Now with the Summer arrival It is when road trips in Spain are most produced. Many families make the suitcase and decide to set up to the beach or the town where they raised.
However, it is not only to save the suitcase and take the car directly. You have to pay attention to numerrable factors More like the path you will make, the jam and the time of departure so as not to run into climatic problems during the journey.
What is the best time to go on a trip?
Drivers who wish to avoid traffic jams must take into account certain strategic time periods. For long journeys, it is recommended Start the trip before 6 in the morning either After 10 at nightsince it is the hours in which there is a lower volume of traffic.
Now, as most people decide to undertake for the weekend of the week, you also have to know exactly which days they are indicated and which are not. The DGT talks about the exit Fridays to tourist areas of coast or second residences. Given this, he explains that Between 4:00 p.m. and 22:00 are the worst hours to leave.
On Saturdays For example, the ideal is to make the most of the day, so The worst schedule is between 9:00 and 13:00. If you have to move that day afternoon proof. Finally Sundayswhere the same situation occurs. Anticipate and Avoid being between 19:00 and 24:00.
How to know where the gas station is?
While the trip occurs, something that most vehicles must do, especially when it comes to long trips, it is refuel. However, this can become an odyssey if you don’t know where the nearest gas stations are found.
Throughout the trip you can meet different traffic signs in which the gas station symbol is reflected. Instead, not all signs mean the same despite carrying the same symbol.
Now to know, the first factor to consider is The color of signaling. If the objective is to minimize deviations from the main route, the blue color is our ally, indicating that the gas station is adjacent to the highway or highway. Here the colors that must be observed carefully:
- Blue signal: Indicates that the service station is next to the highway or highway.
- Green signal: The gas station is located in a quick or close road to the highway.
- White signal: Indicates that the gas station is outside the highway, on a secondary road several kilometers away.
But color is not the only important detail. Another crucial factor to determine the time needed to find a gas station is The distance indicated in the signal. In general terms, if the numbers are round, the service station is next to the highway.
The signals that show distances Between 1,000 and 500 meters they generally indicate nearby and easily accessible gas stationsthat is, without deviations. On the other hand, If the indicated distances are 750 or 1,250 meters, the service station is located on a secondary roadaway from the main path through which we circulate.
Other tips when going on a road trip
The General Traffic Directorate itself explains how to plan a safe road trip. In addition, it adds certain points that stands out as important when it comes to the road:
- Vehicle status: Check battery, tires and brakes, as well as oil levels and cooling system.
- Driver’s psychophysical state: It is necessary that the driver be in perfect physical and psychic conditions before starting a trip, since prolonged driving is a physical and psychological effort.
- Election of the itinerary: In order not to take “surprises” on the road, it is convenient to study the itinerary that we will follow and choose the day and time of departure that we create more appropriate. To do this, we must consult a road map and inform ourselves of the traffic status avoiding the roads that are under conflict or dangerous works, crossings.
- Choice of days and hours: Another aspect to consider is the duration of the trip. If it is going to be long, we will make the trip through sections or stages and choose the approximate places of rest in advance.
- Installation and comfort of the occupants: For security, the adequate placement of travelers is essential. Therefore, it will be taken into account that its location does not prevent the freedom of driver’s movements or decreases its field of vision.
- The load and its placement: We must remember that the load must be placed preferably in the trunk. If it does not fit, it can be carried in the baca or in a trailer. Only in the extreme case will be placed inside the cabin, but without preventing the vision of the driver, and well subject.