What do you need to prepare for driving?

First of all, check the fuel and engine oil, especially antifreeze, and it is best to conduct a comprehensive and detailed inspection of the car. It is also necessary to fully foresee possible accidents, and some necessary safety supplies are absolutely indispensable, so it is necessary to nip in the bud.

1. Not suitable for single line.

What many go on road trip fans want is the feeling of freedom, which is mainly one-way. They usually travel in the same car with their family and friends. The family's ability is limited because of the vehicle failure during the long-distance travel. If a group of people take several cars as a group, everyone has a concern, and when they encounter some serious vehicle failures, they will not lose their foothold like a lone ranger. Nowadays, many car owners have joined the owner's club when buying a car, and there are also various car brand clubs. Although the cost may be considered as an investment at first, it will gradually experience the convenience and benefits it brings. Before you think about go on road trip, you might as well contact a club or a friend with a car and organize a trip together, so that the fear on the road will gradually disappear and you will be much calmer.

2. Check beforehand and maintain afterwards

There are still many things to do before going to road trip. First of all, check the fuel and engine oil, especially the antifreeze. The weather in other provinces is unknown, which is the preparation work that can be done now. Check whether the instrument has abnormal performance and check the tires, which requires you to be careful. If there is any problem, it will be troublesome.

Remember to look after your car when you come back. From your own point of view, you should first recall the bumps you can remember during the trip. This information is very important for your maintenance after you come back, just like the right medicine. Many car owners simply wash their cars after they come back from road trip. You know, there are many hidden dangers in the car that can actually be solved in the maintenance after coming back. Don't turn a small problem into a big accident, you will regret it then.

Bring all the supplies.

You know, when you travel far, you always have to think carefully and consider all the problems you may encounter on the way as much as possible. If you want to swim happily, this is a necessary lesson. The following are some necessary articles and appliances, hoping to help riders travel as a reference: engine oil, spark plug, coolant, clean water, engine belt, gasoline tank, tow rope, spare tire, jack, pliers, wooden board, GPS, flashlight, mobile phone, disinfectant paper towel, band-aid, berberine, eye drops, first aid kit, matches, knives and self-defense articles.

Besides, don't forget the certificate and payment voucher, because that can avoid unnecessary trouble and trouble. This is also necessary for traveling abroad. Remember to bring enough spirit and enough money (credit cards that can be used in other places) before you can start.

Some maintenance of cars before going out in winter

1. Check the tires: In addition to ensuring adequate tire pressure, don't forget to check the tire pressure of the spare tire. At the same time, we should also check the condition of the tire to see if there are cracks, damages or bulges in the tire wall. In case of the above situation, you must go to a professional maintenance station immediately.

2. Check the wiper: if it is damaged, it must be replaced and filled with antifreeze in the hood to maintain good vision and visibility.

3. Check the battery: the battery is too old (more than five years old) and should be replaced to avoid difficulties in starting in winter.

4. Check whether the defrosting agent (antifreeze) and oil are sufficient; Whether the drive belt is worn. At the same time, always check the water tank to avoid overheating and engine failure.

5. Clear the frozen ice on the glass: A car parked outside the garage will form a thick layer of frozen ice on the glass after a cold night. If you are in a hurry to go to school or work, don't thaw it with hot water. It's freezing in the cold, and when the hot water is poured out, it freezes again, adding insult to injury, haste makes waste. One way is to start the engine first and turn on the heating in the car to thaw slowly. At the same time, the ice can be slowly taken out of the crack by scraping the ice and snow. If you don't have a snow shovel, you can also scrape it slowly with a credit card.

Drivers think too much about the condition and performance of their cars. Now let's pay attention to driving safety.

Pay attention to 1: driving safety at night; Travel at night.

How to drive safely at night to prevent accidents? Master Gong Qiang, who often leads go on road trip in an automobile club in Chengdu, summed up the following points from years of night driving experience:

1. Drive at night, the opposite car is coming, don't brake for a while and turn right for a while. Because when encountering the opposite car, the driver will step on the brake pedal when turning because of fear, thus colliding with the pedestrian on the right, causing traffic accidents.

Pay attention to pedestrians crossing the road from the left when driving at night. Pedestrians often cross the road from left to right in the middle of the motorcade. Drivers can still see clearly during the day, but it is difficult for drivers to find it at night, especially when the street lamps on urban roads in China are almost located on both sides of the road and the light near the road center line is very dark.

3. Pay attention to strictly control the speed, which is the fundamental measure to ensure the safety of driving at night. When driving at night, in case of rain and other weather, it is necessary to reduce the speed.

4. Pay attention to widening the distance from the car. When driving at night, drivers have poor eyesight and often encounter dangerous situations. So drivers must be ready to stop at any time. In order to avoid danger, the distance between cars should be widened as far as possible to prevent the collision between the front and rear cars.

5. Try to avoid overtaking at night.

6. Pay attention to driving fatigue when driving at night. Driving at night can't see the landscape on both sides of the road, and there is little excitement on the road, so driving fatigue is most likely to occur. If you feel a little, you should cheer up or stop for a while. Concern 2: You will often encounter complicated sections such as mountain roads, dirt roads, rainy roads and sandy roads. Therefore, we must pay special attention to driving safety at this time.

Mr. Luo Zhong, owner of Jetta: The mountain road is characterized by long and steep ramps, narrow and sharp bends and limited vision. When driving, always pay attention to the road conditions, the steering timing should be accurate, the gear shifting action should be rapid, and at the same time, pay attention to various traffic signs so as to take measures in advance. When passing through dangerous mountain roads with mountains, cliffs or rivers, you should keep a low speed, drive carefully, and slow down and honk when turning.

Mr. Xia, owner of Fukang: First of all, you should control the speed when driving on dirt roads. There are many potholes and gravel on the dirt road, which directly threatens the driving safety. Especially in rainy days, when driving on roads with water and mud, be sure to keep the throttle steady and control the speed, and use middle and low gears to pass. Don't change gears or brake suddenly in the wet ground; Secondly, choose the road surface. When passing through soft, muddy and waterlogged sections, you should first get off and observe, and judge that the wheels will not really sink into the soil before you can pass slowly with low gear. If there is a rut, it is best to drive along it; Then be careful to go downhill. Whether it is sunny or rainy, you should choose the middle and low speed gear when going downhill, reduce the throttle and go downhill slowly, and don't slip in neutral. Especially some dirt roads, when going downhill, turn sharply and slip in neutral, and it is easy to roll over when braking.

Mr. Zhang Guihua, owner of Santana: Generally speaking, the wading ability of the car is a bit poor. When the water depth is more than half of the height of automobile tires, it is not advisable to risk wading. When wading, you should put on a low gear, so that the car can smoothly enter the water from the shore to avoid splashing. Keep the engine with enough power when driving, and avoid stopping, shifting gears or slamming the steering wheel. Keep your eyes on a fixed target, not on the flowing water, so as not to disturb your vision and make a mistake in the direction. After landing, drive at a low speed for a certain distance, lightly step on the brake pedal for several times, so that the brake shoe rubs against the brake drum, so that the attached moisture is heated and evaporated, and then turn to normal driving after the braking efficiency is restored.

Mr. Yuan Yong, owner of Chevrolet: When the car passes through soft sand, don't stop, but keep the wheels turning at a constant speed. Otherwise, once the car stops, it will be difficult to start again. When there is sand in front, you must accelerate ahead of time, and you can't collect oil until it is all over. When passing through the sand, I sometimes feel that the wheels encounter strong resistance because the sand is too soft. At this time, the speed will obviously slow down. Don't panic, step on the gas a little and try to increase the speed. When driving in the sand, don't suddenly increase the throttle, because this may cause a driving wheel to idle, and the car will lose its driving force and fall into the sand.

Go on road trip pays attention to ensuring the safety of children.

Go on road trip, naturally, you have to bring your baby. On the road, I often see some children sitting in the passenger seat; It is actually dangerous to stand in front of the passenger seat and joke with the driving father or mother, or to play by yourself. Especially now, many good cars are equipped with airbags in the passenger seat, which is more urgent to attract people's attention.

What happens if a child sits in the passenger seat without wearing a seat belt? Maybe it's a broken head. Even the slightest touch will hurt their "fine skin and tender flesh." Then there is the problem of airbags. For children, airbags are not safe, but deadly killers. The instantaneous explosive force of the airbag is enough to easily crush the child's cervical spine. This is not sensational. Even in countries with high automobile safety technology, there have been many cases where airbags suddenly burst and children were blown to pieces while sitting in the passenger seat.

What will happen if you go out by car with young children in your arms? In fact, it is very dangerous for children to take a car with their children in their arms. Adults think it will be safe to hold their children tightly in their arms, but it is not. A traffic safety study shows that a collision with a speed of 48 kilometers per hour is enough to generate a forward momentum of 140 kilograms for a baby weighing 7 kilograms.

/kloc-how much is 0/40 kg? Needless to say, you can calculate it yourself, which is equivalent to 20 times the weight of a baby! The consequences can be imagined. Babies are not safe to be held by adults wearing seat belts.

This requires us to have an idea that children must sit in the back seat. To be precise,/kloc-children under 0/2 must sit in the back seat. If the child is too young to wear a seat belt, it is necessary to prepare a child car seat suitable for his height and weight for safety reasons. When choosing a safety seat, we should focus on the safety of the seat, and other auxiliary functions are second.

At present, some car stores have many children's seats to choose from, and the price ranges from several hundred yuan to several thousand yuan. When selecting and installing child seats, please pay attention to the following points:

1. Choose a child seat with a child's figure.

2. Choose a seat suitable for the car. This is very important. It is best to drive there when buying, and install the seat on the car seat at the scene to see if it is suitable.

3. The child seat should be installed in the back seat. Comparatively speaking, from the statistical data, the safety factor of rear passengers is safer.

4. Be sure to install the child seat firmly.

As far as the general child safety seats on the market are concerned, due to the different product categories introduced by domestic and foreign manufacturers, the applicable age range is not the same. The custom of installing child safety seats on vehicles in Europe and America has a long history, and there are certain system norms. However, there is no domestic standard. Simply put, children's seats can be divided into three categories:

Category I: Babies in bed (blue lifting type)

It is suitable for children under 0- 1( 10kg) who can't sit, and also has auxiliary functions such as shaking and lifting.

Category II: children's seats, suitable for 1 children aged 4 years.

Category III: 65438+ Cushion for children from 4 to 02 years old.

In fact, it is just a raised chair cushion for the safety belt to pass through, so as to avoid the danger that the safety belt will pinch the neck of the schoolchildren because it is too small.

But as far as China is concerned, there is no concept of buying children's seats for babies and children. On the one hand, the baby rarely takes it out for a long trip before he is one year old, on the other hand, the child grows very fast and will not be used for a long time after buying it back; Moreover, there is a wrong idea that the arms of elders are safe areas, which is unacceptable.

Driving countermeasures in bad weather

Go on road trip is a great pleasure in life, but even if you inquire about the local weather in advance, you may still encounter sudden bad weather. Most of the scenic spots are between mountains and rivers, such as heavy fog in the morning and sudden thunderstorms and strong winds. How to deal with these situations?

Driving in Fog: Fog often makes some inexperienced drivers panic. When there is fog, try to drive at a low speed on ordinary expressway, and then drive on expressway after the fog clears. When driving in expressway, if the fog suddenly falls, you should immediately drive to the nearest service area or parking lot for temporary shelter. When it is too late to drive to the service area or parking lot, the safe way is to drive to the shoulder or emergency parking area and turn on the width light, tail light, rear fog light and danger warning light. When the fog dissipates so as not to affect the sight, leave the shoulder or emergency parking zone as soon as possible.

The most important thing to drive in foggy weather is to prevent the vehicle from slipping out of control. The key to driving is to start slowly, and avoid sudden acceleration, sudden braking or slamming the steering wheel. When braking, try to use the brakes instead of stepping on them. If the situation is not urgent, it is best to use gear braking. In foggy days, you must control the driving speed, keep a good distance from the front car, and turn on the front and rear fog lights. If there is no fog light, you can turn on the double jump light. If you find that the rear car is too close, you can lightly step on the brakes a few times, but you don't really brake, just let the brake lights light up to remind the rear car to pay attention.

Encountered lightning: Many car owners are often very scared when they encounter lightning, and they get off in a hurry to find a place to hide from the rain. In fact, this practice is a bit excessive. Don't get off and return it. Getting off and dodging will increase the risk factor. Because even if lightning strikes the car, the current will be conducted to the ground through the body surface, and it will not be felt at all in the car. On the contrary, it will be much safer, but all the windows should be closed. In addition, the antenna of the radio has the function of lightning rod, which will absorb lightning and must be put away.

Windy weather: If you suddenly encounter a strong wind while driving, you must also be careful. Although the influence of windy weather on motor vehicle operation is not as serious as that of foggy or snowy days, if you don't pay attention to its characteristics and drive carelessly, it is still easy to have traffic accidents.

Driving in strong winds should pay attention to the following points:

(1) Concentrate on driving vehicles, pay close attention to the movements of pedestrians, especially those who walk or rush around with things wrapped around their heads, and prevent them from paying attention to the road and not paying attention to motor vehicles, especially those who ride bicycles with their heads down and livestock frightened by strong winds, and beware of them suddenly entering motor vehicles.

(2) Keep driving at low speed and be ready for braking and parking at any time.

(3) When encountering unstable targets, we should not only use the horn, but also understand that the role of the horn has been greatly weakened. Affected by strong winds, some pedestrians or drivers of other vehicles may not be able to hear the horn in time.

(4) When driving at intersections or mixed traffic roads, you should be more cautious to prevent pedestrians, cyclists and livestock from suddenly breaking into your own driving route.

(5) When driving in strong wind, shake the window glass as tightly as possible to prevent dust from flying into the cab and affecting the driver's breathing and observation.

No matter what conditions, good car condition is the necessary premise and foundation for safe driving. Be sure to check the condition of the car before driving and keep it in good condition. Check the condition of the car. First, check the brakes and steering devices. Check the liquid level in the brake fluid storage room, and check whether the foot brake (pneumatic brake vehicle) has deviation, oil leakage and air leakage; Whether the efficiency of hand braking is good; Whether the components of the steering device are connected reliably. The second is to check whether the wiper works normally, and if there is any fault, it should be eliminated in time; Please pay attention to the value of the barometer when using the pneumatic wiper. The third is to check whether the lighting and defogging devices of the whole vehicle are in good condition, so that they can play their due functions.