- Check your fuel levels, tyre pressure, engine fluids and lights before you depart.
- Plan your route. When driving with her students, Tracey sometimes looks at online maps to better understand the roads they'll be taking.
- If your trip is going to take more than a couple of hours, plan to stop for a break.
- Think about the time of day you are most comfortable driving, and plan around that.
- Think about potential risks, and how you might mitigate them. Wildlife is often more of a risk during the night-time and early mornings, Alex says, so you could avoid driving during those times.
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