Tips for driving a semi-trailer

1. Overtaking driving skills: During driving, if you encounter a loaded trailer ahead and want to overtake, the best way is to first drive about a hundred meters away from the large truck. , check the road conditions ahead, make sure the road conditions ahead are good and have a good field of vision, turn on the overtaking turn signal, honk the horn, flash the headlights, and at the same time check the direction of the semi-trailer.

2. Night driving skills: Pay special attention when driving at night. Semi-trailers are often in poor condition due to insufficient maintenance. It is common for the lights to be uneven or black smoke to emit. Therefore, the tail lights of semi-trailers traveling at high speeds at night are very small, and the tail lights can even be invisible. Coupled with the billowing black smoke from the exhaust gas, it will seriously affect the vision. Therefore, it is best to drive in the overtaking lane when driving at night.

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1. When parking on the road, do not get too close to the car in front. Too close to the car in front of you may cause the car to be in contact with you when starting. If the vehicle in front rear-ends, if the vehicle in front is also a novice, the vehicle may reverse and cause a rear-end collision, so when parking, do not keep a good distance from the vehicle in front.

2. When changing lanes on highways and other heavy-traffic sections, you should not only light up your taillights as a reminder, but also check to see if there is a car following closely. If there is a car following closely, you should either speed up and catch up with the car behind you. Keep the distance between you and change lanes, or wait for the car behind you to overtake before changing lanes.

3. Because the trailer may slip sideways on icy, snowy and rainy roads, and the trailer may hit the main vehicle, do not brake or accelerate suddenly. Do not use air-locked brakes on slippery roads such as ice and snow. If used, it will be very dangerous. It will directly cause the driving wheels to stop rotating and the vehicle to stall, making it impossible to control the vehicle.

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