According to the traffic police corps of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, affected by the cooling, rainfall, sleet, freezing rain and other weather in the south have occurred frequently in recent days, and the driver's vision is blocked in rain and snow, and the friction between the tire and the ground is reduced, resulting in a significant decrease in the driving safety factor, which is very prone to traffic accidents. Drivers must pay special attention to driving safety in rain and snow, and do not speed!
There are potential safety hazards in speeding in rain and snow
When driving in rain and snow, be sure to slow down, especially on the highway speed is fast coupled with the slippery road in rain and snow, driving accidents are frequent, too fast speed will make you lose the time and space to respond to emergencies, which is easy to cause traffic accidents.
So, what are the potential safety hazards of speeding in rain and snow?
☞ Increase braking distance
The higher the speed of the vehicle, the greater the braking distance required,
Increased risk of road traffic collisions.
☞ Affects the operational stability of the vehicle
Speeding will lead to the deterioration of the stability of the vehicle's operation, especially in corners, due to the action of centrifugal force, it is easy to make the vehicle slide or tilt to the outside of the center of rotation. Excessive centrifugal force can make the vehicle extremely difficult to handle or even out of control. If you drive on a road with a small road adhesion coefficient, you may have a skidding and collision, and if you drive on a road with a high road adhesion coefficient, you may cause accidents such as overturning.
☞ Aggravate the consequences of the accident
The faster the vehicle, the greater the collision energy, which doubles the speed and quadruples the collision energy. If the speed is 50 kilometers per hour, the vehicle is equivalent to falling from the height of a three-story building in the event of an accident, and if the speed is 100 kilometers per hour, the vehicle is equivalent to falling from the height of a 10-story building in the event of an accident.
☞ It is easy to "float on water" phenomenon
"Hydroplaning" is when a vehicle is speeding on a highway with a thin layer of water.
Due to the action of the water film, the tire can not directly contact the road surface and slide, and the car body is sliding, floating, so that the driver is difficult to control the phenomenon, that is, we commonly call the "water floating", the above-mentioned car driver is in the driving "water slide phenomenon", resulting in the vehicle out of control to hit the guardrail, very dangerous.
Friendly reminder
◆ Check the wipers before going out to make sure they can work normally, if the car window is foggy on the way, you can adjust the air outlet mode to the defogging mode, turn on the cold air or warm air, and disperse the fog (note: the fog will be thicker in the initial stage of warm air defogging, so you should choose a safe place to stop and remove the fog, and then drive on the road after the vision is clear).
◆ Pay attention to the rational use of lights, and turn on the headlights, marker lights and rear position lights in time.
◆ In rainy and snowy weather, the road surface is slippery, so it is necessary to reduce the speed, increase the following distance, avoid rapid acceleration, sudden braking, and sharp direction; reduce the speed in advance and slow down the direction when passing through the curve; minimize the round-trip merging and overtaking, and avoid the probability of accidents due to frequent operation.
◆ Keep in mind the 9-character formula of "pull over, evacuate, and call the police" to prevent secondary accidents. If the vehicle is unable to move due to an accident or malfunction, keep the lights and hazard warning flashers on, and place a warning sign more than 150 meters behind the vehicle. If visibility is low, the distance can be further extended to 200 meters, allowing the vehicle behind to avoid it as soon as possible. The occupants of the vehicle should evacuate to a safe place in time and call the police to wait.