Get your Christmas tree netted before leaving the lot to make it more manageable, and if it’s going on the roof, the tree’s trunk should be pointed toward the car’s front end.

Across the country, people are strapping Christmas trees to their car roofs. Here's how to be among those who are doing it right. By Sebastian Blanco Updated: Dec 11, 2024. Save Article.

Consumer Reports talked with experts on how to transport a Christmas tree safely and how to decorate a vehicle, without damaging your car. Ad-free. Influence-free.

Typical Christmas trees weigh roughly 50 to 70 pounds, so they should be no problem, he says. Still, “we always recommend owners check with their owner’s manual to check what their roof rack ...

Smaller trees are safer to transport, especially if your vehicle is small to begin with. If the tree you choose is longer than your car, place a brightly colored flag at the end of it to dissuade ...

And we trust those numbers, not just because another AAA survey found that the debris from Christmas trees caused more than 200,000 crashes, 39,000 injuries, and 500 deaths in a four-year period ...