Master these rules for safe driving

(Baonghean.vn) - Driving a car requires skills, calmness and practical experience. How to ensure safety while driving? Below are principles to help you drive more safely when participating in traffic on the street.

1. Concentrate, always keep your hands on the wheel

Active drivers always concentrate on the road and keep their hands in the most comfortable and flexible position on the steering wheel.

And most importantly, the driver should actively not do anything else while driving; some actions may violate traffic laws, causing you to lose focus and not be able to handle the situation in time when an incident occurs, such as eating, putting on makeup, hugging a pet, holding the phone to make a call or text...

2. The 3-second rule on the highway

This is the rule to create a safe distance from the car in front. In practice, depending on the road, it can be changed to the 2-second or 4-second rule.

The way to determine is as follows: Take a landmark on the side of the road (tree, lamp post...) that the car in front has just passed, mentally count 1, 2, 3 to the beat of the second. If 3 cars have just reached or have not reached the landmark, it is a safe distance from the car in front. If 3 cars have passed the landmark, the distance is too close and needs to be increased.

3. Continuously look around

Continuously look at the windshield and occasionally glance at the rearview mirror, check for possible hazards and predict the situation as soon as there are signs of an accident to make decisions such as: brake, accelerate or turn, etc. to avoid unfortunate incidents.

4. Rearview mirrors are not enough

The rearview mirrors both inside and outside the car are not enough to see the space behind. When a car is behind but close to your car, that car will fall into the blind spot that the rearview mirrors do not see.

Therefore, to be safe when changing lanes, the driver next to the driver should look in the rearview mirror and turn his head left and right to make sure there are no other vehicles in the blind spot.

5. Do not overtake at bends, curves, or on slopes.

When overtaking another vehicle, you need to ensure the best visibility. When you feel it is safe, be decisive with that action.

At bends or on slopes, especially at the top of a slope, when visibility is very limited, accept to follow behind and wait for the right moment to pass to avoid collision with oncoming vehicles.

6. Open the door 10-15 cm

If you pull the door latch too hard, the car door will open very quickly and out of control. If someone or a vehicle accidentally drives close to your car at this time, it will be very dangerous.

To avoid unfortunate accidents caused by careless opening of the car door, anyone in the car who wants to get out should only open the door 10-15 cm and look behind and around. Only open the door fully and step out if you are sure that no one is moving.

7. Rest on the brake pedal

Whenever you release the accelerator, you must switch to the brake pedal. This principle helps the driver to always be ready to brake when encountering an unexpected situation. Even when driving on an empty highway, the driver must release the accelerator and still rest his foot on the brake. This method helps to form the conditioned reflex "release the accelerator, then brake".

8. Driving an automatic car with one foot

With automatic cars, the left foot is always in a resting state, only the right foot works. When you need to step on the gas, step on the right foot, then switch to the brake. Do not use the left foot to step on the brake, the right foot to step on the gas. This is one of the reasons why the car goes crazy because of mistaking the brake and gas pedals.

9. Pay attention to the dashboard

In addition to speed, rpm, fuel level, the dashboard is also where all the warning lights related to the car are located. Before driving, pay attention to the dashboard to see if there are any unusual signs. Even a single warning light should be taken seriously because it can cause serious damage.

10. Don't try to be first

It may sound strange, but did you know that the first person to cross an intersection is also the one most likely to be involved in a T-shaped collision? If you have to cross an intersection first, try to observe and make sure that both sides of the road are clear and that there are no drivers trying to save the last few seconds of the yellow light.

Ngoc Anh

(Synthetic)