Can I drive on the highway with yellow warning for strong winds?
The yellow gale warning signal is the second level of the gale warning signal. You can go at high speed.
It may be affected by strong winds within 12 hours, with average winds reaching level 8 or above, or gusts above level 9; or it may have been affected by strong winds, with average winds of level 8 to 9, or gusts of level 9 to 10. May last.
Airports, highways and other units should take measures to ensure traffic safety, and relevant departments and units should pay attention to fire prevention in forests, grasslands and other areas.
Precautions for safe driving on highways in windy weather:
(1) Deal with the situation calmly
While driving on the highway, the vehicle suddenly encounters a sideways collision Don't panic when the wind blows. You should pay attention to the change in the direction of the vehicle and turn the steering wheel back appropriately to correct it. In this way, even if you encounter a side wind of about level 8, as long as you handle it calmly, there will be no great danger. If you try to correct the direction of the car immediately and turn the steering wheel in a hurry, you may cause an accident.
(2) The cargo must be strapped firmly
When a large vehicle fully loaded with cargo is traveling at high speed in windy weather, the cargo on the vehicle may sway or loosen due to the force of the wind. Even fell off the car and got off. Therefore, before leaving the vehicle, the goods must be firmly tied to prevent them from falling off. Goods falling from the vehicle seriously threaten the driving safety of subsequent vehicles, often preventing subsequent vehicles from taking avoidance measures and causing accidents. When there is strong wind, try to avoid driving behind a large vehicle that is loaded with cargo. Even if you have to follow someone, keep your distance.
(3) Be mentally prepared
When driving on a highway, if you do not understand the impact of lateral wind in advance and lack mental preparation, once you are at the entrance of a tunnel or a viaduct, On the road (these places are most likely to encounter lateral gusts), a sudden strong lateral gust will cause the car to suddenly deviate from the original driving direction, which will inevitably cause panic and even endanger driving safety.
(4) Vehicle speed control must be appropriate
The impact of lateral wind on car driving increases rapidly as the driving speed increases. For example, under the influence of lateral wind of the same intensity, the lateral deviation that occurs when the driving speed is 100km/h is almost 4 times larger than that when the driving speed is 50km/h. In other words, the effect of crosswind is approximately proportional to the square of vehicle speed.