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budgeted $4000 for 6 days

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Ensure your tyres have more than 1.6mm of tread

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Ensure your tyres have more than 1.6mm of tread

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Most new tyres start out with about 8-9mm of tread. When the tread wears, the tyre’s ability to disperse water reduces. Regularly check the indicators on your tyre’s tread pattern, which will show as lines across the tread when it’s reduced to 1.6mm.

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on long trips its said that you should be having a rest stop and changing drivers every two hours. i have put rest stops into the directions to Tweed Heads:

Head west on King St towards Morgan St | 0.4 km
Turn right onto Brown St | 90 m
Turn left onto Hunter St | 1.8 km
Turn right onto Stewart Ave/A43Continue to follow A43 | 0.9 km

REST STOP

At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Hannell St/A43 | 1.2 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Industrial Dr/A43Continue to follow A43 | 12.5 km
Keep left, follow signs for Pacific Hwy/Raymond Terrace/A1/Airport/Taree/Brisbane | 0.5 km
Continue onto Maitland Rd/Pacific

REST STOP

Hwy/A1Continue to follow Pacific Hwy/A1 | 7.0 km
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Pacific Hwy/A1Parts of this road may be closed at certain times or on certain days | 157 km
Keep right to stay on Pacific Hwy/A1 | 130 km
Keep right to stay on Pacific Hwy/A1 | 62.1 km

REST STOP

Keep right to stay on Pacific Hwy/A1 | 12.1 km
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Pacific Hwy/A1 | 6.4 km
Keep right to stay on Pacific Hwy/A1 | 77.2 km
Turn right onto Centenary Dr | 4.3 km
Turn right onto Pacific Hwy/A1 | 11.9 km

REST STOP

Continue straight to stay on Pacific Hwy/A1 | 13.7 km
Continue straight to stay on Pacific Hwy/A1 | 128 km
Continue onto Pacific Mwy/M1(signs for Tweed Heads)Entering Queensland | 136 km

REST STOP

Continue onto Pacific Mwy/M3 | 15.5 km
Take the Elizabeth St exitMay be closed at certain times or on certain days | 0.3 km
Continue onto Elizabeth StParts of this road may be closed at certain times or on certain days | 0.3 km
Turn left onto Albert St | 83 m

7 HOURS 45 MINUTES LATER

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When a car prepares to overtake a road train, position yourself so that the truck driver can see you before you attempt to pass. This will give the truck theopportunity to signal you when a safe opportunity arises.

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Oil check

Keep your cool

Deal with pressure

Cover yourself

Map it out

Stay alert

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Even if you’re hands-free, talking on the phone is dangerous. The region of the brain that processes moving images decreases its activity by up to one third when you’re listening to the other side of the line. Talking on the phone and driving at the same time is like talking on the phone and watching TV—you’re going to miss something on one end or the other.

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Every two hours, switch drivers or take a quick pit stop. Drinking water will also help keep you more alert, and force you to take bathroom breaks.

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Make a conscious effort to sit up straight, because slouching can make you drowsy.

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what to bring:

Water

Warm blankets

A flashlight

Jumper cables

Flares

Tools to change a tire

A fully charged cell phone

A first-aid kit

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According to the NHTSA, driving while drowsy is a contributing factor in 100,000 accidents annually. Drive only when well rested, and switch off with another adult every few hours, if possible.