Basic Emergency Checks Before a Long Drive

Twenty minutes the evening before a long drive catches most of the things that ruin one. This is a practical pre-trip checklist covering the car, the paperwork and what to carry.
How to Jump-Start a Car Safely

Jump-starting is straightforward when the order of the clamps and a few safety rules are respected — and genuinely dangerous when they are not. Here is the safe sequence, and when not to attempt it at all.