Personal Safety

Keep a Survival Kit in Your Car

Image of a car kit.

No car should be without a survival kit of items that you might need in the event you’re in an accident, run out of gas, have a breakdown, or get stuck. Items to include:

•  First-aid kit.

•  Flares.

•  White cloth, for distress signal.

•  Flashlight with spare batteries.

•  Snow shovel.

•  Knife or other basic tools.

•  Empty gas can, for purchasing gas.

•  Small fire extinguisher.

•  Paper and pencil.

•  Blanket.

•  Change, for phone calls and tolls.

•  Food and water, for long trips through unpopulated areas. Whistle.

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