Before driving home for the Chinese New Year, ask yourself, do you really understand "fog lights"?

Text/Tao Li

The end of the year is approaching, and the wanderers who are wandering abroad have already embarked on the journey back to their hometowns one after another. In addition to public transportation such as trains, planes, and buses, more and more people are choosing to "drive" home, but the road environment is complex, and the weather is often changeable at the turn of winter and spring.

According to the weather warning issued by the Central Meteorological Observatory today, it is expected to be between January 31 and February 5. The central and eastern regions of the mainland will enter the longest and most extensive rain, snow and freezing weather process since the beginning of winter, covering Henan, Hebei, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou and other provinces.

These places are not only the purpose of many people returning to their hometowns, but also the cities in some provinces are also transportation hubs for the Spring Festival, and the emergence of extreme weather is bound to add a lot of danger to friends who drive home. Not long ago, there was an 11-car serial collision on the viaduct of Jiaowan New National Highway in Jiaowan, Hudian Township, Pingqiao, and the dangerous scene of many drivers being trapped is still vivid.

Therefore, in the face of such a situation, in addition to filling up the fuel and preparing dry food before departure, you may also need to understand the driving precautions in complex weather and be fully prepared. Even old drivers will inevitably have negligence, such as asking everyone, in the face of the rain and snow that may occur above, what lights to turn on if the visibility is low?

Although when learning for a driver's license, it was mentioned in subject 1 that the fog lights should be turned on, but to be honest, how many people know how to turn on the fog lights on the car? First of all, we have to know that most vehicles have front and rear fog lights, which correspond to the two signs shown in the picture.

Fuel vehicles are generally designed with special buttons or knobs, and old drivers can find the corresponding icon to open it. The design of new energy vehicles may be slightly different, in order to pursue simplicity, most of the physical buttons will be canceled and integrated into the car screen, the owner can open the vehicle settings, and then find the corresponding settings in the light column to open.

It should be noted that many car owners will find that there is only one "rear fog light" sign on their vehicle, and they can't find the "front fog light", so don't panic. Since January 1, 1999, although the Ministry of Public Security requires motor vehicles to be equipped with fog lights that meet national standards, it only mentions that "motor vehicles that fail to install rear fog lights in accordance with the regulations are not allowed to enter the highway".

In addition, for the front car, the front fog lights do not play a warning role, so many car companies simply reduce the configuration, only retain the rear fog lights, and when encountering fog and other low visibility weather, car owners remember to turn on the fog lights in time.

In addition, because there are no corresponding fog lamp requirements for urban roads, some cars may not even have fog lights, and many vehicles may be damaged after disrepair. When driving on urban and rural roads and visibility is low, you can also consider turning on the double flash at this time to warn the rear car. As the rear vehicle, you can't tell if there is an emergency in the front car, but at least you know that you should slow down when you see it.

In addition to turning on the fog lights, the vehicle should be inspected in detail before departure to ensure that it will not break down; at the same time, try to check the weather forecast in advance to consider whether it is necessary to prepare snow chains; the most important thing on the road is to keep a distance between vehicles and drive slowly and cautiously; in case of rain and snow, the road surface is easy to slip, pay attention to avoid slamming on the brakes, and try not to walk on the road section covered with ice and snow and unknown road conditions.

In case of emergency, remember to call 119 or 12122 for help.

Write at the end:

As an important festival for family reunions, everyone hopes to have a happy reunion, so once again remind all the old drivers who are ready to drive themselves, they must be fully prepared and do not "carelessly lose Jingzhou".