| Before you use your vehicle, it is best to observe | | | | best to put the engine off even if the car is on |
| some car safety tips before starting out. Your | | | | neutral, before leaving the vehicle to return to the |
| diligence in making sure of standard automobile | | | | house. This is to avoid incidents of the kids |
| safety checks before traveling is the best | | | | unknowingly pulling the transmission lever, as kids |
| preventive measure to avoid motor accidents. | | | | are wont to do, active and restless as they |
| Check the radiator water level of the car as a | | | | normally are. An innocent hand's pull on the lever |
| first step. Some car owners just assume that | | | | might cause the car to move abruptly, if the |
| there is enough water in their radiators, only to be | | | | transmission is suddenly in first or second gear |
| surprised when the temperature gauge in the | | | | without the presence of the adult driving the car. |
| car's dashboard starts shooting up. Do not wait | | | | Before you move out of the garage to start |
| for an accident like this to come your way; it is | | | | your trip on the road, see to it that everybody |
| not easy to open the hood of the car and the | | | | with you in the car fastened the seat belts |
| radiator cap, once the engine is overheated. Some | | | | properly. Adults should supervise strictly the |
| nasty accidents of scalding with boiling water can | | | | fastening of the seat belts for the children. |
| hit you, if you do not take precaution in opening | | | | Make sure in locking the doors properly especially |
| that radiator cap! Things could be worse if you | | | | if kids are traveling with you in the car. This is to |
| have no backup container in the car with some | | | | prevent the accidental opening of the car doors |
| water, and you are in the middle of a highway in | | | | while the vehicle is in motion. Keep away the kids |
| the desert! | | | | from the doors as much as possible. |
| When starting your car's engine, do not forget to | | | | Ensure positioning the rear view mirrors of your |
| put the transmission gear to neutral. This ensures | | | | car correctly to enable you to have a good view |
| that as the engine comes to life it functions | | | | of the rear of your car, especially the vehicular |
| normally, avoiding any unusual "jumping" or abrupt | | | | traffic following you. Before picking up some |
| movement, as what happens if the transmission is | | | | speed, make it a habit to check if the car brakes |
| on first or second gear, that may cause | | | | are working well, by testing them as you move |
| unnecessary accidents. | | | | slowly forward. |
| After the car's engine is started and you forgot | | | | There is one other thing to re-check before you |
| to do a task back in the house that will require | | | | proceed with that trip. See if the fuel gauge does |
| you to get out of the car to attend to it, be sure | | | | not indicate a need to pass by the gasoline station |
| to put the hand brakes on, if you leave the | | | | for some refill of your tank. That, finally, should |
| engine running. | | | | complete your list of mandatory things to do for |
| If there are small children with you in the car, it is | | | | your journey. |