Do you need a hot car to drive in winter?
So what are the safety precautions for driving in winter? The following is an introduction for you.
1. The weather is cold, remember to keep warm, so that people's movements are not so slow and their reflexes are sensitive enough.
2. Remember to check the water tank and check the brakes before leaving the car. It is best to prepare a prohibited rack in the trunk to prevent the car from having an accident and take it out as a warning. Bring a snow chain if necessary.
3. Winter nights come early, and they are darker than nights in other seasons. When people wear black and gray clothes, the contrast with the background is not large, so it is not easy to be seen. Red, blue, orange, all contrast with the background, so it is easy to be seen clearly. In the dark night, pedestrians wearing dark clothes are most likely to be confused by drivers. If the driver is not paying attention at this time, it is easy to cause accidents. Therefore, it is recommended that drivers pay attention when driving at night, and also remind pedestrians to wear brighter clothes at night in winter. It is better to wear fabrics with reflective materials.
4. Keep a safe distance from the car in front, allowing sufficient reaction time and braking distance. The safe distance on ice and snow roads in winter should be kept two to three times the safe distance on dry roads in other seasons.
5. When steering on ice and snow roads, reduce the speed in advance, turn the steering wheel slowly, and pass at a constant speed to avoid sudden cold rudder, otherwise it is easy to cause the car body to lose control, affect the passage of other vehicles, and even cause accidents.
6. When driving on icy and snowy roads, be careful when using brakes. Point braking can be used to reduce the speed and avoid emergency braking as much as possible. The drag of the engine can be used to help decelerate and brake, and hand braking can be used flexibly if necessary. Prevent the vehicle from slipping or flicking when braking.
7. Before starting under low temperature and severe cold weather conditions, the vehicle should be preheated and heated up, and then start when the engine temperature reaches more than 50 degrees Celsius. Vehicles parked in the open air have high viscosity of lubricating oil. After starting, they should drive at a low speed for a period of time, and then gradually increase the speed when the engine temperature rises.
8. When starting, you should add the accelerator slowly and increase the speed slowly. Excessive force can easily cause the driving wheel to slip with the road surface.
9. When parking halfway, choose a dry, sunny, and sheltered location and take necessary antifreeze measures.
10. If the parking time is long and no water is released, the engine should be started in a timely manner to maintain a certain temperature in the engine to prevent the cooling system from freezing and freezing the cylinder block or cooling system parts.
11. Try not to overtake, maintain a sufficient longitudinal distance from the car in front to prevent rear-end collisions. When meeting or overtaking, try to use less or no brakes.
12. Rain and snow roads are prone to side slippage, so the lateral distance between vehicles should be increased and a wide and flat area should be selected.
13. If the road surface is full of frost, it is necessary to choose the concave road in advance and avoid the convex road surface to prevent side slippage and panic.
14. On rural roads, under normal circumstances, it is also necessary to drive along the track of the car in front of you. If there are many roadside ponds and ditches, you should choose the middle of the road or the safer side to drive, and choose the appropriate gear in advance to slow down. Do not stop as much as possible to avoid restarting.
15. In winter, pedestrians wear bloated clothes. If you are slow to move, you should pay attention to the movement of pedestrians in advance, and use appropriate horns or light warnings if necessary.
16. When encountering dirt roads with many obstacles such as potholes and gravel, the driving speed should not be too high, otherwise the vehicle vibration will intensify, not only causing damage to the vehicle transmission system, walking system and other components, but also directly threatening driving safety. When encountering intersections, villages and towns, it is necessary to slow down to ensure safety.
17. When driving on mountain roads, pay attention to whether there are falling rocks on the mountain, and try not to drive close to the side of the mountain.
18. When driving on ice and snow roads in winter, do not drive in higher gears as much as possible as in other seasons. Instead, it is better to control the vehicle's power and leave room to minimize the number of gear changes to prevent accidents. Especially when driving on ramps, try not to shift gears.
19. When going uphill, increase the distance from the car in front of you in advance and choose the appropriate gear. When going downhill, choose the lower gear according to the road conditions in advance to make full use of the mechanical braking of the engine. Maintaining sufficient power during driving in winter is one of the best ways to prevent ice and snow road slippage.
20. When driving a vehicle in winter, you must be careful not to overdo it, especially when hitting the direction and stepping on the brakes. Otherwise, the result will increase the probability of the vehicle slipping, with unimaginable consequences.
