Have you ever driven your car straight right into a pothole? What happened after that? Did your vehicle have much damage?

Most people know the kind of damage that potholes could do to a vehicle. It is important that you learn how to protect your vehicle from the kind of harm that those potholes could do to your car.

Here are some tips from State Farm, one of the nation’s auto insurance companies, which you may want to read:

• Try to limit your travel to roads you know very well. That knowledge could keep you from hitting a chuckhole and seriously damaging your car.
• When driving at night, try to drive on well-lit roads so you can see the road surface. Once again, it’s probably a good idea to limit your travel to roads you know very well.
• Slow down. Give yourself a chance to see the pothole and avoid it.
• If you hit a pothole, carefully inspect your tires and wheels for possible damage. Note how your car handles in the aftermath. If it “pulls” or you feel a wobble in the steering, you may need to have your car checked out by a mechanic.
• If you must hit a pothole, do your braking before impact. There’s less damage when a tire is rolling than when it is skidding over a hole during braking.

[Via The Auto Channel]