Zanhuang Police Tip: Traveling in Snow and Ice is a little common sense

The Zanhuang Police warmly reminded that safety is the key to travel in icy and snowy weather. I hope that all drivers and friends should pay attention to safety at all times when driving, and do the following ten points.

1. Pay attention to the driving distance. A certain driving distance should be maintained with the vehicle in front. Especially in snowy days, the sight is relatively poor, and the driving speed should be slow and uniform to avoid sharp turns and sharp braking.

2. Pay attention to observe and judge the pavement, especially in the case of turns, ramps, turnouts, upper and lower bridges, etc. covered by ice and snow, do not pass blindly.

3. Drive smoothly while driving, do not go back and forth in parallel, try to avoid overtaking, try to be decisive when changing lanes, turn on the turn signal in advance, reduce the number of brakes, especially to avoid emergency braking.

4. Turn slowly when turning, do not violently turn, use hand brake when parking, use point brake to slow down when using foot brake, do not step on one foot, stop slowly.

5. If there is a rut on the snowy road, you should follow the rut. If the rut is frozen and shallow, it should be driven by the rut. Snow control is referred to as "slowly lifting the clutch and slowly supplying oil, shifting and reducing the temperature and throttle.

6. Give full consideration to others, especially anticipate emergency situations such as cyclists and pedestrians may suddenly fall due to slippery roads. Therefore, when driving through intersections and pedestrian crossings, keep a safe distance from pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles, and avoid rushing.

7. In foggy days, especially at night and early morning when the fog falls, and the sight distance is short, measures such as turning on fog lights, whistle whistle, long distance, and deceleration should be taken.

8. Maintain a good line of sight. Make sure that the windshield, rearview mirror and reversing mirror are clean and clear. When passing through intersections and T-junctions, do not be obstructed by trucks, buses, and other vehicles.

9. Due to snowfall, especially after rain and snow, the temperature is low. From night to early morning, a thin layer of ice easily forms on the road surface, and the wheels are very easy to slip after rolling. In this regard, drivers, especially new drivers, should be very careful when driving vehicles.

10. Vehicles driving in snow should be flushed in time after the snow stops. More and more corrosive impurities in the snow melt agent will cause damage to the paint surface, chassis, tires, etc. Therefore, the vehicle should be cleaned in time.

In addition, due to the low temperature in the car in winter, when people enter the car, a lot of breath will form on the front windshield, affecting the driver's front line of sight. Solving this problem can generally be solved in the following two ways:

1. Use automatic air conditioner to defog operation, that is, turn on the automatic air conditioner and set the mode switch to the defog gear. At this time, the air conditioner will automatically switch to external circulation, and the outside air will enter the cab, and the defog will begin.

2. If it is a manual air conditioner, you should first adjust the wind direction switch to the defogging gear, start the external circulation to let fresh air blow in, and adjust the compressor and wind speed to the highest to speed up the defogging speed. If you feel that the defrosting of the side glass is not fast enough, it is best to close the two central air outlets so that the airflow from the air outlets on both sides quickly blows off the mist. You can also open the window appropriately to speed up the demisting.