"Thanks to the police for reminding me, I don't know what would have happened to me now. On January 8, the fourth detachment of the Shanxi Expressway Traffic Police received a letter of thanks from Mr. Wang, the owner of the car.
It all started nearly a month ago. At about 15:30 on December 10, 2023, heavy snow suddenly fell on the Linji section of Qinglan Expressway, the road surface was slippery, and accidents occurred at many points in the jurisdiction.
The police arrived at the scene and prepared to go to the next accident point, and when they left, they told Mr. Wang to stand outside the guardrail and wait for rescue, and never sit in the car. 10 minutes later, a car collided with Mr. Wang's vehicle due to improper measures taken on the slippery road.
Bad weather is prone to occur in winter, and ...... with wheels slipping and obstructed visionThese factors have brought great inconvenience to travel, therefore, the traffic police give winter driving safety tips.
Slow down and brake slowly. The wheels on the ice and snow road are easy to slip, the vehicle should be slow during driving, avoid accelerating or braking suddenly, the accelerator should be slowly stepped down or released, and the braking should be mainly based on point brakes, and the light step should be lifted. Try to take rutted routes, and don't try to walk on sections that are covered in snow and ice and the road conditions are unknown.
Keep your distance between vehicles. The resistance of the ice and snow ground is very small, and it is difficult to brake the car in a short distance if the following distance is too close, which is easy to cause a rear-end accident. If it is snowing on the road and the line of sight will be blocked, be sure to give the car signal lights in advance to ensure that the surrounding vehicles can have enough time to react, and you should also pay attention to the status of the signal lights of the front and rear vehicles, and keep a safe distance in time.
Slow turns. When encountering curves, especially curves with large curves, be sure to slow down in advance, pay attention to the movements of other vehicles, especially when meeting cars in curves, please do not rush, do not urge, and drive slowly in an orderly manner.
Control the lights. If visibility is not good, or if the snow is falling, turn on the front and rear fog lights so that others can spot you in time.
Don't panic if you slip. If there is a side slip, the steering wheel should be steady, the steering wheel should be gently turned in the direction of the skidding, and after the vehicle is back to the right, then gently press the brakes until the whole situation is completely controlled.
When driving in winter, don't start quickly and slam on the brakes. In winter, the friction coefficient of the road surface is relatively low, and the big foot throttle is easy to cause tire idling and side slip when starting, so the starting mode should be slow to refuel. One of the biggest taboos in rainy and snowy weather is to apply the brakes hard, because this is likely to cause the vehicle to lose balance and control.
Steering is not empirical. Understeer and oversteer are more likely to occur in extreme weather, even if there is no snow on the ground in winter, the moisture in the air will condense on the ground, the tires will harden at low temperatures, and the grip will also decrease, so it is necessary to be slow when entering the corner, and the angle of entering the corner should not be too large.
Be more aware of fogging windows. In winter, the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor is large, and the windows are fogged, which seriously obstructs the driver's vision. It is recommended to turn on the hot air system after the water temperature rises to normal temperature, so that it will not fog up again during driving, because the inside of the car is dry. You can also buy your own window defogging agent online.
What happens if an accident happens?The high-speed traffic police reminded the car to pull over. After the vehicle breaks down, the driver should park the faulty vehicle in the hard shoulder, turn on the double flashing warning lights, and place a warning triangle 150 meters behind to remind the rear to come from the car. If it is indeed impossible to move, the driver should also take the above safety warning measures.
People evacuated. The emergency lane is not a safety island, and if you park in the emergency lane, the danger is still not far away. After the car pulls over, it is necessary to evacuate to the right side of the highway outside the guardrail as soon as possible and wait for rescue, and the line of sight must be towards the direction of the rear vehicle, pay attention to the dynamics of the incoming vehicle, and ensure its own safety.
That is, the alarm. After taking the necessary safety warning measures and "pulling over and evacuating", you should immediately call 12122 for help.
Shanxi Evening News reporter Yang Jing.