Autoworks safe holiday travel tips
- Focus on the road and do not get distracted with your mobile phone, food or others in the car.
- Before starting your car make sure all passengers and you the driver have buckled up.
- Take rest breaks during long drives, if you are feeling tied then pull over and take a nap, you will refresh your brain and be more alert.
- Observe the speed limit and if the weather and conditions are bad then reduce your speed.
- Drinking and driving are not an option and don’t let your friends drink walk home, put them in a taxi, train or bus. Australians are killed drink walking.
- Slow down near railway crossings and be alert for signals and signs. Many railway crossings don’t have boom gates and rely on you reading the signs.
- Dress comfortable when staring out on your long holiday drive.