Reasons You Should Not Work on Your Car When You’re Stranded

  

  It happens to everyone: that sputtering gives way to grinding, and suddenly your car won’t move. Or maybe you blow a tire and find yourself steering yourself to the shoulder with great effort.

That’s when being a member of a Motor club can come to your rescue. We offer 24/7 roadside assistance and towing throughout USA and Canada, no matter where you are or how bad the damage to your vehicle is. We believe that towing should be affordable, fast, friendly, and most importantly of all, safe. We don’t leave you waiting on an unfriendly and potentially dangerous driver. With just a few clicks, you can secure emergency roadside assistance or towing when you’re stranded.

If you’re like many people, though, you might be tempted to work on your car while you wait. Perhaps you even hope you can save some money by avoiding towing, or preventing your car from having to go into the shop. We understand the temptation. After all, everyone wants to be self-sufficient, and no one enjoys being stranded. But working on your car on the side of the road is a dangerous, and potentially even deadly, activity. Here are five reasons it’s safer to wait.

• Stressed, and Less Competent

Working on cars is exhausting, tedious work that requires physical strength and intellectual dexterity. Unless you’re a professional mechanic, you’re unlikely to have the skills necessary to repair your car while under pressure. You’ll have to watch for roadside dangers, and will already be stressed by the frustration of being stranded. This means you’ll be more likely to make mistakes, and less likely to actually succeed at repairing your vehicle.

•  Cause Further Damage

You might think working on your car is harmless. After all, the worst case scenario is that your work just doesn’t repair your car. But there’s another potential problem: you could damage your car even further. The stress of working on a car alongside the road can cause you to make mistakes, and you may need to stop what you’re doing in the event of an emergency. All of this adds up to a very serious risk of further damaging your car, thereby incurring costly repair expenses. You might even eliminate the ability of your roadside assistance provider to rapidly fix your car.

• Putting Yourself in Danger

People tend to underestimate the danger of mundane activities, particularly driving. So it’s understandable that you might feel like you’re not endangering yourself. But you are. Some of the many dangers of working on your car alongside the road include:

*   If you are too close to the road, you could be hit and killed by a distracted driver.

*  The distraction of seeing you work on your car could distract other drivers, causing them to swerve or get into accidents.

*   Malfunctions in the equipment you use could injure you. Particularly if you do not routinely work on your car, you may end up using sub-par equipment. A weak tire jack, for example, could collapse, causing your car to fall directly on you.

*  You will become hotter than you otherwise would, which is particularly dangerous during the summer months as you wait towing or roadside assistance.

*   You won’t be as aware of your surroundings as you might otherwise be. This subjects you to numerous dangerous, including the risk of being robbed or assaulted.

Don’t wait another minute. If you are stranded, get a membershipplan with Motor Club of America. Then rest in the comfort of your vehicle knowing that help is on the way.