Safety Tips When Your Car Breaks Down

Remember, safety for everyone involved is the top priority. Handling a vehicle breakdown without an emergency towing and roadside service professional is not worth the risk.

Stuck and need a tow truck near you right away?

Call Carter's Towing and Recovery at 352-245-3123.

The National Highway Safety Traffic Administration estimates that 6,283 pedestrians died in traffic accidents that occurred on public roads in 2018. 79% were in urban settings, 74% were out on the open road, and 76% occurred at night.

It is vital that you call an experienced towing service professional to help if your vehicle breaks down. Carter's Towing and Recovery provides 24-hour emergency roadside service.

Tips if you Breakdown

Valuable emergency roadside safety tips to remember the next time your vehicle breaks down.

• If you are not the stranded motorist but see someone who is. Please remember to move over and slow down for any first responders including the tow truck drivers!

• Pull over to the side of the road right away using any momentum your vehicle has left. If possible, always use the side of the road that has the shoulder.

• Call the police immediately if you suddenly breakdown on a bridge or an overpass, and your vehicle cannot move.

• Ignore your flat tire and keep driving cautiously until the road provides a safe shoulder area. Your life is worth more than the vehicle’s wheel and rim. Your tire is already flat and ruined.

• Call Carter's Towing 24-hour service right away. Tell them which side of the road you are on; especially if you are broken down in the middle lane of traffic.

• Stay in your vehicle until the tow truck driver arrives. DO NOT get out unless your vehicle is smoking or has caught on fire. If you must get out, use the doors away from traffic.

• NEVER EVER stand in front of your vehicle or in the lane next to traffic.

• Locate your vehicle’s keys, and the wheel lock key while the tow truck driver is on their way. Hand it directly to the tow truck driver when they arrive or set them inside your vehicle’s console.

Remember, safety for everyone involved is the number one priority. Handling a vehicle breakdown without an emergency towing and roadside service professional is not worth the risk.

If you begin to notice any signs that are similar to the ones just discussed, then immediately pull over to a safe spot and call Carter's Towing & Recovery, 24 hours for emergency roadside assistance towing.

Carter's also offers Recovery Services that include jump starts, tire changes, rollovers, load shifts/transfers, winch-outs, and lockouts. We offer a full line of support equipment ready to assist in any situation resulting from an accident or overturn truck. Carter's Towing & Recovery specializes in performing recoveries swiftly and efficiently. Contact us call 352.245.3123 for immediate service.