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Your car’s emergency kit
![Various items one would need for a car problem.](/safety/images/carkit.jpg)
You never know what might happen on the road, so it’s best to be prepared. Keep these items in a box in your trunk:
- battery powered radio and extra batteries
- flashlight and extra batteries
- AAA or roadside emergency card
- blanket
- booster cables (also called jumper cables)
- fire extinguisher (5 lb., A-B-C type)
- first aid kit
- bottled water
- non-perishable high energy foods, such as: granola bars, energy bars, trail mix, dried fruit, raisins, crackers
- maps
- shovel (in case you need to dig your car out of the snow)
- tire repair kit and pump
- flares
Content last reviewed September 22, 2009
Page last updated October 31, 2013