When practicing at the driving school, the instructor often tells us that after stopping the car, we must return to the steering wheel, otherwise it will affect the brakes and steering system of the car. So after getting the driver's license, many people also developed the habit of parking back to the right steering wheel. But American car owners are the opposite of when we park, they will not turn the steering wheel back to the right after stopping the car, and even deliberately tilt the steering wheel.
Many people see this phenomenon are very curious, Americans have been exposed to cars earlier than us, they should know more about cars, why do they deliberately open the steering wheel when they park, who does not understand cars? Later, someone consulted the local owner, who said that if he did not tilt the steering wheel, he would be fined.
Why should Americans open the steering wheel when parking?
They have to open the steering wheel when they park, which is affected by the parking environment. Many cities in the United States are built on hillsides, and vehicles are parked on the half-slope when they return home. When parking in the middle of the slope, if you return to the right steering wheel, the car is prone to landslides. Therefore, when they park, they will generally tilt the steering wheel to avoid a slip accident.
There is a requirement in traffic regulations that the steering wheel must be turned on when parking. Because of the urban construction environment, the local government also takes this factor into account when formulating traffic regulations. Many cities have clear traffic regulations that the owner must tilt the steering wheel when parking, and if the steering wheel is not crooked, the owner will be punished accordingly.
Moreover, this provision is also written into the driving textbook of the United States, and there are different requirements for the direction of the wheels to be crooked according to the different parking environments. When the vehicle is parked on a downhill road, the steering wheel should hit the right. When the vehicle is parked on an uphill road, the steering wheel should hit the left so that the wheels are facing the middle of the road. If you park your car in a place where there are no road teeth, the wheels should be facing right both uphill and downhill.
They ask car owners to park in this way, and the main purpose is to park safely. Because if there is a slip when parking, it is very dangerous, which will not only affect the safety of the driver's own life, but also threaten the life safety of other car owners and pedestrians.
Tilting the wheels to one side can increase the friction of the tires, and the vehicle is not prone to slip accidents when parked on the half slope, which greatly improves the safety of parking.
So americans when parking the steering wheel is not because they do not understand the car, nor because they do not know that the crooked steering wheel will affect the steering system of the vehicle, but because their parking environment affects their operation when parking, if their city construction is on the plain, everyone will definitely put the steering wheel back to the right when parking.
Residents of most cities in our country park the steering wheel back to the right, because the terrain of our country is flat, and many cities are built on the plain. But there are also some cities built on the mountain, the roads are relatively steep, and car owners need to tilt the steering wheel when parking. Like some car owners in Guizhou and Chongqing, they can only tilt the steering wheel when parking, and they must also pad bricks on the rear wheels to prevent slipping.
summary:
The car environment is different, the state of everyone when parking is also different, the road in our country is relatively flat, and it is better to put the steering wheel back to the front of the car when parking. In many cities in the United States, the roads are ramps, and if the owner returns to the steering wheel when parking, the damage to the steering system and suspension system is greater. So they tilt the steering wheel when they park, which can both prevent slippage and protect the vehicle's steering system.
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