Tips to Handle Car Breakdowns

Tips to Handle Car Breakdowns:

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Select Safe Lanes:
In case your car begins to show signs of trouble, you must try to move into the safe lane. If you are in the middle of a highway, do not continue to drive. If you keep on driving it may increase the possibility of a collision. You must ensure that the warning lights are on at the right time so that any fellow drivers or passers-by may know about the mishap.
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Try Getting Out of Harm's Way:

The decision-making of a driver could be clouded due to the stress of a breakdown. They may forget to move their car out of a fatal intersection. If someone suffers such an outcome the primary thing they should do is to get the passengers themselves, and their car out of the hazard's way. After getting to the side of the road, employ emergency brakes and turn your steering wheel towards the safe lane.
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Call for Help:
You can get help from breakdown assistance services if your car breaks down. You call these services if your car has a breakdown and they would save you. First, they will ask you about your location. In case you happen to be on a highway, they would enquire about the location markers so that they could alert the nearest vehicle. Most of the breakdown retrieval facility providers' priority is to get customer satisfaction.

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Evaluation of the Car:
Unexpected breakdowns may arise a situation of panic. However, it is advised not to lose your cool and if possible abandon your car. It is not considered safe to be sitting inside a broken down car in the mid of the road. Fast-moving vehicles may prove to be a threat to you. Get out of the car along with the passengers and wait beside the highway.
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Beware of Strangers:
We are told many times to be aware of strangers. There are many great people who are willing to help a person in trouble. However, bad people also exist who may put you in even more danger. In case a stranger stops his car and offers help, it is best to stay inside the car with the doors locked. You can tell them that the help is coming by rolling down your windows a little.
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Do not Depend on Self-help:
Even though the problem you face is very common and you know about it but still you should not depend on self-help. It is not advised to try to fix your car if it has unexpectedly stopped functioning. Make a call to specialists and wait for them.
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