[header] How to drive to help someone follow you [title] Prepare for possible separation. [substeps] Take a count of all of the individuals in the group. You will use this again when you get ready to depart from any rest or fuel stops along the way and, again, before you start the return trip home. 
The count will help ensure that everybody is on board the caravan before all departures. Before you set out, make sure that a communications coordinator has a way to contact at least one person in each vehicle.