Bring a cellular phone to book accommodations and attractions while traveling - and in case you need roadside assistance.
Examine your belts, hoses, brakes, lights, windshield washer fluid, wiper blades, engine oil and coolant.
Check your trunk for a jack, lug wrench and a properly inflated spare.
Carry extra batteries or adaptors for your computer, phone, and if traveling with children, batteries for their electronic games.
A working flashlight with extra batteries, emergency reflectors, sunglasses and a first aid kit.
Driver's license, vehicle registration, and insurrance records.
A spare set of vehicle keys in your friend's pocket.
Leave a copy of your itinerary with your relative or neighbor.
Take along special medication and prescription information, including eyeglass prescriptions and the phone numbers of family members and doctors you would want to call in an emergency.
Have any needed repair or vehicle maintenance preformed before you go.