Name: 學習真正的英語。我們去旅行吧！ (Learn Real English: Let's go on a road trip!)
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Today we're going to talk about taking a road trip.

Okay? Because this is a very popular activity in Canada and in the US, and I'm thinking in

Big countries where people like to drive, they like to go on road trips, means it's

a long trip, you're driving everywhere, staying at hotels, maybe camping out in the woods,

But a lot of things you need to do to prepare and a lot of things you need to know about

So, first, you're going to have to have some tools with you, you're going to have to have

You're going to make sure you're prepared for anything. Okay?

A tire gauge basically measures the air pressure in your tires.

You're measuring PSI, pounds per square inch.

You want to make sure your tires are full, you want to make sure that you're getting

And you also don't forget your spare tire, the one in the trunk, or underneath, or wherever

Make sure that it is also full, because you don't want to be in the middle of nowhere,

have a flat tire, and then you go try to put on your spare and it's also flat.

Then you have to hike to get a tow truck from somewhere.

Just in case, though, take a pump, like a pump to fill air.

If you can take a manual pump, you can take an electric pump.

Be prepared for flat tires - they do happen.

If you do get stuck in the middle of nowhere and nobody's going to be coming for a long

time, and the next town is far away and you can't really walk to it, you want to be able

to survive out wherever you are until a car does pass by.

What you want to have, you want to have some flares.

A "flare" means it's something you light and it makes this big, big light.

You put it on the road, people can see you from miles away.

If somebody sees it, they will come help you.

In the middle of the night if somebody is driving and your car is on the road, it's

dead, no lights on, they won't see you until they hit you.

So when a light from another car hits this thing, it becomes very bright, very easy to see.

Basically something to eat that won't go bad.

Nothing that's fresh, only dry, like nuts, or vacuum-packed things so you always have

Make sure you have a blanket, make sure you have a flashlight, make sure you have some water.

"Stranded" means left somewhere alone without any help coming anytime soon,

If you want to know what's in a first aid kit and how to use it, watch my other video

I talk about what should be in a kit, what you need to know for first aid.

Probably a good idea to have a GPS, global positioning satellite.

So you always know where you are, where you need to be.

This will also make sure you don't get lost.

And if you are lost, how to find your way back to civilization so you're not in the

So, make sure you have all these things before you hit the road.

"Hit the road" basically means go drive, go for a drive, go on a road trip.

So, on the road, what are you going to need to know on the road?

First you need to know what HOV lanes - high-occupancy vehicles.

In some places that are very busy, usually in cities, the highways have one lane that

Only for cars with two or more people in them.

If you're by yourself and you're driving in this lane and a policeman catches...

Or a police officer-sorry-catches you, that's a big ticket.

Stay out of these lanes unless you have two or more people.

In some places it will be three or more people. Okay?

You will also have to be ready for toll roads or toll bridges.

You have to pay to use this road or you have to pay to use this bridge.

Always make sure you have some coins with you; quarters, dimes, whatever, so you can

Sometimes you can pay with, like, bills as well, but always make sure you have coins with you.

Now, it's a very good idea to know your car's MPG, miles-per-gallon rate

Why? Because if you're in a big country like Canada and you pass a gas station and you don't fill

up, the next gas station may be 100 kilometres away.

If you don't have enough gas in your tank to get there, you will become stranded in

Know what your car can do, what it can't do.

If you know that you don't have enough to the next gas station - go in, fill up, move on.

Keep your... If you're going into the States and you're from Canada or you're from any country that

uses metric system, 1 mile is 1.6 kilometres.

And also keep in mind that the miles per hour is much lower than the kilometres per hour

If you want to stop, get some gas, maybe get some food, use a washroom, we often call this

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