DISASTER
PLANNING
There’s more to
offroad emergencies
than the beer going
warm, so heed these
10 safety tips when
all ‘goes south’.
T
hree… That’s the number of
people you’ll find on average per
square kilometre in Australia.
It’s enough to rate us seventh
on the list of least populated
countries in the world, and that
list is 241 countries long! Factor in that
the average is bumped way out of kilter by
some parts of Sydney having a population
of over 13,000 people per square kilometre
and it highlights the sheer geographical
isolation of certain regions in Oz.
We’re one of the few countries where
people enjoy an ability to head off and
carve out a little slice of paradise far
from the madding crowd and chaos of
modern society, but with that privilege is
responsibility. Break down in suburbia
and you’re up for a tow ride home and a
tight month paying the bills. Break down
on some side track in a long-forgotten part
of Australia and you better have an exit
strategy. Rather than a re-hashed list of
the spares you should take we’ve examined
10 key areas requiring your attention.
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