VACATIONING ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S WHEELS

This article provides some safety tips for the driver who is planning a rent-a-car vacation. The tips cover everything from knowing what your own insurance coverage is before purchasing unnecessary rental car insurance to becoming familiar with the rental car by checking it as carefully as you would a vehicle you are buying and by reading the vehicle's owner's manual. Other safety tips are planning for rest stops and driving at a steady 55 mph pace which will produce the best fuel economy and help you arrive on time and safely.

• Corporate Authors:

  US Air Force Inspection and Safety, Center

  Norton AFB, CA  United States  92409
• Publication Date: 1985-6

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 16-21
• Serial:
  • Driver
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: US Air Force Inspection and Safety, Center

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fuel conservation; Planning; Rental cars; Roadside rest areas; Safety; Travel; Vacations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Trip planning
• Old TRIS Terms: Rest stops; Safety practices
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00453176
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 340
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1986 12:00AM