How to ensure safe driving in winter

1. Don't brake suddenly. In winter, the word "early" and "soft" are highlighted in driving braking. Even when driving on the road without ice and snow, the effect of braking in winter is different from other seasons, and it is often a little "hard", so driving braking in winter should be lightly stepped earlier, which is better combined with downshifting braking. On the ice and snow road, try not to step on the brake, but use downshift to brake the engine. If necessary, you can also use the hand brake, but you should press the release button of the stop brake to prevent the hand brake from getting stuck. Never forget that before going on the road and when stopping for a rest, you must try to brake a few feet to avoid freezing and causing brake failure.

2, don't hit the direction. Driving route selection on icy roads is directly related to safety and smooth driving. Keep walking in a straight line as much as possible, and don't change lanes frequently. It is best to walk along the rut where there is rut. If there is no rut, pay attention to the surrounding reference objects, distinguish the direction of the road, beware of the potholes covered by snow, and try to drive in the middle of the road if possible.

3. Don't think that starting in the first gear is the best when stopping, because starting in the first gear is easy to slip, and it's best to start in the second gear and a half through experiments. The start must be very gentle and slow, so that on the one hand, the load of the engine is as small as possible when it does not reach the normal operating temperature, and on the other hand, the tire has a gradual heating process when it is still in a hard state without heating up.

4. When driving in winter, you should shift gears frequently. You should drive like a running-in car. You must pay attention to the selection of gears and the coordination of oil separation. Too low and too high gears are easy to make the car out of control, which is particularly important when driving on ice and snow roads.

5. In general, the traffic meeting on the road in winter is the same as in other seasons, but when there is snow and ice, the traffic meeting should be slowed down as early as possible, especially when the road is not very wide, and the traffic meeting should be on a straight road and a slightly wider section as far as possible.

6. Overtaking is very dangerous in snowy weather. If overtaking is really necessary, you should choose a wide and straight road section with enough safety distance on the opposite side, and don't change lanes immediately when overtaking the preceding car, but try to leave a safety distance for the overtaken car.

7. When driving around a corner in winter, you should pay special attention to avoid the snow and ice in the corner. If the icy road cannot be avoided, you must reduce the gear and slow down early and pass slowly. After the vehicle speed drops, you should take a big turn and take a slow turn. You should not turn sharply, and you should not brake or put neutral in the middle of the turn.

8. Pay attention to the location of parking in winter, and try to avoid potholes and damp places, so as not to freeze the wheels with accumulated water. In addition, when there is snow and ice, you should choose to park on the flat ground, not on the sloping land, so as to avoid difficulties in starting.