This post was sponsored by AllState.

As you may have deduced from reading today’s post, I’m a little on the nervous side when it comes to being on the road.

I wasn’t always this way, but having kids, as they say, changes everything.

When it was just me in a car, I didn’t worry so much about getting in an accident. Or ending up with a flat tire on a dark road in the middle of the night. Or burned-out brakes. Or a dead car battery. Or anything else, for that matter. For one thing, in my single days I always leased brand new cars. (I had an employee discount from a relative. Don’t judge.) Now, I drive a ’97 Expedition. We keep it meticulously maintained, but still. IT’S A ’97 EXPEDITION. For another, I didn’t have children in the backseat that I would rather die than inadvertently hurt or put in danger. Because while all of the things I just listed sounded like mild-to-major grade annoyances in my pre-kid days, post-kids, they sound NIGHTMARISH.

And so when I drive (or worse, according to my husband, when I’m in the passenger seat), I spend most of my time worrying. It’s a tiny little voice in the back of my mind, certainly, but still. IT’S THERE.

Will that truck driver on the other side of the interstate fall asleep and come barreling into my lane when I least expect it?

Will my engine overheat?

Will my windshield wipers fail me in a major downpour?

Will my brakes fail?

And if any of these things should happen, WHAT WILL I DOOOOOOOO?

Well I’ll tell you this much, I was pretty psyched when AllState contacted me about its new Good Hands Roadside Assistance plan. All you have to do is simply sign up in the convenient widget below and you can receive faster roadside assistance any time you need it. Best of all, you don’t pay a dime unless you use the service.

A few important things to note about Good Hands Roadside Assistance:

• You don’t need to have Allstate insurance to use this service.

• You only pay when you use it, there are no monthly fees.

• Pre-registering for Good Hands Roadside Assistance provides faster service at time of need on the road. Those who pre-register also receive welcome kit in the mail containing a wallet card, key fob and window cling with the phone number for roadside help.

So basically, with this, you’re covered in any worst-case scenario, and chances are, you won’t even need to use it and won’t have to pay a dime.

That sounds pretty awesome to me… particularly now that I usually have kids in the backseat.

 

Image via Invisible Hour/Flickr

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