{"id":650,"date":"2018-07-11T08:53:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T07:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guildford-iam.org.uk\/?p=650"},"modified":"2018-07-11T08:53:23","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T07:53:23","slug":"our-six-top-summer-travelling-safety-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guildford-iam.org.uk\/?p=650","title":{"rendered":"Our six top summer travelling safety tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Six of the best! Our six top summer travelling safety tips<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With summer season showing no sign of ending, IAM Roadsmart head of driving and riding standards Richard Gladman has put together some tips to keep you safe on the road.<br \/>\n<strong>Do you know where you\u2019re going?<\/strong> Plan your journey so you know when and where to take planned breaks (if applicable) and check for any traffic problems.<br \/>\n<strong>Do weekly car checks<\/strong> which include tyre pressures, tread depth and condition and checking fluids \u2013 replenish screen wash, and if other fluids are low check for underlying problems.<br \/>\n<strong>Stay hydrated<\/strong> by keeping a bottle of water in your car. We recommend having plenty of water as it is essential to stay hydrated to maintain concentration and control body temperature.\u00a0 Air conditioning dries the air in the vehicle.<br \/>\nWhen driving, <strong>fatigue can slowly kick in<\/strong> \u2013 especially in heat. Concentration starts to slip after two hours so take regular 15 minute breaks. Get out of the car and stretch.<br \/>\nWhen driving into the direction of the sun, <strong>use your sun visor<\/strong> to help block out the glare, and if that doesn\u2019t work for you, invest a decent pair of sunglasses. Keep the windscreen clean inside and out.<br \/>\nPut together an <strong>emergency kit<\/strong>; some drinks and snacks, a charger for your mobile phone and a road map for last minute detours are all useful items. Some entertainment for your younger passengers may make the journey less stressful.<\/p>\n<p>Richard said: \u201dPreparation is key to an enjoyable trip. A well maintained car and a fully fit and prepared driver can make the difference between a pleasant drive in the country and a nightmare journey to be endured.\u00a0 Whilst the trip may be about the destination, it is much better if the journey is enjoyable too.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six of the best! Our six top summer travelling safety tips With summer season showing no sign of ending, IAM Roadsmart head of driving and riding standards Richard Gladman has put together some tips to keep you safe on the&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/guildford-iam.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/guildford-iam.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/guildford-iam.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guildford-iam.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guildford-iam.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/guildford-iam.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/guildford-iam.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guildford-iam.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/guildford-iam.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}