ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, OR SOAP AND WATER. HERE’S ANOTHER SIDE EFFECT OF STAYING HOME DURING THE OUTBREAK – DEAD CAR BATTERIES. MANY VEHICLES ARE SITTING IN DRIVEWAYS AND PARKING SPACES FOR DAYS ON END WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN. SO WHEN DRIVERS DO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL – THE JUICE JUST ISN’T THERE. TRYING TO GET EMERGENC SERVICE IS THE LAST THING YOU WANT WHEN YPOU’RE TRYING TO RUN AN ERRAND. SO TRIPLE A HAS SOME ADVICE…. “WHEN WE DONT DRIVE OUR VEHICLES ON A REGULAR BASES THEY FEEL NEGLECTED. BATTERIES CAN GET DISCHARGED, TIRES CAN GO FLAT.” <BUTTED TO> “I WOULD SUGGEST STARTING YOUR CAR AT A MINIMUM OF ONC A WEEK, MORE IS BETTER, AND TAKE IT FOR A 25, 30 MINUTE DRIVE.” TRIPLE A IS REMINDING DRIVERS TO REGULARLY GO OUT AND START THEIR VEHICL
Mechanics responding to many dead car batteries
Batteries not charging due to lack of use
Updated: 12:55 AM EDT May 7, 2020
Mechanics are seeing another side effect of staying home during the outbreak: dead car batteries.Many cars and trucks are sitting in driveways and parking spaces for days on end without being driven. When drivers do get behind the wheel, the juice just isn’t there.Trying to get emergency service is the last thing you want when you’re trying to run an errand.”When we don’t drive our vehicles on a regular basis they feel neglected. Batteries can get discharged, tires can go flat.” said Tony DiBiasi of AAA of Northern New England. “I would suggest starting your car at a minimum of once a week, more is better, and take it for a 25, 30 minute drive.”Drivers should also check their tire pressure regularly.AAA says calls for jump starting has significantly increased over the past few weeks.
Mechanics are seeing another side effect of staying home during the outbreak: dead car batteries.
Many cars and trucks are sitting in driveways and parking spaces for days on end without being driven. When drivers do get behind the wheel, the juice just isn’t there.
Trying to get emergency service is the last thing you want when you’re trying to run an errand.
“When we don’t drive our vehicles on a regular basis they feel neglected. Batteries can get discharged, tires can go flat.” said Tony DiBiasi of AAA of Northern New England. “I would suggest starting your car at a minimum of once a week, more is better, and take it for a 25, 30 minute drive.”
Drivers should also check their tire pressure regularly.
AAA says calls for jump starting has significantly increased over the past few weeks.