How to drive safely when driving on steep slopes in mountainous areas

When driving on steep slopes in mountainous areas, Pacific Auto Network should control the speed/keep the distance between cars to drive safely. Because the road conditions in mountainous areas are more complicated than those in cities, especially in weather with low visibility such as rain, snow and fog, some unpredictable situations often occur. When driving, you should not only keep the distance between cars, but also keep your eyes far away, try to see the road surface and roadside as much as possible, and observe whether there are pedestrians or sudden small animals on the roadside at any time.

1, control the speed/keep the distance on the mountain road, and the most important thing is to keep the distance. Because the road conditions in mountainous areas are more complicated than those in cities, especially in weather with low visibility such as rain, snow and fog, some unpredictable situations often occur.

When driving, you should not only keep the distance between cars, but also keep your eyes far away, try to see the road surface and roadside as much as possible, and observe whether there are pedestrians or sudden small animals on the roadside at any time.

2. Slow down when turning/don't overtake. As we all know, continuous bends and sharp turns are often encountered on mountain roads. Generally, there are signposts in front of bends to indicate what kind of bends are ahead. When you see these road signs, the driver should slow down.

There are two kinds of detours: one is that when the vehicle enters the curve, the driver can see the road surface of the whole curve ahead, and the other is that he can't see the road surface of the curve ahead. No matter what kind of curve, overtaking is strictly prohibited. Before entering the curve, you can whistle to signal the attention of the vehicles that may be opposite.

In addition, when passing through a long curve, the curve of the curve is longer and the speed is generally faster than that of a sharp curve. The driver may not be able to observe the road conditions at the end of the curve. If there is a dangerous situation at the end of the curve, the driver can't respond in time and is prone to accidents. So we suggest slowing down no matter what corners.

3. When going uphill/downhill, it is inevitable that there will be uphill and downhill on the mountain road. When going up and down the slope, manual transmission models need to pay attention to the use of gears. When the vehicle goes uphill, try to use a lower gear, because a lower gear can make the engine exert more torque to help it go uphill. Here, we want to remind you that when shifting gears uphill, the speed will drop rapidly. If you are not skilled in shifting gears, we suggest shifting to a low gear before going uphill.

Automatic vehicles also need to shift gears when going uphill, and can be manually shifted into low gear. After going uphill, pay attention to the road conditions behind the slope to avoid damaging the vehicle due to pits or other obstacles behind the slope.

When a car goes downhill, it is easy to drive too fast. The driver can use low gear to control the speed of engine traction. Too frequent braking can easily lead to overheating or even complete failure of the braking system. Sliding in neutral is even more undesirable, which will lead to the vehicle running too fast and the vehicle will be like a runaway wild horse. Even if the brakes are kept, the brake pads may fail due to overheating, thus making the vehicle out of control.

Overtaking is inevitable when driving straight. The editor would like to remind everyone that overtaking should be avoided when driving on mountain roads, because the mountain roads are narrow and there are many bends, and the outer lanes are mostly cliffs or steep slopes, so there will be certain risk factors when overtaking. If you have to overtake, you can't overtake in a corner. You must choose a straight line and a dotted line. You must also observe the road conditions before and after, and you can overtake if you have the conditions.

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