What are the precautions for traveling in windy and dusty weather?

Like smog, windy and dusty weather has many adverse effects on our daily driving safety, resulting in low visibility, poor sight and short sight distance, which can easily lead to traffic accidents.

What are the precautions for traveling in windy and dusty weather?

1. Close the doors and windows and drive at a low speed.

When driving in strong wind, the windows should be closed as much as possible to prevent dust from flying into the cab and affecting the driver's breathing and observation. Drivers should pay close attention to the road conditions, grasp the steering wheel and insist on driving at medium and low speeds. If you drive too fast, it will increase the possibility of rollover.

2. Focus on non-motor vehicles and pedestrians.

In the strong wind, some pedestrians will speed up their pace and some cyclists will tremble. In these cases, the driver must slow down and avoid in advance, and be ready to brake and stop at any time. When passing through intersections or roads where motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles and pedestrians are mixed, you should slow down in time to prevent pedestrians and cyclists from suddenly breaking into your own driving route.

3, it has nothing to do with the car, pay attention to the car behind.

Avoid following the car too closely when driving in windy weather, especially avoiding following around the big truck for a long time. Because strong winds can easily cause the goods on large trucks to overturn, it is very dangerous if they are too close. When driving in windy days, drivers usually close their windows. Coupled with the influence of the wind, it is difficult to hear the horn of overtaking behind the car, so it is necessary to use the rearview mirror to observe the situation behind the car. If there is a overtaking car, you should avoid it in time. Driving in windy and dusty weather, try to overtake as little as possible to ensure safety.

4, when turning, adjust in time.

When turning to change the driving direction, the windward direction of the car body is also changing. Under the different influence of wind, it is necessary to adjust driving in time. When turning when the speed is too fast, the front of the car will continue to push forward according to the driver's intention without turning. At this time, as long as you loosen the accelerator pedal and lightly step on the brake pedal, you can get the car back on track. If the steering angle is too large, you can turn the steering wheel slightly to eliminate the phenomenon of understeer. If the car flicks its tail, it may deviate from the track and hit the subgrade. At this time, it should turn the steering wheel in the direction where the parking space is thrown. The driver in front can press the accelerator pedal a little, and the car will return to the right track.

5, lee parking, to prevent falling objects

When the sandstorm is particularly serious, park the car on the windward side of the road with the front of the car facing away from the sandstorm to prevent fine sand particles from being sucked into the cylinder by the engine to accelerate the wear of parts. In order to prevent falling objects from injuring your car, it is best to stay away from buildings or dead trees when parking. Don't sneak past, try to stay away from balconies and windows.

* After the sandstorm, many vehicles were covered with a layer of dust not only on the surface but also inside. How to maintain the vehicle?

Matters needing attention in automobile maintenance after sandstorm

1, clean the body.

After the sandstorm, you must pay attention to cleaning the vehicles. Washing a car at this time is very different from peacetime.

The floating soil on the car body can not be cleaned directly with a rag or duster, nor can it be washed with a high-pressure water gun when it comes up, which will cause dust particles to grind on the paint surface, thus causing damage to the paint surface. The correct way to wash the car is to take a bucket or basin, fill it with water, then pour it on the car body, wash off most of the dust first, and then gently brush it off in one direction with soft suede or sponge. After that, use a spray gun, cleaning agent, etc. for routine cleaning. Waxing the car after washing, or sealing the glaze to protect the paint surface.

2. Clean the air filter and water tank.

After the sandstorm, there will be many times more dust in the air than usual. There must be a lot of dust particles attached to the air filter of the car, so you should take out the air filter, clean up the dust on it and wipe the dust in the air filter assembly.

Cleaning the dust around the automobile condenser and water tank is also a must-do job after the sandstorm. In sandstorm, a large amount of dust accumulates on the condenser and water tank, which affects the gas flow and makes the heat dissipation effect worse.

Step 3 clean the inside

No matter how well the vehicle is sealed, some dust will inevitably enter the vehicle, so it is necessary to clean the interior after dusty weather. Most auto parts are made of plastic or leather. Special cleaning agent and clean soft cloth must be used when cleaning, and it is not allowed to mix inside and outside. The console, doors and other parts should be cleaned and disinfected with special internal cleaner.

4. Other preventive measures

After the dusty weather, it is necessary to clean some moving parts and positions outside the car, such as the gap in the window, the wiper, the rotating shaft of the exterior rearview mirror, the door hinges and hinges. If it is not cleaned in time, it may affect the action and life of the machinery.