Your car might start having issues in the middle of nowhere and you won't want to abandon it there! Here is a checklist of things you must have when your car breaks down!
Have you thought of what you would do when your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere? Will you wait till some angel comes in shining armor to help you? Do you think you're prepared mentally for the situation or do you intend to just swing by when it happens? It's never easy knowing what to do when your breaks down. In fact, you'll probably be too destabilized to think straight. That's why you find many cars abandoned on the highway for days. It is as a result of lack of preparedness.

You won't want to be in such a situation where you have to abandon your vehicle. Therefore, here's a checklist of must-have items for your car breakdown, compiled by Naijauto.com - the biggest car website in Nigeria.

1. Warning triangle

The C-section commonly known as warning triangle is an important item for when your vehicle breaks down. It comes with a reflective red tint that notifies oncoming vehicles of your car. It is very useful especially at night or during bad weather when visibility is poor. Simply mount it behind your car or in front - depending on what direction the vehicles are coming from.


It is important to get off the road and set your warning triangle when your car breaks down

2. First aid kit
Depending on the cause of the breakdown, you might actually need a first aid kit. If your vehicle was hit by another car, an object or you rammed into a barricade, you may likely sustain certain injuries. If this is the case and there are no passers-by to help, you may have to administer first aid by yourself. In cases when there are medics present and they don't have all the necessary items, yours can be used. So ensure you update your kit.

3. An empty fuel gallon
Running out of fuel on the highway can happen to anyone. What will you do? You can't stop other vehicles and ask them to siphon fuel from their tanks to yours. Even if you do, it's easier when you have an empty gallon and a hose. Alternatively, you can purchase fuel from a nearby filling station. It would be difficult pushing your car from the point of break down to the filling station. Here, the empty gallon would suffice.

4. A bright colored vest
Nobody wishes for their car to breakdown but it's wise to prepare for it. Keeping a bright colored vest in your car is not out of place. The same way you want oncoming cars to see your warning triangle, you would them to easily spot you when you flag them down for help. In fact, lots of European countries have made a road rule that drivers traveling long distances must have a highly visible vest in their car.



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