If you spend any length of time at all in your car, it makes good, practical sense to prepare for the possibility of your car breaking down at some point. If it doesn’t happen, consider yourself fortunate. But if it does, you will feel fortunate indeed that you planned ahead. Planning won’t erase the anxiety of a car breakdown, but it may spare you from having one of a different kind. Take a two-step, proactive approach to a car breakdown: Prepare for the worst Purchase a roadside emergency kit. It should include a first aid kit, water, jumper cables, a flashlight and extra batteries, blankets, duct tape, tow rope, gloves and rags. Also ensure that it includes red warning reflectors