Do you know how to save time at security checkpoints? There are some secrets.

Whether you’re traveling by airplane or car this summer, your kids will most certainly make you crazy. You’ll need these sanity-saving tips to save you time, keep you safe, and help you avoid some serious aggravation.

Remember:

To find out whether the destination you’re slated to visit is suddenly experiencing a spread of H1N1 or has overnight broken into violent civil war, click here to search the State Department’s alerts and warnings.

If you’re traveling abroad and want to make it easy for family and friends to find you in case of an emergency, click here to enroll in the (free) government-backed program called STEP (Smart Traveler Enrollment Program.) 

If you’re sending kids to sleep-away camp or taking an athletic vacation, click here to learn about the sporting goods you can carry on and the items you’ll have to check. (Hint: TSA finds tennis racquets to be less threatening than croquet mallets.)

There are a few secrets for speeding through the security lines, which you can learn by clicking here.

If you’re traveling with children who are breastfeeding, disabled or have a medical condition, click here to learn about the exemptions from regular rules on liquids, x-rays and more. 

If you’re driving to your destination, click here to find the gas station with the lowest prices in every U.S. city.

If you’re flying with pets, click here to learn how to keep them safe.