Tragic, people just enjoying a holiday, you truly never know the minute.
We are off to Florida in July, the hire car will as always be a large V8 4x4, you do feel safer in something that size.
Good choice, even though a 4x4 might be an over kill. I hope you enjoy your holiday. My advice is to study your route ahead of time before setting off with the GPS. Stay on the right lane and maintain a real good distance from the car ahead. If you miss a turn, just continue to the next exit and plan your reroute, stop at a store or shopping center parking lot if necessary. Do not stop on the road shoulder. Speaking of road shoulder, when there are emergency vehicles on the road shoulder, the cars in the lane next to the shoulder must reduce the speed to 20 MPH below the speed limit, or move over to a lane further away. It's the "move over" law to prevent injuries to emergency responders.
Lastly, if you are in traffic and you are about to cross a railroad track, make sure there is room for you on the other side before you go across . Its amazing the number of train/car accidents lately that make no sense. It is all common sense and being aware of your surroundings.
Edited by xrocketengineer, 05 April 2018 - 04:27 PM.