Necessary notes when driving long distances

(Baonghean.vn) -Driving a car on a long journey means having to constantly face changes in terrain, weather, traffic... In that situation, drivers need skills to ensure safety.

Check the lighting system

Adjust the height of the lights to suit the speed to ensure safety and not affect other vehicles. When the light system is dirty, it needs to be cleaned to ensure brightness.

Check all the lights in your car. Make sure none of them are "dead" or dim.

Tailgating in the Rain

Tailgating is something that should not be done by a driver on the highway, especially in rainy conditions. The effects such as reduced visibility, slippery roads, and haste make driving more difficult than usual. It is easy to hit the back of the car in front if there is an unexpected incident that requires sudden braking.

To avoid this situation, you need to keep enough distance to brake in the rain, slowly reduce speed if you encounter an obstacle ahead, do not brake suddenly, which can easily cause skidding. In addition, use the wipers to create the best viewing conditions.

Using headlights in foggy weather

The light from your headlights will reflect off all the water vapor molecules in the air, and the refraction of light into the tiny droplets will make your visibility worse. Turn on your fog lights or low beams, enough to let other drivers know there is a car coming your way.

Changing lanes

Highways and national roads have a lot of traffic, so changing lanes arbitrarily can cause drivers to have unnecessary accidents.

To change lanes successfully, first of all you need to obey traffic laws, only change lanes where there are lane markings that allow lane changing.

Slow down after overtaking

After accelerating to pass the vehicle in front, many people often have the habit of suddenly releasing the accelerator and slowing down because they think that once they have passed the other vehicle, they are safe.

However, this thinking is completely wrong because the car behind can be surprised and hit you. After passing another car, remember to maintain the same speed as the car you passed to keep a necessary safe distance.

Sudden stop

On the highway, there are often rest stops for vehicles that have problems or for tired people who want to rest. Do not suddenly cut in front of a line of cars in the lane closest to the curb to get to the rest stop. You need to determine the position in advance, then gradually move into the most suitable lane near the rest stop.

Move parallel to the truck

Driving side by side with giant trucks that are slow moving and potentially dangerous is a taboo unless absolutely necessary when buying or selling a car.

To avoid this situation, if traveling in the same lane, you should overtake the truck as soon as possible, do not hesitate as it will affect the entire journey time, but do not rush because just one small mistake will cost you a lot.

Braking in a corner

Braking makes the wheel harder to control when cornering because inertia overcomes friction. In addition, when cornering, drivers often do not pay attention to whether the vehicle is fully loaded or not. The weight of the vehicle when cornering is very important. If it is too heavy, the inertia will be large, making braking in the corner even more dangerous.

Using high beam and low beam incorrectly

Many people use their lights incorrectly by only using high beam or low beam regardless of the situation. In dark road conditions, without street lights, it is necessary to keep a reasonable distance from the vehicle in front and behind. Use high beam when the distance is large, switch to low beam, flash the lights if you encounter an oncoming vehicle...

Brake continuously when going downhill

Heat from the brake pads is transmitted back, causing the brake fluid to boil. The bad consequence is losing the brakes at the end of the steep pass. At that time, the speed will increase due to inertia while the brakes do not "work", which is extremely dangerous.

Slow is safe

Many people think that driving slowly will help them handle situations more easily and safely. However, this thinking is not always true, especially when driving on the highway.

With an average speed of about 80 km/h, driving at 60 km/h will be very dangerous if the car behind does not accurately perceive the speed, so does not slow down in time. Slow and fast are only relative concepts, each driver needs to move at a speed appropriate to the general traffic flow.

Look closely at the car in front.

Due to psychology, sometimes we speed along the road and look at the car in front, what suddenly appears behind that car makes you startled and can cause an accident. Instead, scan the entire width of the road, try to look up at the car in front of it. Or at least in the space between cars, so you can gauge what is ahead.

Limit the use of functional screens

Similar to phones, infotainment screens are also a source of driver distraction. Modern technology makes the screen interface more complex with a myriad of built-in functions. These features are useful but should not be used too much while driving.

Control via buttons on the steering wheel or voice interaction through support software is a better solution for drivers.

Ngoc Anh

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