Deadly mistakes drivers should avoid
Carelessness, subjectivity, braking in corners, using headlights in foggy weather... are deadly mistakes for car drivers.
Careless, subjective
“Do not be negligent, even for a second” is an important principle in deciding survival and avoiding fatal mistakes for car drivers.
Showing a subjective attitude and not observing traffic conditions on the road is a habit of many drivers. Traffic experts recommend that drivers should look through the rearview mirror every 3 to 5 seconds, only then can they be proactive in dealing with unexpected situations.
Place your hands at the 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock positions.
If the steering wheel is like the face of a clock, then the 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock steering wheel positions are not only incorrect due to driving habits but also extremely dangerous.
If the airbag deploys in a crash, the force of the explosion could break your fingers. The correct positions are 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock.
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| Hand position on the steering wheel plays an important role when driving. |
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.
See your face in the rearview mirror
Most cars have no blind spot behind them if your mirrors are adjusted properly. The best way to check is to sit in the driver's seat and not see your face in any of the three mirrors.
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.
Braking in a corner
Braking makes the wheel harder to control when cornering because inertia overcomes friction. In addition, when cornering, you often do not pay attention to whether the vehicle is fully loaded or just you. 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.
Turn on cruise control in the rain
Simply because on rainy roads, everything in the car should be controlled by "rice" is the most important. Cruise control mode is only useful on dry roads, when the sensors and brakes work perfectly.
Stop the car in the blind spot of another car
If you are lined up alongside the end of another vehicle’s trailer, flash your lights or do something to let the driver in that vehicle know you are behind them. If you are in the blind spot of a long vehicle, you will not have time to react when they change lanes or turn left/right.
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.
Too many things on the dashboard
When you have to brake suddenly, many miscellaneous things placed in front of the dashboard will fly straight into your face, making you more panicked and dangerous. The dashboard of a car is not a bookshelf that you can throw all kinds of things on.
The reasons why drivers cannot concentrate while driving are: poor health, loss of concentration due to phone calls, joking with people around, and inexperienced driving. In addition, playing loud music also distracts drivers. You should pay attention to adjusting your posture so that you do not get tired while driving, limiting your vision and reducing your ability to control the accelerator, brake, and clutch.
Distracted
Driving while in poor health, losing concentration due to phone calls, driving inexperiencedly, joking around with people around. Even playing loud music, eating, drinking and smoking can distract the driver.
In addition, an inappropriate sitting position not only makes the body tired but also limits vision and reduces the ability to control the brake, accelerator, and clutch. Sitting too close or too far from the steering wheel reduces driving ability.
When it rains, not drying your feet and shoes before driving can easily cause accidents because wet feet and shoes can easily cause your feet to slip off the pedals.
Not wearing a seat belt; speeding; overtaking, stopping, or parking in violation of regulations. Not limiting the minimum speed when entering curves or on poor roads… also affects driving safety./.
According to vov.vn
