Are you ready to drive home for the Spring Festival? Remember these three points, life, vehicles and property are all safe.

□ Dahe newspaper Dahe client reporter? Gengziteng

"When will you go home?" "Where have you been?" Near the end of the year, it's time to go home for reunion in the New Year. In recent days, with more and more people preparing to go home for the Spring Festival during the holidays, the self-driving traffic on the road has also begun to flow in an endless stream.

Here, we have compiled a long car guide for you during the Spring Festival holiday, including how to check and prepare before departure, how to deal with common problems when going home or traveling, and how to ensure the safety of life, vehicles and property during the Spring Festival.

0 1 major inspection before departure for a rainy day

Going home or going home is a long way. In addition to self-inspection, if the vehicle is found to be in a "condition", it should be handled at a nearby garage. On the one hand, it is to avoid the impact of vehicle failure on holiday travel. On the other hand, the reporter learned from a number of auto repair shops in Zhengzhou that many shops have to close down in recent days, and shops that have been open for 29 days are almost rare. Although some auto repair chain brands claim that "the Spring Festival will not be closed", according to the reporter's understanding, they only maintain a limited number of about ten stores in key urban areas to serve car owners during the Spring Festival. Therefore, during the period of Spring Festival travel rush, there will be a lot of inconvenience when vehicles break down, so it is absolutely necessary to do preventive maintenance and inspection in advance.

Do a good job of maintenance and inspection, and don't panic when walking on the road.

For car owners who plan to drive or travel far away from home, the safest way is to go to a 4S shop or other regular maintenance institutions as soon as possible and have a comprehensive inspection of their cars-tire pressure, tread (bulging, cracks and wear), lighting system, brake oil, antifreeze, gearbox oil, glass water, oil level, battery voltage, chassis corrosion, suspension/loose traditional parts, sunroof/wiper. Of course, leaving all these jobs to professional maintenance personnel can not only save any one item, but also save you more troubles.

Maintenance work needs to calculate the long-distance mileage in advance. For many car owners who go home for the Spring Festival, the Spring Festival lasts only ten days, and the mileage may be as many as several thousand kilometers. It is difficult to find a qualified maintenance agency during the festival. We need to consider whether our car maintenance mileage will expire and do a good job of maintenance as soon as possible. There is no harm in maintaining the conventional three-piece set of engine oil, machine filter and air filter in advance, but if it is on the edge of a large maintenance cycle, it is best to replace the spark plug, antifreeze, gearbox oil and brake oil in advance before going out to prevent problems before they happen.

Emergency tools are essential. Did you bring all these?

The first necessary emergency tool in the trunk is the spare tire. In case of air leakage or puncture during driving, the spare tire will be of great use. Accordingly, the reflective vest, tripod, jack, bolt wrench, traction hook and other tools needed to replace the spare tire should also be prepared.

In addition, don't forget to bring the fire extinguisher stipulated in the traffic safety regulations. If you have time, we also suggest that you prepare an essential emergency kit for safe driving, which will include car towing rope, fuse, safety hammer, simple medical box, emergency flashlight, non-slip gloves and emergency tire repair clothes on board. These tools can be carried and stored together without taking up too much space.

Without ETC, you may be "unable to move" this year.

The biggest difference between this year and previous years is that provincial toll stations have been cancelled on national expressways, but at the same time, the construction of ETC channels is being vigorously promoted. Therefore, in order to urge the popularization and application of ETC, the number of artificial passages across the country has also been greatly reduced this year. If you don't have ETC installed in your car, there will be a long queue.

Regarding the handling and correct use of ETC, we also introduced it in detail in the previous article: "Driving on the highway during the Spring Festival, ETC? These issues must be clarified. "

Long-distance driving skills and precautions

Whether you take the national highway or the expressway, long-distance driving consumes a lot of personal physical strength and energy. We should always pay attention not only to road conditions and car conditions, but also to speed limit requirements. So how can we keep our attention when driving long distances? How to ensure the safety during driving?

Pay attention to the weather forecast in time and plan the itinerary and route.

During the period of Spring Festival travel rush, the rain and snow weather will have a great impact on driving safety, so before going out, we should pay attention to the weather forecast for the next 15 days in time, make a good strategy in advance, prepare the offline map of navigation, ensure the power of the mobile phone, and plan the itinerary and route reasonably in combination with the navigation map to avoid traffic jams as much as possible. Replenish fuel, food and drinking water at all "nodes" in time, try to avoid extreme weather and avoid driving dangers caused by extreme weather.

It is a cliche that all passengers wear seat belts, but it is also something that must be adhered to. If there are children under the age of 12 in the car, then a qualified safety seat is absolutely necessary, and you can't ignore the safety of children for saving money.

Long-distance self-driving is very important to prevent fatigue.

Long-distance driving requires attention to fatigue driving. Although many cars are equipped with advanced driving assistance functions, such as lane keeping, cruise control and even ACC adaptive cruise, which greatly reduces the burden on drivers, it is still necessary to be careful not to drive for too long, not to drive for more than three hours in a row, and to stop for a while in time. After a short period of rectification, people's attention will be greatly improved and restored to a more sober state.

Ensure a comfortable night's sleep and try not to drive at night. Adjust your comfortable driving posture while driving, and you can also use coffee and refreshing drinks to help you keep your attention. Of course, it's best to chat with the co-pilot and let him/her help you stay awake. If conditions permit, for many people, driving in another way is a better solution.

During driving, it is forbidden to overspeed or turn around. Be sure to leave enough distance to follow the car and give yourself enough reaction time. When going in and out of the tunnel frequently, slow down, observe the situation in the tunnel in time, and pay attention to the switching of lights; Never follow large freight vehicles/dangerous transport vehicles, and avoid such convoys as much as possible to avoid hidden dangers.

The bridge deck freezes easily! Be careful.

It was the coldest "April 959" in Spring Festival travel rush, especially when going to the north and mountainous areas. It should be noted that the dark ice on the road surface is the most dangerous. The temperature of the ground and the bridge deck is different, so the bridge deck is more likely to freeze than the road surface. Pay attention to driving safety.

Before you get on the bridge, you need to pay special attention to the warning signs on the roadside. You can observe the road color of the bridge deck and slow down carefully. In addition, due to the rolling traffic, the temperature in the middle of the bridge deck is slightly higher than the shoulder, so it is safer to drive in the lane in the middle of the road as much as possible. Never slam the steering wheel on the icy road. If you have to change lanes or turn, it will be safer to slow down as soon as possible and then turn carefully.

Avoidance Techniques in Rain/Snow/Fog Weather

It is common to encounter extreme weather when driving long distances. If you encounter rain/snow/fog on the highway or national highway, the awareness of risk avoidance will make you safer.

The visibility of rain/snow/fog weather is very low, so slowing down is the most critical common sense; Secondly, turn on the front and rear fog lights so that the front and rear vehicles can have a clear judgment of your position. Of course, some car owners like to turn on double flashes, but in the weather with low visibility, the penetration of fog lights will be better. Finally, when it snows, not only the visibility is low, but also the road surface is slippery. Car owners should get off the expressway as soon as possible or take refuge in the service area. Under the arrangement of the traffic police, they have to get off the highway to avoid the snow.

In addition, fogging of front windshield and window is also a thorny problem in these cold weather. If you are driving for a long distance, you can use the hot car or rest time to adjust the warm air to the front window position in advance, and use the air conditioning temperature to heat the front windshield, which is more effective than the cold air, keeping it dry and fog-free for a long time and ensuring the driving vision.

How to ensure the safety of vehicles and property

During the long-distance self-driving journey, there are many belongings in the car, and robberies occur frequently during the Spring Festival. Therefore, it is very important to ensure the safety of vehicles and property. Let's teach you some common sense of car parking safety and do a good job in anti-theft and other details.

Rest in the service area and pay attention to theft prevention!

During the Spring Festival, the traffic in the service area will increase several times than usual, so it is very important to take good care of children and belongings. In the service area, park your car as close as possible to the bathroom and go to the bathroom, restaurant and supermarket in batches. Don't leave the child alone in the car. Even if people are in the car, lock the door in time to ensure that there are people in the car at all times to prevent property from being stolen.

Even if all the staff have left, try not to leave bags, wallets, mobile phones and electronic products in the car, so as to avoid criminals breaking through the window and temporarily robbing. Some hatchbacks or SUV models have no privacy glass in the rear window, and the belongings in the trunk are easy to see at a glance, so it is very necessary to simply block or cover the curtains/baffles in the trunk.

Try not to spend the night on the roadside or in the service area.

There are also many car owners who want to spend the night on the roadside or stay in the service area because of saving trouble and money. This is also more dangerous. Be sure to choose the service area with your own hotel to rest.

The danger of sleeping in the car mainly comes from three aspects. First, personal safety cannot be guaranteed. Although there are staff in the service area, they are not police. Second, it is easy to encounter traffic accidents and will be severely punished by the traffic police. Third, it is cold inside the car in winter, and some car owners sleep all night with the air conditioner on, which is prone to suffocation or gas poisoning.

What problems should I pay attention to when parking temporarily on the roadside?

When you encounter traffic jams on the road, occasionally stop to solve the problem of children's convenience, or temporarily stop to do things, you need to pay attention to the following issues:

First, high-speed parking must be stopped in temporary parking lanes. Immediately after getting off the bus, put a tripod on the back of the car 100 meters above, and turn on the double flashing of the vehicle;

Second, pay attention to pulling the handbrake to prevent the vehicle from slipping slowly after getting off the bus;

Third, pay attention to lock the door to prevent the risk of theft;

4. In case of large-scale traffic jam, open the navigation software in time to understand the congestion situation, plan the next trip reasonably, listen to the traffic broadcast or call 12 122 to understand the road ahead when necessary, and obey the traffic police command arrangement.

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.