What issues should we pay attention to when driving at night? What do you think?

The most important principle when driving at night is safety first, especially long-distance driving, which virtually increases many potential dangers. So let’s talk about the rules for driving at night, hoping to give some reference and help to friends who are not familiar with driving at night.

1. Control the vehicle speed

When driving at night, the light is insufficient and the field of vision is reduced, making it difficult for us to make timely judgments. Therefore, the speed should be determined by the field of view. The maximum speed on road sections with street lights shall not exceed 80% of the current road speed limit. Vehicle speed should be controlled within 40 km/h on sections with weak lighting and many side roads.

2. Pay attention to blind spots

There may be safety hazards for pedestrians and bicycles entering and exiting intersections without street lights. At this time, you need to slow down in advance, be prepared to brake, and flash the lights as a precautionary reminder. After investigation, it was found that driving at night has the following safety hazards: due to the small traffic volume on the road at night and little external interference, it is easy to speed and serious overtaking; due to poor visibility at night and short viewing distance, the abuse of high beams is serious, especially when encountering cars. When driving, strong high beam illumination often creates an illusion to the other party. Only when the other party's vehicle approaches can you realize that the danger is imminent. Driving at night, especially after midnight, makes you most likely to feel tired and drowsy. Danger may come before you are half asleep or half awake.

3. Use lights correctly.

Turn on the lights before starting to see the road clearly, and turn off the lights after the vehicle stops. When parking temporarily, turn on small lights and taillights to attract outside attention and prevent accidents. On streets and suburban roads with street lights, when the driving speed is less than 30 km/h, you can use low beam or small lights; on streets and roads without street lights, when the driving speed exceeds 30 km/h, you should use long-beam headlights or small lights. light lamp. What I hate the most is the high beam on the opposite side. Facing the high beam, we can turn the high beam first. If the other party inadvertently or forgets to turn on the high beam, 90% of them will be turned off. If you are unlucky and encounter that kind of unreasonable death, don't be angry. After all, safety comes first. Follow the path you remember and don't get too close to the curb to avoid scratching yourself. After all, the car is something you care about.

4. Don’t turn white when it’s gray, stop when it’s black.

In fact, it means to pay attention to the road conditions when driving at night, because under the light at night, gray is normal road surface, white is stagnant water, and black is potholes! Old drivers basically drive at night according to this statement.

5. Parking is prohibited.

Parking is a problem for many drivers, especially when they cannot find a parking space at night, so many people park their cars on the side of the road, on sidewalks, under bridges, or on broken roads. But everyone should also pay attention. These roads are not monitored or managed. It's easy for thieves to park their cars there. As long as there is something in the car, they will smash the glass and steal the money inside, so try not to park in those areas.

6. Reject drunk driving and fatigue driving.

This is the most important point. Whether you are an experienced driver or a novice driver, you will be very tired after drinking and cannot keep your mind clear, which will affect your judgment on the road ahead.

7. Keep a safe distance from cars

When driving at night, the driver's perception of speed decreases, so he should pay attention to appropriately increase the distance between following cars to prevent rear-end collisions.

8. Do not drive under extreme conditions

If you drive at night and encounter extreme conditions such as heavy rain or snow, you need to be more careful when driving and never drive fast, because at this time not only As visibility becomes worse, the braking performance of the vehicle will also decrease a lot. If you drive in this situation, be sure to turn on the fog lights and try to avoid going to the far right or the emergency lane, because many accidents will definitely happen in this weather, so most accidents will still choose to pull over. In other words, if you encounter The probability of a vehicle accident on the right side is higher than that on the left and middle roads.

9. Do not overtake

Try not to overtake when driving at night. If you must overtake, be sure to switch the high and low lights continuously to indicate that there is a car ahead. Before overtaking, make sure the car in front of you gives way to you, and use your cornering lights to scan the left and right rearview mirrors to prevent other cars from forcibly overtaking. If the car behind you is about to pass you, first check to see if there is a car behind you on the right side of the rearview mirror. After confirming that there is no car, turn on the right turn signal and slowly drive into the right lane, paying attention to the movements of the car in front.