Formula for the perfect road trip with kids

Are you looking for the perfect gadget to make a perfect road trip with kids? Well, unfortunately we don't have one but the colleagues over at pocket-lint.co.uk have a formula for this.

Y= M ((C1)3 + (C2)2 + C3)
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100(1+ 2B + 3A)


Devised by a well travelled management consultant with two sets of
twins, the formula, created by educational toy maker LeapFrog combines key travel factors, personal experience and expertise to equate the following:

Y = the perfect road trip this summer

M = the total miles to be driven

C1 = the total number of children aged 0-3

C2= the total number of children aged 4-6

C3= the total number of children aged 7-11

B = the number of planned breaks, over and above the RAC recommended amount

A = the number of planned activities

The different journey values can be found below, opening the eyes of parents across the UK to the types of journeys many will face.


Should have stayed at home

30+

A bumpy ride

20 - 30

Are we there yet?

6 - 20

Plain Cruising

3 - 6

We're all going on a summer holiday....

0 - 3

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