7 great tips to help you quickly become a proficient driver

1. Adjust the mirror

Most drivers adjust their mirrors randomly, just to make it look right. The convention is that when looking into the rearview mirror, you can still see part of the rear of the car, but in reality, this adjustment puts the driver in a large blind spot on the side.

The correct way to adjust is to push the mirror out until you can no longer see the rear of the car, then the blind spot on the side will be minimized. To observe the rear of the car, the driver has a rearview mirror in the cabin.

2. Practice feeling the position of the wheel

The problem with most new drivers is not being able to position the car correctly, causing the wheels to fall into potholes while moving, or the rims to be scratched when parking close to the curb.

One suggestion to try is to practice with an empty plastic bottle. After flattening the empty plastic bottle, drive the left and right front wheels through different states such as going straight, turning and listen to the sound when the tire presses against the plastic bottle. From there, the driver can feel exactly where the tire is.

3. Dry the brakes after going through puddles

When you see a puddle ahead, you should slow down to pass slowly, avoiding water splashing up high that can enter the air intake and enter the engine. When passing large, long puddles, you should maintain speed and brake a few times, rub the brakes to heat up the brakes, the water on the discs will quickly evaporate.

4. Do not steer dead, do not steer waiting

Dead steering is steering when the car is not rolling, when the pressure on the tire is very high, causing the tire to wear out quickly. In reality, there are still cases where dead steering is required, but it should be limited as little as possible.

Waiting to turn is to turn the steering wheel to one side before moving. For example, if you want to turn left but come to a red light, you actively turn the steering wheel first. This is very dangerous because if a car accidentally hits you from behind, your car will swerve into the opposite lane.

5. Don't just look at the car in front

When moving on the road and encountering a tailback, do not just look at the car right in front, look far away to see other cars, especially taller cars. Through the movement of these cars, you can predict the traffic situation more clearly.

6. Park your car

When parking perpendicularly, move your car forward until the curb line is at the bottom edge of your mirror. This is the shortest distance without hitting the front of your car.

When parallel parking, to avoid scratching the rims, mark the lower part of the windshield with colored tape. Next time, stop when this point coincides with the curb line.

7. Don't let speed fool you

Thanks to the windshield, the feeling of speed of the person sitting in the car is half slower than the reality. So do not be subjective, control the speed according to the clock, not the feeling of fast or slow. Drivers should proactively slow down when preparing to turn.