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What are your driving essentials aside from your driver’s license? Any driving instructor and concerned parent will tell you to always be prepared and have emergency tools ready—you will never know when you might encounter a situation that would call for these essential items. Road accidents can happen to anyone, even those driving reliable Japanese used vehicles. Along with having emergency items on hand, you should also know how to use these efficiently, especially if you’re on your own. To help you through emergency situations, here are the Top 10 accessories your car should have. • Phone Charger, Headset, Mobile Power Bank – A phone headset allows you to call for help even while you’re driving. Plug your phone into the car charger to make sure it always has power; if your batteries are dead, use the mobile power bank to charge your phone.
• Multipurpose Auto Power Pack – This 6-in-1 piece of equipment is a backup battery, jump-starter, compressor, inverter, USB and cell phone charger, and light source in one. This may be a bit bulky and heavy but it’s worth taking with you everywhere.
• Jumper Cables – If you don’t have a power pack yet, the next best thing to have is a pair of jumper cables. Passing cars may take pity on you and pull over to give you a boost but they might not have jumper cables—good thing you’re prepared and do have them in your Japanese used vehicle.
• Knife – For emergency situations when you have to protect yourself. You can also use it for opening soup cans, slicing an apple, or cutting loose a dog that’s been caught by its leash in some roadside bushes.
• Satellite Phone – Even with the influx of technology, some parts of the world (including low-lying parts of the city) are still unreachable via mobile phone. There’s no network, no service, and no hope for you on that desert road unless you happen to have a satellite phone (and its charger).
• GPS Unit – Emergency dispatch units would need to know where you are in order to help you. If you have no idea where you are (a bump on the head does that to you), hopefully you’ll remember that you have a GPS unit that doesn’t rely on memory in order to identify coordinates.
• Food & Water Pack – Always keep some biscuits and fresh cool water on hand in your Japanese used vehicle and an extra liter or two in the trunk. The next burger joint may be miles away.
• Multi-tool Pliers – How cool is a multi-tool? Very, if you get to try all twelve functions! Here’s to hoping you won’t have to, though.
• Tire Inflator and Sealer – If you don’t feel like spending time to change a tire in unfamiliar surroundings, the next best thing to do is to inflate the flat tire and temporarily seal it until you get home.
• Emergency Kit – One of the most basic things to have if you’ll be spending time outdoors is an emergency kit which has first-aid provisions, a flashlight with extra batteries, a water bag, matches, siphon pump, tape, water and non-perishable food, flares, and a space blanket.
Having these emergency car accessories could spell the difference between driving home safely and spending a lonely night out on the roadside. Be smart before rolling out; make sure you have these in your Japanese used vehicle.
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