The Spring Festival has arrived, and countless wandering "travelers" have embarked on the road home. Airplanes, trains, high-speed trains, ships, and all kinds of transportation carry our thoughts about our hometown and relatives, but there are also some people who will choose a more "hard" way to go home, that is, to drive home.
In the cold winter and traffic congestion, there will be a large number of accidents on the highway during the Spring Festival every year, which is always alert to us. And many of these accidents actually come from our bad driving habits.
Illegal driving is harmful to others and oneself
At the beginning of 2023, Xiaotong drove about 1,500 kilometers home, not to mention the fatigue along the way, I don't know how many traffic accidents I have seen, and how many illegal driving behaviors I have seen.
Emergency lane racing, don't be "smart"
Road maintenance, traffic accidents, and vehicles in front of you that are too slow can all cause traffic congestion. After a traffic jam, most people choose to wait slowly, sometimes even for hours. So, for long drives, it's best to bring a pulsating bottle in case you need it.
There are always some drivers, unwilling to wait honestly, and run to the emergency lane. It seems that everyone else is stupid, only they are smart people, and everyone else is stupidly waiting for the traffic congestion to ease, but they can go all the way. Some people are also worried about encountering traffic police, and after a period of drag racing in the emergency lane, they will have to plug back to the right lane.
There are many restrictions on emergency lanes in China, and generally only emergency vehicles, such as police cars, ambulances, fire trucks, etc., can drive in emergency lanes. When our car encounters a sudden problem, it can also be urgently parked in the emergency lane and call for help.
Drivers who do not obey traffic rules but have to drive in the emergency lane are traffic hazards that may affect rescue vehicles and cause dissatisfaction among other drivers on the other. At present, the domestic penalty for occupying the emergency lane is 6 points deducted and a fine of 20 yuan ~ 200 yuan.
It's a pity that not everywhere on the highway is a camera, and there are many illegal drivers.
I know you're an old driver, please turn on your turn signal
It may be a problem with driving habits, novice drivers usually turn on the turn signal when turning or changing lanes, but some veteran drivers don't seem to know what the turn signal is.
Xiaotong saw that some netizens thought that the reason for not hitting the turn signal was that there were too many unqualified drivers, and after we turned on the turn signal, the rear vehicles not only would not give way, but would accelerate to keep up. The traffic rule is to change lanes and go straight, and if you encounter a driver who maliciously stops the car, you can't change lanes.
It is not excluded that this is the case, and vindictive drag racing is not uncommon, causing accidents to abound, but we can't always have this mentality. If you don't hit the turn signal and have an accident, you will be more responsible.
The function of the turn signal is to remind the vehicle behind us that after we turn signal, we should pay attention to speeding up and changing lanes, rather than slowing down and changing lanes. If you find that the car condition is not suitable for changing lanes, you can turn off the turn signal and drive normally.
Whether it is out of confidence in strength or fear of others maliciously not giving way, changing lanes and turning without turning signals will greatly increase the likelihood of accidents. Time is precious, but life safety is even more precious, and in the event of an accident, the delay may be even longer.
Since you are in the fast lane, don't drive at a slow speed
Is it wrong to drive slowly? Normal roads may not be available, but there is a mistake in driving slowly at high speeds, especially in fast lanes!
Generally speaking, the left lane of the highway is the fast lane or overtaking lane, and the right lane is the slow lane, and there is no problem with normal driving according to the regulations.
Xiaotong was puzzled that the navigation software did not prompt that there was a road or traffic accident ahead, why it was so congested, and later realized that it was the turtle speed car that reduced the traffic efficiency. Due to the frequent occurrence of certain models, they won the title of "Three Highway Mothers".
Indeed, some car owners pay more attention to energy consumption, and the speed of the vehicle is always maintained in the speed range with relatively high energy consumption. Xiaotong is not against this kind of money-saving behavior, but please honestly take the slow lane and leave the fast lane to others. Don't let high-speed traffic become the culprit of traffic congestion.
Refuse to drive over the speed limit and fatigue,
According to the data reported by the traffic police corps of the Hunan Provincial Public Security Department, speeding and fatigue driving are the main factors in major safety liability accidents. After fatigue driving, the body's reaction ability decreases, and it may be difficult to make correct judgments when encountering danger, and when the braking distance is too long and the viewing angle becomes smaller, it may be too late to react when encountering problems.
Driving back during the Spring Festival, there are people at home looking forward to it, and fatigue driving and speeding often occur. In order to rush home as soon as possible, Xiaotong himself did not dare to speed, but he also had fatigue driving experience. Looking back now, I am still a little scared, and I will never dare to drive tired again in the future.
Pure electric vehicles take a long time to charge, which is not necessarily a bad thing for people who travel long distances, after all, it is also a mandatory increase in rest time.
Don't think of assisted driving as autonomous driving
AEB automatic emergency braking, NOA city cruise, high-speed cruise and other assisted driving are gradually popular, and some models of urban NOA have been able to intelligently identify traffic lights and steering. Complex urban scenarios can be successful, not to mention simple highways.
In recent years, Xiaotong has frequently seen the news that car owners regard assisted driving as automatic driving and sleep in the driver's seat, resulting in traffic accidents. Some car companies such as Huawei and Xiaopeng have a very high level of intelligent driving, and have achieved NOA without maps in many cities in China, but assisted driving is not automatic driving, and it is inevitable that lane recognition errors will occur and hit ice cream cones or guardrails.
Treating assisted driving as autonomous driving is gambling with their own lives, and those who post videos to show off are even more ignorant of danger. At this stage, assisted driving can reduce driving fatigue and improve driving safety, but it cannot replace manual work. Car companies such as Wenjie and BYD have obtained L3 autonomous driving road tests and photos, and I believe that autonomous driving is not far away.
Please hold back your excitement and wait for the day when autonomous driving matures!
Fighting cars are not advisable, reporting is the last word
It is inevitable to get angry when you encounter other people's illegal driving, but don't drive aggressively, in case of a traffic accident, it will be more than worth the loss.
At present, many regions in China have opened channels for reporting illegal vehicles, and when encountering illegal vehicles, you can take pictures of them and report them on the traffic management App, official website, official account and other channels. Of course, the premise of taking pictures is that you have to drive safely. Fortunately, cars now generally have dash cams, and when you get home, you can edit or take screenshots of clear videos for uploading reports.
The Spring Festival is the time to reunite with our families after a year of hard work, and returning home safely is the thing that our families are most looking forward to. Nothing is more important than getting home safely.
The Spring Festival is approaching, and I wish you all a smooth arrival home and a happy New Year!