Being stranded when your car breaks down is never fun, but there are ways you can keep it from becoming dangerous. As a 24-hour emergency towing service, the team at Reffitts Garage & Towing Service, Auto Body Repair, LLC, often assists stranded drivers in Hamilton, OH. They’ve compiled this information to help drivers understand what to do if it happens to them. 

What to Do & How to Stay Safe if You Get Stranded

Find a Safe Spot to Park

Turn on your emergency lights or flashers to signal to other drivers you’re experiencing trouble. If your vehicle allows it, drive until you’re away from curves in the road and out of intersections. Pull to the right-hand shoulder and park.

Call for Roadside Assistance

Once you have safely pulled over, call for roadside assistance or a towing service. It will help to describe your problem in as much detail as possible. Roadside assistance includes helping change a flat tire, delivering a small amount of fuel when you’ve run out, jump-starting a dead battery, and towing for more complicated repairs. 

Stay Inside Your Vehicle 

If your car breaks down in a lane of traffic or on the highway, do not exit your vehicle. Only exit your vehicle if you’re safely out of the line of traffic and need to walk to find a phone to call for roadside assistance. Keep in mind that it’s unsafe to stand directly in front of or behind your car while you wait on a towing service, especially at night. If you don’t have a cell phone and it’s unsafe for you to exit your car, roll down the driver’s side window and display a white piece of paper or handkerchief, securing it by rolling the window up again. This signals to passersby and the highway patrol that you’re stranded. 

If you need roadside assistance or a towing service in or around Hamilton, OH, call Reffitts Garage & Towing Service, Auto Body Repair, LLC, at (513) 863-3008, or visit them online today. They have more than 40 years of experience in helping their customers. Their team responds to stranded drivers 24 hours a day who need towing, car repair, or maintenance.