Your Very Detailed Guide to Safe Summer Road Trips
The good news: Cars may be the safest way to go right now — just pack your hand sanitizer
As states begin to reopen, and air travel remains risky, travelers and health experts alike seem to agree that this may well be the Summer of the Road Trip.
“Out of all the possible travel scenarios, a road trip has to be one of the best options,” says Jack Caravanos, DrPh, a clinical professor of environmental public health sciences at New York University School of Global Public Health. “Rental cars are heavily sanitized these days and of course, if it’s your own car you know it’s a safe environment.”
Still, traveling safely during this time will require much more planning than usual, says Marissa Levine, MD, the director of the Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice at the University of Southern Florida. “It’s going to take a lot to create your best trip while also being adaptable to uncertainty.”
Here’s what you need to know.
Navigating rental cars
In response to concerns about the coronavirus, most rental car companies are taking serious cleaning and disinfecting measures. Hertz recently announced that all cars will receive its “Gold Standard Clean,” an…
