Tips for Semi-trailer Driving in Rainy Season to Avoid Accidents
Driving in the rainy season is a headache. In the rainy season, vehicles are more likely to break down, and traffic accidents are not uncommon. If you want to drive safely in the rainy season, you must pay attention to the following matters. Pay attention to the tips of semi-trailer driving in rainy season to avoid accidents.
1. The semi-trailer must maintain a low speed in rainy days to avoid sideslip
Driving at low speed is the key to driving in rainy days. The driver should hold the steering wheel in balance with both hands, keep a straight line and drive at a low speed. When turning, press the brakes slowly to prevent tire of the semi-trailer from locking and causing the vehicle to slide.
2. Keep the distance between semi-trailers
The braking distance of the vehicle on the wet road is about 3 times that of the dry road, so it is very important to keep the distance from the vehicle in front. If the car in front is rear-end collision, if the car behind is too close, you can turn on the double flashing warning light to remind the car behind.
3. The semi-trailer should not overtake
In addition, when driving in the rain, the speed of the car in front may be very slow, but you must not speed up and overtake because of this. Because of the rain, the road is slippery, the vision is unclear, and the wheels are easy to slip, and accidents are easy to happen when overtaking.
4. Pay attention to the use of semi-trailer lights
When driving in rainy days, turn on the low beams, and turn on the fog lights if necessary to increase the visibility of the line of sight. Due to the low visibility in rainy and foggy weather, in addition to turning on the fog lights, some drivers will be accustomed to turning on double flashing, which is actually unnecessary. The penetration of fog lights is much greater than that of hazard warning lights. After turning on the hazard warning lights, the vehicle loses the steering prompt. It is more troublesome to turn, and it is easy to be ignored by the rear car and cause a traffic accident.
5. Semi-trailer to prevent wading and sinking
When the car passes through a road with stagnant water or under an overpass, a deep groove tunnel, etc. where there is a lot of water, first stop to check the depth of the stagnant water.