What should you do if you encounter bad weather during your self-driving trip? Driving precautions
(1) Windy and sandy weather
In windy and sandy weather, small cars should pay special attention to the lateral wind generated by large trucks. The driver can turn the steering wheel slightly to correct the vehicle's progress. The direction must not be drastically reversed.
(2) Heavy foggy weather
When foggy, try to drive at low speed on ordinary highways. After the thick fog dissipates, drive on the highway again. If thick fog suddenly comes while driving on the highway, you should immediately drive the car to the nearest service area or parking lot to take shelter, or drive the car to the road shoulder or emergency parking strip, turn on the width lights, tail lights, and rear lights. Fog lights, hazard warning lights. The key to driving is to start slowly and avoid sudden acceleration, braking or sudden steering movements. When braking, try to use a little bit of brake and don't step on it. Demisting should also be carried out in time. You can use the defogging block of the air conditioner to quickly defogging or open the window a little.
(3) Driving after snow
It is not advisable to start too hard when driving after snow. On snowy flat roads, you must brake continuously, on downhill roads you must shift into gear (quickly shift to a lower gear), and on uphill roads it is best not to stop, in case you cannot start. During normal driving, you can shift gears appropriately (low speed and high speed) to increase tire grip. Control the vehicle speed, especially when turning or going downhill, the vehicle speed must be controlled within a range that allows the vehicle to stop at any time. When acceleration or deceleration is required, the accelerator should be slowly depressed or released. According to the terrain, vehicle speed, loading and other conditions, keep a distance from the vehicle in front. Try to avoid overtaking. If overtaking is necessary under special circumstances, be sure to choose a spacious, flat road section with less ice and snow. When you need to turn, you must reduce the vehicle speed to the maximum extent in advance, try to increase the turning radius and turn the steering wheel slowly to reduce the centrifugal force when turning. Do not turn sharply and suddenly to prevent sideslip.
(4) Driving in rainy days
On rainy days, it is a common mistake for most people to flash when they see water, or to immediately apply the brakes and slow down. In fact, water depth of about 15 cm will not have any impact on the car. Just don't increase the accelerator and flush water to avoid causing water to enter the brakes and electrical parts; you also need to control the vehicle speed, especially on highways where the road conditions are not very good and there are water accumulations, otherwise the vehicle will easily float, causing Accidents happen. It should also be noted that after the vehicle passes through water, the braking system may be temporarily weakened and the braking distance will be lengthened, so it is best to maintain a longer safe distance when driving in rainy days.
(5) Encountering thunder
When encountering thunder and lightning, do not get out of the car in a hurry to find a place to take shelter. Because if lightning strikes a car, the current will be transmitted to the ground through the surface of the car body. It will not be felt inside the car, but it is safe. Therefore, what you need to do when there is thunder is to close all the car windows and put away the radio antenna, because the antenna acts as a lightning rod and will absorb lightning.
Before setting off, it is best to check the weather conditions in the past week and prepare the equipment to be used in different situations. When setting off by self-driving, it is best to make a list. Check the Internet, forums, and self-driving in China Find relevant strategies and information on travel.cn and be fully prepared for your trip.
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