

A four-way tire wrench.

A funnel.

An old shower curtain for ground covering if you have to crawl under the car.

An old scarf for emergency hose repairs and an old belt.

A bag of cat box filler or rock salt.

A cigarette lighter.

A plastic jug of water.

A basic first aid pack.

A fluorescent safety vest to wear if you have to repair a car on the side of the road.

Dried fruit, nuts or other nonperishable food.

A blanket to ward off cold weather.

PHOTO: JIFFY LUBE

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