Safety precautions for driving in rainy days

Safety precautions for driving on rainy days

According to meteorological information, most areas in Qinghai Province will be dominated by rainfall in the coming week, and some areas will also be accompanied by short-term heavy precipitation, thunderstorms, etc. Strong convective weather.

Recent rainfall has been frequent, and the sight and hearing of non-motor vehicle drivers and pedestrians will be affected on rainy days. At the same time, the road surface is slippery and waterlogged, and the braking effect of motor vehicles is greatly reduced. Therefore, you must pay attention to the following points when driving in rainy days.

Precautions for safe driving on rainy days

1. Maintain a clear vision: Make sure the wipers can work normally. If the windows become foggy while driving, you can adjust the wind mode to defogging. And turn on the cold air conditioner to disperse the fog.

2. Slow down and brake softly: The road is slippery on rainy days, so you must drive at a reduced speed and try to avoid sudden braking operations to prevent the vehicle from slipping out of control.

3. Turn slowly: It is easy to slide when turning in rainy days, so the turning speed should be slow, and then return to normal speed after cornering. Turn the steering wheel gently rather than sharply.

4. Reduce merging and overtaking: It is more difficult to control the vehicle on rainy days. You should try to minimize merging and overtaking while driving, and try to follow the car and not steal the limelight.

5. Be careful on waterlogged roads: When encountering waterlogged roads, observe the water depth. You can observe the situation of the vehicle in front. If the vehicle in front passes, it is safe (if the vehicle in front is a large car, an off-road vehicle with a high chassis, an SUV, etc., it is not suitable to be used as a reference object). Pass slowly to avoid water splashing back into the engine.

6. Increase the distance between vehicles: Since it is easy to slide sideways and the braking distance becomes longer in rainy days, do not drive side by side with other vehicles, and at the same time increase the distance between the front and rear vehicles appropriately.

7. Use lights correctly: Your visibility is poor on rainy days. Turn on the profile lights and dipped headlights in time. Turning on the headlights is not only for lighting, but more importantly, to make other traffic participants notice your presence. .

Precautions for safely passing through waterlogged roads

1. Observe the water depth before wading. If the water level reaches two-thirds of the bumper or tire, it will be dangerous to drive through water. Try to go around as much as possible and do not force through.

2. Drive in a low gear and at a constant speed to avoid water splashes caused by fast speed entering the cab from the cabin or chassis.

3. Do not stop, change gears or release the accelerator midway. Pass through at a constant speed in a low gear. If the engine stalls while wading through water, it cannot be started again.

4. After wading in the water, tap the brakes several times in succession to evaporate the water on the brake pads through friction and heat so as not to affect the braking performance.

How to rescue yourself when trapped in water

1. Try to open the door as soon as possible. If the door can be opened, escape quickly. It should be noted that most car doors are now electronically controlled. Once the car is powered off, the doors will automatically lock. Therefore, when the car falls into the water, the central locking should be opened immediately to prevent the door from being locked due to power failure.

2. If the car door cannot be opened, immediately lower the window and wait for water to enter the car. Once the water pressure inside and outside the car is consistent, you can easily open the door to escape. Even if the car door cannot be opened due to a power outage, you can quickly climb out of the car window and escape.

3. If the car windows and doors cannot be opened, break the windows decisively. Here are some reminders.

4. Safety hammers, window breakers and other tools should be always available in the car and placed within easy reach in the car.

5. In order to prevent yourself from being scratched by the broken glass when the window is broken, you must cover the exposed parts of your skin with clothing, especially the head and face.

6. High heels and seat headrests cannot effectively break windows because high heels are not hard enough, and the bottom end of the headrest metal frame of some cars is not sharp and cannot be inserted into the window gap.

7. Break the window nearby, but do not hit the front windshield because it is double-layered and not easy to break. You should break the side window.