Eight tips for driving in a rainstorm to save lives

Another typhoon is coming, another round of rain. In this rainy summer, how should car owners deal with urban flooding season?

1. Travel to see the warning

Don't think the absence of Xiao Jingteng means a sunny day. Before you go out, you should at least check to see if the weather station has issued a rainstorm warning.

Rainstorm warning signals are divided into four levels, denoted by blue, yellow, orange and red, with red being the highest.

During the heavy rainstorm on July 21 in Beijing, the average rainfall of the whole city was 170 mm, and the average rainfall of Fangshan, Pinggu and Shunyi were all above 200 mm. The area with rainfall of more than 100 mm accounted for more than 86 % of the total area of Beijing. Given the current inadequate drainage facilities in various parts of China, try not to drive when encountering an orange alert or above, and leave the overwhelming work to an amphibious cargo, or a kayak.

2. Slow down

If you insist on driving in the rain or a rainstorm, slow down. Rainy road is slippery, on the one hand, easy to cause the braking distance becomes longer, on the other hand, it is also easy to cause the vehicle to skid, driving in the rain on the highway, the tire and the ground will form a layer of water film. When the car speed reaches more than 80 kilometers per hour, the water film will be completely separated from the tire and the ground, the tire does not touch the ground in the driving, and like the launch on the water sliding, that is, the legend of water sliding, a little careless will lead to the vehicle out of control, at this time any active safety configuration can not save, because the tire has no grip.

In addition, the owner should pay attention to the distance from the front car to prevent rear-end collision, sideslip accident caused by not braking in time and collision accidents caused by pedestrians and other motor vehicles suddenly sprang out, too late to judge.

3. Pass carefully and don't hit the direction

Rainy road condition is poor, the rain on the window is also easy to cause blind spots, parallel overtaking is easy to sideswipe accident, especially on the highway, due to the high speed, the driver's Angle of view narrowed, coupled with the wet road, slightly hit the steering wheel is easy to slip, causing scratches, rollover accident.

So rainy driving, it is best not to wanton overtaking, merging, desperate please go to the track, that less people less cars, and buffer. If you lose control on the road, don't try to save the car, the more you save the more uncontrollable.

4. Never drive into a puddle

If you are advised not to drive into a puddle, take a detour. Don't try to be brave. A lot of drivers think they have nothing to fear because they're driving SUVs, and they just throw a foot in the tank. Check out this video below. Big trucks are too weak in the face of heavy rain.

What if your car falls into a puddle?

5. Slow down

What if one accidentally loses his footing and one or more of his front and rear wheels get into a puddle? In this case, be sure to change to low gear immediately (manual transmission vehicles can use first or second gear; Automatic transmission can lightly step on the accelerator, or the gear position is placed in "1") to steady the accelerator speed straight, one breath through.

6. If water is turned off, do not start again

If you encounter a deep pit, the vehicle suddenly flameout, do not start again, at this time the ignition insurance company will not compensate. First of all, you should immediately get off the car to check the water situation, and call the road rescue (or mobilize the public to help), the first time to pull the car out of the water.

If the engine is flooded, it can not be ignited again after the vehicle is towed out, but should be sent to the repair shop for dismantling and washing as soon as possible. In serious cases, the engine should be replaced.

What if a vehicle enters deep water?

7. Take off your seat belt and lock immediately

What if the car falls into deep water, half of the car is covered, or the water is still rising? Or meet the flood, the water level rises quickly, how to do?

Run! Run! Run at once!

If this happens, don't just sit around and yell. Phone calls don't work. Don't think your car is a safe. Unbuckle your seat belt and roll down the window.

Life is more important than the car, the car soaked in the late insurance company can pay it, the life did not lose how much money is useless, don't give up your life.

8. Break a window to escape

If you don't unfasten your seat belt and open the electronic central lock in the first place, you won't be able to push the button to open the Windows and doors. There is still a chance of escape, which is to break through the window.

Safety hammer is more familiar, in addition to a very practical small Dongdong, called broken window, is convenient to carry (can be used as a key chain), but also very practical (broken window effect is amazing), a treasure on the sale of very much, pure imports are not a few money.

However, if you are not a prescient person and there is no safety hammer in the car, then you may be waiting for a tragedy... Don't worry. Here's another way to break a window: use a headrest. But the headrest is not used to smash the side window, it's used to pry!

Most of the Windows are covered with car film, particularly strong, recommended to use the headrest of the metal column inserted between the glass and the door, hard to pry the window open.

(Source: China Newsweek)