As soon as the Qingming Festival is over, the north and south of the river, the east and west of Taihang, the peach and willow green, the purple and the red, everyone begins to plant grass frantically!
This year's "May Day" holiday is super long, reaching 5 days. A month in advance, I was eager to start planning a long-awaited road trip.
Usually driving is limited to commuting, 2 hours of travel around the weekend, and I have never had a long-distance road trip, so I am excited and apprehensive. I'm excited to finally pull the weeds and go on a road trip, and I'm worried about what to do if I encounter an emergency?
I specially asked Brother Chen for the experience of long-distance self-driving travel, which really benefited me a lot, and all my worries were eliminated.
Brother Chen, who is a person
Brother Chen is 70 years old this year. Before retiring, he worked in a large state-owned enterprise. He joined the work at the age of 18, and as soon as he went to work, the leader saw that this young man was steady, cultured and clever, so he was assigned to the factory's transportation team to drive a large truck, which was more than 30 years.
Brother Chen said that in those days, large factories had their own transportation fleets. The raw materials used in the production of the factory are all pulled by them in various places, except for the fact that he did not go to Tibet to pull the goods, he went to all other provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. The first car he drove was a domestically produced "Jiefang" truck.
In those days, drivers who ran long distances not only could drive, but also repair cars. The level of car repair is much higher than that of the current 4S shop. Now there are a few maintenance personnel in the 4S shop who can repair the car, that is, to replace parts, to put it bluntly, they are installers.
Running long distances, most of the time in the wilderness, rarely populated, the truck broke down, the driver had to be able to repair the car, and there was no rescue at that time. Ordinary people don't talk about repairing cars, and there are not many people who have taken a car.
Brother Chen has been running long distances for more than 30 years, has never had an accident, and is an advanced driver in the factory every year. Until he was 50 years old, the leader considered that he was old and too tired to run long distances, so he was transferred to the small car class of the factory, and changed from driving a big car to driving a small car.
Brother Chen drove a car for 10 years and retired. As soon as he retired, he took his sister-in-law Chen to start a road trip around the country. Sometimes, I also organize a few family of old buddies and friends to go on a road trip. Every time he travels, Brother Chen is the first car.
Brother Chen's long-distance self-driving experience is not comparable to ordinary people!
Plan your trip in advance
As the saying goes, "if you prepare, you will die, if you don't prepare, you will waste", although a self-driving tour is different from a group tour, the itinerary is completely controlled by yourself, and you can adjust it at any time according to the situation. However, before departure, it is also necessary to have a basic plan, and there should also be general arrangements for daily destinations, attractions, accommodation, meals, etc.
"Imagination" is suitable for people who are free in time and finances. However, most people are either not free in time or financially, or they still have to arrange a general itinerary according to their own situation within a limited budget.
During holidays, hotels near many popular scenic spots may be full, and you may not be able to find a hotel when you look for it on the spot, or you can only choose a hotel with a relatively high price. Family road trips, both old and young, are still on the safe side. Even if you have a car, there is no hotel nearby to go farther to live, but it is not cost-effective to delay a lot of time and energy, and people are sleepy.
Some scenic spots, such as Kanas in Xinjiang, the Forbidden City in Beijing and other attractions will also limit the flow, if you don't buy tickets in advance, there may be many people on holidays and may not be able to enter, come for nothing, don't you add to your own blockage?
Inspect the vehicle before you go
Brother Chen said that he used to check the car before running a long distance every time to avoid problems on the road. Nowadays, the performance and reliability of the car have improved a lot, but before departure, we must do a good job of vehicle maintenance and safety inspection, and check the oil, tires, brake pads, lights, batteries, chassis, etc., to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
The daily journey is controlled at 200 kilometers, and it must not exceed 300 kilometers
Brother Chen said that self-driving tours are different from professional drivers. It is normal for professional drivers to drive in a hurry, rest and sleep on the ground, and take seven or eight hundred kilometers a day at high speeds. A road trip is both about driving and enjoying the scenery, and you have to do both.
Self-driving tours not only have high-speeds, but also national highways, provincial roads, and even township-level roads, and sometimes winding mountain roads, the road conditions are different, the speed can not go up, and it may take three or four hours to 200 kilometers a day. If the trip is more than 300 kilometers, plus the time of dining, resting, and traffic jams, there is almost no time and energy to go to the scenic spot, and it becomes driving during the day, sleeping at night, and checking in the scenic spot for 3 minutes, losing the meaning of self-driving travel. If so, it's better to report a group, save worry and effort.
Security awareness always comes first
Brother Chen said that the most important point of self-driving travel is safety awareness. Without security, it's all in vain.
During the self-driving tour, do not speed, do not drink and drive, do not be vindictive, do not drive fatigue, do not overtake in corners, and try not to drive at night.
Self-driving travel every day driving is really tired, some men want to drink two sips of wine to relieve fatigue, refreshment, for the safety of themselves and their families, but also for the safety of others, this must be taboo!
As a driver, try not to be deeply involved, so it is easy to be distracted, not to pay attention to the people and cars on the road, and accidents are prone to occur. As a car passenger, try not to chat loudly when the road conditions are not good, so as to avoid distracting the driver and causing the driver to make mistakes.
Pay attention to the weather conditions every day, and adjust the itinerary according to the weather conditions and temporary matters. If there is extreme weather, you must adjust your itinerary and plan in advance. When encountering extreme weather and complex road conditions during the journey, you should not panic, but should be calm and calm, carefully observe the situation, and take measures.
Always have enough water and food on board in case you need it.