Inspect your tires once a month especially before that summer road trip. Any cuts or road damage showing? Are the tread indicators visible? Are your tires staying properly inflated, or do you detect leaks? Any of these conditions require immediate attention – especially before driving an extended distance. Take care of your tires now, and they’ll take care of you a long way down the road.

Travelling with kids this summer?  Don’t forget the games! You could try running a movie on a portable DVD player in the back seat or go for the old favorite like license plate bingo:  Everyone searches for each letter of the alphabet on the license plates of passing cars. The first person to get all the letters from A to Z wins.