It’s not just cars that you can hire, there are other, travel-related things you can rent, and to celebrate this new beginning we are going to talk, in no particular order, about them.. Travel Gear Renting travel gear is great for so many different reasons. In many cases, renting travel gear is much cheaper than buying the gear outright. For this reason, many people turn to rental gear as a way to create a little extra room in the budget. For bulkier travel items, renting is a great option so you do not have to Read more…

Night driving presents a number of different challenges that many of us are not used to dealing with. As deadly car accidents are more common once it begins to get dark outside, it is a good idea to become familiar with the different obstacles you might encounter when driving during the night. Learning how to handle these situations effectively will make night driving safer for you and for everyone else on the road. If you know you will be driving at night, make sure you test out all of the lights on your car. Check Read more…

Road trips can be really exciting, after all no matter where you are heading that expanse of time spent in the car feels like an adventure. However, an absolute essential of any road trip is your personal soundtrack. Music makes driving even more enjoyable. My car stereo was recently out of commission for about a month and I was lost without it. Every journey seemed double the length without music to keep me entertained. What I have realised when I started thinking about what songs are the best for a road trip is that most Read more…

A car’s glove compartment is more of a “junk box” and less a glove box today. The original intent for including a glove compartment in cars was so drivers would have an easily accessible place to leave their driving gloves between rides. Cars did not have the specialised heaters we now find in our cars. Using the glove compartment for gloves prevented the inevitable lost glove phenomenon. Carmakers believed a convenient glove box to hold driving gloves would mean no more lost gloves for drivers. Today’s cars have climate controls inside the glove compartment. A Read more…

People do some strange things while driving their cars and take serious risks, which can lead to injury or death for self and/or others. Many of the thoughtless things people do while driving are dangerous not illegal.  However, some of these lead to heavy fines because the police possess discretionary power to determine the meaning of careless driving and dangerous driving. I know they’re all women – but it’s still funny! Under the umbrella of careless driving fall activities, such as putting on your makeup; adjusting your stereo; eating or drinking; combing your hair; putting Read more…

If you hate being stuck behind a desk, the life of a lorry driver may seem rather appealing.  At first it might seem fun to head out on the road to begin your day’s work.  After a few weeks of trucking back and forth, will it still be fun?  What exactly do truckies do other than drive between their given destinations? First let us examine the different types of lorry driving jobs that there are. Truck driving jobs that are locally based are quite sought after as this type of driver remains in his local Read more…

After enduring escalating petrol and diesel prices for a good portion of 2008, many of us are relieved that 2009 has not brought the same painful increases and petrol shortages.  Although petrol is still expensive, its price has dropped to more reasonable levels this summer.  In fact, there are many places around the world that still enjoy petrol at extremely low prices. Every country manages their oil supply in a different way.  Some countries are completely reliant on other countries to provide them with enough oil to provide for their citizens.  Other countries are more Read more…

For many of us Brits, the prospect of a ‘wine trip’ to Calais or a long, spectacular drive down to Frejus in the glorious sun-soaked south of France (with overnight stays in lovely hotels along the way) is quite irresistible. Rather more resistible however, is the sudden ‘spatial intelligence crisis’ of abruptly having to drive on what is, for us, the ‘wrong side of the road’ – an anxiety which kicks in from the moment you drive off the ferry. Even if we’ve flown to Ibiza or Tenerife, California or Mexico, we’ll face the same Read more…