Snowy days if you have to drive out
What should we pay attention to?
Snow day driving safety strategy
Hot cars and car wipes
If you go out and find that your car has been covered with snow, it is recommended to heat the car first so that the engine can enter the best state; secondly, let the water temperature rise to ensure that the warm air is blown out as soon as possible. At the same time, try to sweep away the snow outside the car, especially the front and rear lights, windows and mirror positions.
Slow down and do not brake sharply
Driving on snow days, the key is to "slow". Because there are many unpredictable factors in snow days, driving on snow days, the car is easy to spin or slip, and the probability of accidents increases greatly.
Driving on snow days should be smoothly decelerated and lightly pressed on the brakes, and absolutely do not start violently on the ice and snow road, or emergency brakes. When braking, a longer braking distance must be reserved. Then press the brakes gently and smoothly. When the road area is deep in snow, try to walk on the track that other vehicles have driven, or the road surface that has been dried by tires.
Maintain a safe distance
Generally speaking, when driving on snow days, if conditions permit, the driving distance is best to be 3-4 times larger than usual, and it will be difficult to control the distance of the brakes if it is too close to the car, which can easily lead to accidents.
Keep your sight clear inside the car
The temperature difference between the inside and outside of the snow car is large, and the glass of the car is easy to fog, which will lead to blurred vision, and it is necessary to open the window defogging function in time to ensure that the driving vision is clear.
Vehicles slip and respond calmly
Do not panic when the vehicle is skidding, the steering wheel should be gently rotated in the direction of slippage, and after the vehicle returns to the right, then gently step on the brakes until the whole situation is completely controlled. Vehicles without ABS and body stabilization system should perform a series of point brakes "one loose and one step" when stepping on the brakes. Vehicles equipped with ABS brake system and body stability system must step on the brakes once at a time, while controlling the steering wheel, using the "point brake" method can not make the system function, but easy to occur danger.