Are you one of those parents who stresses every single day because your family is out on the roads and it terrifies you? Maybe you’re worried about your husband or wife driving to work, or maybe your kids are just beginning to drive and that is the scariest thing that you have ever heard of!

Whatever your reason for worrying, you’re not wrong. Driving is dangerous. That’s why it’s important to do everything you can to make your family’s vehicles as safe as possible. Here are a few DIY things that you can do to help ensure safety.

DIY Headlight Restoration
Driving is scary onits own, but add in the dark of the night and it’s terrifying. A DIY headlight restoration kit can provide your family with the headlights necessary for safe driving. Daytime running lights (DRLs), which you can also install, can reduce multi-vehicle crashes during the day by as much as 11%. The kit should come with headlight restoration spray, which will ensure your lights work correctly. Low beams should shine up to 160 feet away and high beams should illuminate up to 500 feet away. As part of your DIY headlight restoration kit, you can install a long-life bulb, which lasts more than four times as long as traditional bulbs. These long-life bulbs can provide up to 4,000 hours of use.

DIY Routine Checks
Periodically checking your family’s cars can save them from driving in dangerous situations down the line. It’s important that they know what to look for as well, but if you know they aren’t going to check for a while, you might as well. You should regularly check oil levels, dashboard, engine, and any damage to the exterior. You should also check all four tires far more frequently. This should be done before every drive. A damaged tire can cause much more damage out on the roads.

Get Rid of Distractions
This one is a little more difficult because it requires some trust, and if you’re dealing with kids, you know that’s tough. Making sure they know that time spent driving should be just that — spent driving! If your kids can prove to you that they will not be on their phones or anything else while they’re behind the wheel, then they will be much safer and you won’t stress as much.

By using a headlight cleaning kit and headlight renewal kit, regularly inspecting your family vehicles, and teaching your kids distraction-free driving, they will be as safe as they can be out there. The roads will obviously still be dangerous, but it’s nice to know you’re doing all you can to protect your loved ones.