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Traffic safety tips series
Special Weather Section
We can never change the weather, we can only learn to mitigate the adverse effects of bad weather on driving. Drivers should know which weather conditions bring what dangers, always be prepared, develop the habit of checking the weather forecast for the next day every day, and consider stopping the trip for a day when there is bad weather, or they can re-plan the itinerary according to the weather conditions.
To cope with all kinds of bad weather, we have the most basic safety "three treasures":
Speed reduction, pitch control, bright tail.
Tips for driving in the rain
1. Reduce the speed
Water skids are prone to occur on rainy days, and the speed must be reduced. The faster the speed, the greater the risk of losing control, and the lower speed will greatly reduce the severity of the consequences. At lower speeds, even if the skew of the front of the car is felt, as long as the steering wheel is stabilized, the vehicle is generally controllable and will not cause serious consequences.
2. Avoid emergency braking
After avoiding the occurrence of water skids, take emergency braking due to tension, which will aggravate the risk of vehicle loss of control, you should try to control the speed, do not slam on the brakes, slowly lift the accelerator pedal, try to hold the direction, wait for the speed to drop, the water slip phenomenon will naturally disappear.
3. Avoid overtaking as much as possible
Driving in rainy days should avoid overtaking as much as possible, even if you want to overtake, you need to observe the road conditions in advance to ensure that you complete the overtaking under the dry road, otherwise the consequences of sudden water accumulation during acceleration will be unimaginable.
Dust weather driving tips
1. In sand and dust weather, close the car window and turn off the external circulation of the air conditioner;
2. In sand and dust weather, the vehicle should turn on the headlights, contour lights and rear position lights to improve the recognizability of the vehicle itself;
3. Pay attention to keeping a distance from the front car, pay attention to the road surface, and often use rearview mirrors to observe the rear car situation during driving;
4. Reduce the speed of the car in sand and dust weather, pay attention to the change of wind direction, and maintain the direction of travel;
5. When parking, stay away from billboards, windows and trees, etc., and avoid falling objects from falling from high altitudes and injuring vehicles or people.
Tips for driving in strong windy weather
1. Stay away from vans, large buses, canvas canopy trucks during driving.
2. Correct the direction of progress to a small angle, in case the sudden strong wind disappears.
3. The faster the speed, the more obvious the impact of strong winds, the lower the speed, which can improve the stability of driving.
4. Driving in strong winds, to use 3, 9 point steering wheel grip.
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Source: Traffic Management Bureau of Gansu Provincial Public Security Department