HEALTH AND SAFETY DURING YOUR SUMMER DRIVE

• If you or your passengers start feeling the altitude severely then descend to a lower altitude immediately. On no account should you climb higher or spend the night at that altitude. Remember that mild symptoms like headache and nausea are quite normal.
• Buckle up - always wear your seatbelt and insist that all passengers wear them too.
• Fuel and punctures - start looking for a petrol pump after your car's gauge goes below half. Also if you do get a puncture, have it repaired at the first opportunity.
• Rest - if you're tired, rest. Dozing off at the wheel on a hill road is almost always fatal.
• Edges - some mountain roads have crumbly edges. Do stay away from them Rockfall and landslides-at potential landslide areas do not stop or linger. Go through as soon as possible.
• Water crossings - do not rush through streams that you might have to cross. There might be hidden rocks that could damage the underbelly of your car. Gauge the depth and the path by observing the car ahead and then drive across slowly.
• Motion sickness and high-altitude sickness - remember to take motion-sickness pills half an hour before starting off. They are no good once the sickness has come on. Remember that they do bring on drowsiness.