Recently, heavy fog is frequent, and traffic accidents caused by heavy fog occur from time to time, so how to drive safely in foggy weather to avoid accidents? Xiaobian here to provide you with some foggy weather driving matters to pay attention to.
Precautions for driving in foggy weather: Use lights correctly
Remember to fully check the lighting device of your car before leaving the car on a foggy day, and comply with the lighting regulations when driving: turn on the fog lights, tail lights, width lights and low beam lights, make full use of the lights to improve visibility, and see the dynamics of vehicles and pedestrians. It should be specially reminded that do not use high beams when driving on foggy days, this is because the high beam axle is biased, and the light emitted is diffusely reflected by the fog, which will form a white expanse in front of the car, and when driving, nothing can be seen.
Precautions for driving in foggy weather: Clean your sight
When encountering heavy fog, the condensed water vapor on the windshield will damage the driver's vision, and will also make the lights emitted by the opposite car appear particularly dazzling, so it is necessary to brush off the water vapor with a wiper frequently during driving to improve the clarity of the line of sight.
Precautions for driving in foggy weather: use the horn frequently
Foggy day vision is not good, frequent honking can help you play a role in warning pedestrians and vehicles, when you hear the horn of other cars, you should immediately honk the horn in response, indicating the location of your car.
When driving in the fog, you must strictly abide by the traffic rules and speed limits, and do not drive fast cars. The greater the fog, the shorter the viewing distance, and the lower the speed of the vehicle. Experts recommend that when visibility is less than 200 meters and more than 100 meters, the speed should not exceed 60 kilometers per hour; When visibility is less than 100 meters and more than 50 meters, the speed shall not exceed 40 kilometers per hour; When visibility is within 30 meters, the speed should be controlled below 20 kilometers per hour.
Precautions for driving in foggy weather: Keep your distance
Driving in the fog should be driven at as low a speed as possible, especially to maintain a sufficient safe distance from the car in front of you, and not to follow too closely. Try to drive in the middle of the road, not along the side of the road, in case you collide with a car that temporarily stops on the side of the road and waits for the fog to clear.
Precautions for driving in foggy weather: Do not blindly overtake
If you find that the vehicle in front of you is parked on the right, you should not blindly detour, and consider whether the car is waiting for the opposite car to come. When passing a vehicle parked on the side of the road, it is necessary to circle around at a low speed from the left side after confirming that it has no intention of starting and there is no traffic on the other side. In addition, please also pay attention to the separation line in the road, do not press the line, otherwise there is a risk of collision with the opposite car. When driving in curves and slopes, you should slow down in advance and avoid shifting, stopping or stalling in the middle.
Precautions for driving in foggy weather: Do not brake sharply
When driving in the fog, generally do not slam or quickly loosen the throttle, let alone emergency braking and sharply hit the steering wheel. If you think that you really need to reduce the speed, first slowly relax the throttle, and then lightly press the brake several times in a row to achieve the purpose of controlling the speed and preventing the occurrence of rear-end accidents.
Precautions for driving in foggy weather: Careful observation
In addition to shortening the visual distance on foggy days, there are also phenomena such as the decrease in glass perspective rate and the deterioration of the rear-view effect caused by large air humidity, but the biggest impact on driving is the shorter visual distance, so it is necessary to carefully observe the front and sides to avoid rear-end collisions and scratches.
【Source: Liangshan Public Security】
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