@Henan car owner A blizzard is coming! The temperature is dropping! It's freezing, so be careful when driving.

□Dahe News·Dahe Client Reporter? Geng Ziteng

Since the weekend, snowflakes have been falling in many places in Henan, especially in Anyang and other places in the north. There have been varying degrees of snow on the ground. snow. As a strong cold air hits after New Year's Day, our province will have an obvious and persistent rain and snow weather this week.

However

Tonight

Light snow, moderate snow, heavy snow, and sleet

will come one after another!

It will be cloudy across the province during the day today, with sleet or light to moderate snow in the west and north; light to moderate rain in other areas. From night to day tomorrow (from the night of the 6th to the day of the 7th), the province will be cloudy, with moderate to heavy snowfall and local heavy snowfall in the northern and central parts; light to moderate rain to moderate sleet in other areas. Affected by the cold air, the province's northerly winds were force 4-5.

Specifically,

Zhengzhou has been like this for the past two days↓↓↓

Before driving

Clean the car body and warm it up first Don’t rush to hit the road

After it snows, you need to pay attention to the vehicles parked outside. Before getting in the car, if it is covered with ice and snow, the first thing to do is to remove the front and rear windshields, rearview mirrors and surrounding vehicles. Snow on the window. If you don’t have special snow removal tools, you can use a harder card such as a bank card or ID card to scrape off the snow. Never use wipers to scrape snow. Forcing a frozen wiper to start can easily burn out the motor.

In order to prevent parked vehicles from "skating alone", when parking, avoid places with steep slopes and cold ice and snow that show no signs of melting. Also, be careful not to get too close to buildings or other cars to prevent sideslips. After parking, you can put rocks and other anti-skid obstacles on the lower side of the tire. In addition, be careful to use the handbrake when parking in rain or snow, because some drum brake models will have water in the brake system after driving in the snow. Once frozen, the hard pull of the handbrake the next day will cause damage to the components in these two locations. .

Check the tire pressure in time. If the tire pressure is too low, the braking distance will be longer and dangerous, and the tire will be damaged prematurely. The thermal expansion and contraction of the gas in the tire will cause the air pressure to drop. If the air pressure is found to be too low, replenish it to the specified tire pressure in time before hitting the road.

While driving

It is important to master snow driving skills

The most taboo thing on slippery roads in snow is emergency braking, because once emergency braking is adopted, the tires It will inevitably cause skidding, resulting in loss of direction and danger. Therefore, when driving, you must first keep a good distance from the vehicle in front. The distance should be wider than usual (rest assured, few people will forcefully merge in this kind of weather), and Pay attention to the situation ahead. When there is a situation ahead and you need to slow down, take necessary measures according to the actual situation and vehicle speed. If the vehicle speed is not very fast, you can use intermittent braking, that is, use your foot to brake frequently instead of directly stepping on it. This is also Imitate the braking principle of ABS. If the vehicle speed is fast, you must quickly shift the gear into a low gear (for example, 4th gear quickly shifts to 3rd gear, and 3rd gear shifts to 2nd gear). In this way, after the vehicle speed slows down, brake intermittently until the vehicle stops. .

Secondly, when starting in the snow, do not apply a large accelerator, otherwise the tires will slip and cause loss of direction. The correct method should be to lightly apply the accelerator to keep it steady, and then slowly apply the accelerator after the car starts. Don't panic when encountering a hill. The more gas you give the car, the easier it will be for the car to slip backwards. First, calm down, pull on the handbrake, apply the accelerator lightly, and then release the handbrake when the car has a tendency to start, and then control the car smoothly. The car started to move. On snowy days, the driving speed should not exceed 40 kilometers in the city and 60 kilometers on the expressway.

When walking on elevated roads, follow the ruts and control the distance between vehicles on high speeds

The traffic police remind car owners to avoid going on viaducts early in the morning and late at night. "Based on experience in previous years, citizens should try not to drive in the early morning and at night during rainy and snowy days, especially on viaducts."

Due to the non-grounding characteristics of the bridge itself, when other roads are not icy, , the bridge deck always freezes first, especially in the early hours of the night. If the driver is not careful, it is easy for improper braking to cause the vehicle to slide and collide. Traffic police said that rapid acceleration, sharp turns, and tailgating are all taboos when driving in rain or snow. In the early morning and late night on rainy and snowy days, motorists should drive steadily on viaducts and avoid merging or overtaking. When turning on or off an elevated highway, you should slow down early, increase the turning radius appropriately, and never swerve violently, otherwise sideslip will easily occur.

The reporter also learned from the Henan Expressway Traffic Police: "It is very difficult to drive on the expressway in rain and snow. In response to the upcoming snowfall, you must keep a wide distance between vehicles." Traffic accidents in ice and snow are the most common Part of it is caused by the driver's improper response. In addition to slowing down, he must also keep a sufficient distance from the vehicle in front. The safe distance is usually 150-200 meters. At this time, it is best to keep the distance at 300-400 meters. Secondly, in order to prevent the vehicle from skidding, rolling over, and losing control of direction, remember not to brake suddenly when driving on icy roads, nor to swerve or turn sharply, especially when driving at high speeds on the highway. When you need to stop, you should take measures in advance and use methods such as releasing the accelerator and downshifting to slowly reduce the speed of the vehicle.

Avoid misunderstandings

Is ESP useful? Can a four-wheel drive car really sit back and relax?

ESP is the electronic body stability system. When the vehicle passes through a road with low friction and the tires slip and the vehicle direction and speed cannot be controlled by the driver, the ESP stability system can control the wheels without slipping. Braking intervention helps the driver regain control of the vehicle to ensure driving safety. However, there are two situations where ESP needs to be turned off: one is for vehicles equipped with anti-skid chains, you can consider turning off the ESP system; the other is when the wheels slip and become trapped, the ESP system must also be turned off to free the vehicle.

Some car owners think that my car is a four-wheel drive, and the performance of a four-wheel drive will be better on snowy and icy roads, but the false sense of security created by this can sometimes be counterproductive.

The four-wheel drive system applies the specific torque required to each tire, giving it greater traction, allowing the car to move smoothly on snowy roads. However, this does not mean that people can drive very fast on snowy roads and still stop in time. Since the friction of the wheels remains unchanged, a four-wheel drive vehicle may not be able to brake if it is driven too fast.

To prevent a vehicle from being unable to brake, the two most effective methods are to control the speed and maintain a distance between vehicles. If you want to drive in snow, please extend the distance between cars to twice the normal distance. To be on the safe side, you can increase it to three times. Leave yourself at least six seconds of braking time, which is equivalent to four car lengths at a speed of 20km/h. distance. Also, pay attention to traffic lights, stop signs and curves in advance so you have enough time to brake or turn.

Driving too fast will not only increase the probability of an accident, but also reduce the reaction and judgment time when the vehicle suddenly loses control. The time required to brake on icy or snowy roads is also longer than that on icy or snowy roads. Braking on dry asphalt takes four to ten times longer. This requires the driver to leave enough braking distance and time for himself, so controlling the vehicle speed is critical. If an unavoidable collision occurs while driving, it will be less costly to choose a side collision. Henan Traffic Anyang Blizzard is Coming to Zhengzhou Light Snow

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