{"id":1793,"date":"2017-01-06T12:41:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T12:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2014\/01\/06\/do-you-have-a-car-safety-kit\/"},"modified":"2017-04-05T13:38:16","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T13:38:16","slug":"do-you-have-a-car-safety-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2017\/01\/06\/do-you-have-a-car-safety-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you have a car safety kit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;font-size: 18px;color: #00529c;font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: normal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 5px;border-style: none;margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/62922586_bd9aa19227-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"62922586_bd9aa19227\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" \/><\/h3>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;line-height: normal\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 8px 0px;line-height: 1.7\">What should you have in the trunk of your car in case of an emergency? I\u2019ll give you a hint- it\u2019s not a cat. While they are cute, they are not very helpful in a crisis. Below is a list of some more helpful things to keep in the car.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 8px 0px;line-height: 1.7\"><strong>Recommended items to have in the car in case of emergency<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 5px 0px\">\n<li>Cell phone car charger<\/li>\n<li>Jumper Cables (be sure you know how to use them)<\/li>\n<li>Flashlight and extra batteries<\/li>\n<li>Flares &amp; Reflective triangles<\/li>\n<li>Bag of sand or kitty litter (to help if stuck in ice, snow)<\/li>\n<li>Small shovel, snow brush and ice scraper<\/li>\n<li>Extra windshield solvent<\/li>\n<li>Blankets and extra clothing<\/li>\n<li>Nonperishable food items and water (e.g.. snack bars)<\/li>\n<li>List of emergency telephone numbers on a card in the glove compartment<\/li>\n<li>Auto club card (AAA or roadside assistance)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 8px 0px;line-height: 1.7\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2013\/02\/07\/what-to-keep-in-the-car-glove-box\/\">Here<\/a><\/strong> is another post with a\u00a0list of what to keep in the car glove box.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 8px 0px;line-height: 1.7\">It is always a good idea to keep\u00a0the gas tank at least half full\u00a0at all times, especially in the winter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 8px 0px;line-height: 1.7;text-align: right\"><span style=\"color: #888888\">Photo: Bart Everson<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car safety kit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[27,28,65,188,265,279,398,444],"class_list":["post-1793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-au-pair","tag-au-pair-in-america","tag-car","tag-fredericksburg","tag-king-george","tag-live-in-childcare","tag-safety","tag-stafford"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Do you have a car safety kit? 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