Tips on Creating Travel Distress Signals

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Hi, this is Eric Sterns with Expert Village. We are discussing signaling for purposes of emergency situations. What we are going to talk about now is traveling and staying close to the vehicle. So basically the scenario is that you have been driving and for some reason, whatever reason that might be, your car has broken down. Whether it is a flat tire or whatever might have taken place. Assuming you are not injured which is something that you have to take into consideration if you have been in an accident; you are looking at trying to stay as close to your vehicle as possible when putting up your shelter or doing whatever it is you might be doing. This increases the chances of being seen or found by someone. If you are there for a while, if you have been there for more than a day or so and your supplies, depending on how your supplies are looking, how much water and food you have, you may want to ask yourself "Should I stay with the vehicle or should I travel to try to find help?" This is a very critical decision to make. It is potentially very dangerous to wander away from your vehicle. You may be lucky and find a bicycle trail or a hiking trail that you can follow to civilization. But basically, what you have to ask yourself is "Am I supplied enough to get to where I need to be? How far is that destination from where I am? Can I make it?" You may be better off, and most people are better off staying by their vehicles. Even if you are in an isolated area the road that you are on, even though it may not be well-traveled is at least traveled to some extent. And that will ensure you usually a better chance of finding help.

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