Safety rules when opening car doors

(Baonghean.vn) - Opening a car door seems like an obvious and very simple task. However, opening it incorrectly or without observation can sometimes lead to unnecessary accidents.

Many accidents have occurred due to improper car door opening by drivers. So how can you open your car door safely without endangering pedestrians? The following tips will help you avoid unfortunate accidents.

Observe

One important thing everyone needs to remember before opening a car door is to check both in front and behind. Visually inspect the car, using your rearview mirrors, and only open the door when you are absolutely sure it is safe; only open the door when you are completely safe.

Open the car door slowly.

If you pull the door latch too hard, the car door will spring open very quickly and uncontrollably. If someone or another vehicle happens to drive too close to your car at that moment, it will be very dangerous. Therefore, you need to open the car door slowly and gently so that other vehicles know you are opening the door and don't drive too close to your car.

Hold the doorknob with your left hand, unlock the latch with your right hand.

To prevent the car door from suddenly opening, which could catch other vehicles off guard and cause a collision, when opening a car door, you should use the principle of holding the door handle with your left hand and pulling the latch with your right hand, opening the door as you get out. This allows you to open the car door slowly, giving other vehicles time to react.

Remind your companion.

In addition to following safety rules yourself when opening car doors, it's best to remind everyone in the car of these precautions to ensure safety.

If there are elderly people or young children in the car, it is best for the driver to get out and open the doors for everyone to get out, then engage the child safety lock on the rear door on the driver's side.

Be careful in narrow spaces.

If your car is parked in a narrow space with cars parked very close together, opening the car door correctly and following the proper procedure helps minimize accidents and protect your vehicle. These are places where you need to pay even more attention to how you open your car door.

This guide shows you how to open a car door simply and safely to avoid unfortunate accidents.

This method of opening a car door is called the Dutch Reach, which means: First, when you want to open the car door, instead of using the hand closest to the door (left hand), you should use the other arm (right hand) to open the door.

Opening the door with the arm furthest from the door has two advantages. First, because they have to turn their body to open the door, they can observe the rear better. Second, because they open it with the arm furthest from the door, the door only opens slightly, not fully, minimizing the chance of a collision with the vehicle behind.

Applying this door-opening skill is very important; everyone in the car, regardless of their seating position, can apply this skill.

Park properly.

One important thing every driver needs to know to avoid unfortunate accidents is how to park their car.

ButIn urban areas:Please park your vehicle on the sidewalk in the same direction as your vehicle, close to the curb. Avoid parking on very narrow streets, no-parking zones, intersections, etc., to avoid obstructing traffic and to ensure the safety of your own vehicle.

- Outside of urban areas:Vehicles must stop or park on a wide shoulder or in an area outside the road; if the shoulder is narrow or there is no shoulder, vehicles must stop or park close to the right edge of the road in the direction of travel.

After parking, the driver may only leave the vehicle after taking safety precautions. If the parked vehicle occupies part of the road, a warning sign must be immediately placed to alert other drivers.

Ngoc Anh

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