Fun Road Trip Hacks

The world’s first recorded long-distance road trip by the automobile took place in Germany in August 1888 when Bertha Benz, the wife of Karl Benz, the inventor of the first patented motor car (the Benz Patent-Motorwagen), traveled from Mannheim to Pforzheim [a distance of 106 km (66 mi)] in the third experimental Benz motor car [which had a maximum speed of 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)] and back, with her two teenage sons Richard and Eugen, but without the consent and knowledge of her husband.

Her official reason was that she wanted to visit her mother but unofficially she intended to generate publicity for her husband’s invention (which had only been used on short test drives before), which succeeded as the automobile took off greatly afterward and the Benz’s family business eventually evolved into the present-day Mercedes-Benz company.

Presently there is a dedicated signposted scenic route in Baden-Württemberg called the Bertha Benz Memorial Route to commemorate her historic first road trip.

Source : Road Trip Wikipedia

Here are some useful hacks for your next road trip :

• If your headlights are dirty, you can effectively scrub them clean with toothpaste.

• Plastic containers make a perfect car trash-can. Put a plastic bag in it and enjoy a garbage-free ride.

• Cupcake liners will keep your car cup holders clean.

• A shoe organizer can keep important items nearby. Just hang it over the back of the car seat. You can cut it down to size if need be.

• If you lose your phone while you’re on the road, how could a Good Samaritan return it to you quickly? Change your phone’s lock screen to an image that displays your emergency contact information, including your email address and an alternate phone number.

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Bon Voyage! Abby