One of the biggest problems on road trips isn’t flat tires or fluid issues (which do come up) but instead the stress of being in the car for so long. To have a great adventure and be excited about your trip here are some long distance driving tips that will help keep your mind engaged and keep things low stress so you can enjoy this time.
Before taking off do go ahead and have the pressure checked on your tires and your fluid levels checked. If you don’t know how to do this yourself you can go in for an oil change and let them know that you’re going to be putting a lot of miles on your car soon and ask them to look it over for you. Ask them to check out your spare tire, too. The popular saying is true, better safe than sorry. To keep your mind engaged you’ll certainly want to bring your favorite music with you, but you’ll also want to bring things you haven’t heard in a long time and things you’ve never heard before. Also consider checking out audio books and stand up comedians on CD. These will really help break up the trip and keep your mind awake and engaged while driving.
A GPS system will avoid a lot of problems for you. Instead of driving down the road while trying to unfold/refold a paper map and find your route, you can use a convenient touch screen and tell your GPS to find you the fastest way, the shortest way, or to avoid toll roads or highways, or find you the nearest gas station. This gives you more options than you would have figured out on your own (at least in the amount of time you want to spend staring at a map) before.
If you’re going on a long distance driving road trip take these tips to heart and take your time, remember, a road trip (above all else) should be fun.